Gangs

Your job is to choose an area of this huge topic and write about it.
** Choose the type of writing that you will be doing. we will review ** Check List This link is from the Gale Database and is a particularly good source for background and coverage of the many different aspects of Gangs and Gang-related violence: Read for background and ideas. [|The Scope of the Gang Problem]
 * 1) ** Express/ reflect - feel, lesson **
 * 2) ** Inform/ explain – tell someone re your topic **
 * 3) ** Evaluate/ judge – good or bad **
 * 4) ** Inquire/Explain – wrestle with question, tell the history **
 * 5) ** Analyze and Interpret - why **
 * 6) ** Take a Stand/ Propose a solution **

As you read and think about what you already know, you will have questions. keep track of your research and questions

You may choose to use one of the questions below. Here are some questions to lead your research 1. Should gangs be treated as a social/ economic problem or as a criminal one? 2. Should stiffer penalties be enforced against gang crimes? Or is there another way to address the problem of gang-related crime? 3.Should communities and families get involved? 4. Gangs first started forming in NYC in the 1830s. What can we learn about today’s gangs from knowing about how they formed 200 years ago. 5. Would better gun control solve our gang problems? 6. Why do gangs form and why do they proliferate (meaning keep growing)

**Two databases that provide opposing viewpoints, SIRS Researcher and GALE - Opposing Viewpoints**
Keywords to use: gang violence, gang prevention, gang arrests



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 * 1. Should stiffer penalties be enforced against gang crimes? (this is a simple argument that you can use. The pros and cons are already listed) **
 * Yes. Gangs constitute one of the greatest threats to public safety. **
 * [|Laws Are Weak in the Face of Rising Gangs]
 * [|Cities Sue Gangs in Bid to Stop Violence]
 * No. More help be given to social service agencies working with young people involved in gangs? **

__[|Young Gang Members: Their Numbers Are Increasing, but Why?]__ __[|Early Gang Participation Makes Lasting Mark]__ __[|Frisking Tactic Yields to a Focus on Youth Gangs]__ __[|As Gang Warfare Escalates in Chicago, Can Facebook Be a Help?]__ __[|Violence Drives Flow of Young Migrants]__
 * Other articles of interest **

= Frequently Asked Questions About Gangs [] = The documentary about the film, "The Gangs of New York" / the intro to the gangs of the Five Points.
 * Outside Resources**__
 * Ten Point Coalition ** []
 * Home Boys Industries ** []
 * El Puente Leaders for Peace and Justice **[|**http://elpuente.us/**]
 * OJJDP **[|**https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/231116.pdf**]

The first article we read. **Adolescents Join Gangs for a Sense of Social Belonging** Answers to the questions posed about the article and the selections from **Gangs of New York** Research Template Rough draft – due Tuesday Final – due Friday Final will be stapled together with rough draft and research outline
 * Gangs Essay Checklist **