SOC 3710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gang, Thesis Statement, Roberto Saviano

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Looking for popular attention from media: gangs in canada, aboriginal crime. Why something has happened: why do youth join gangs, is youth crime increasing, come up with research question or thesis statement. Explaining why youth get involved in gangs. Variety of definitions: different groups have different definitions, also a variety of opinion of what constitutes a gang. Board definition: a group of youths or young adults in your jurisdiction that you or other responsible persons in your agency or community are willing to identify or classify as a gang. Specific definition: ownership of a name, wearing of colours or other group symbols. Having a group identity: control of territory, communal criminal activity. A gang isn"t a gang unless there is crime going on. If you have a name, have colours, but you don"t commit crime you aren"t a gang: identifiable leadership. Leader had control and has ability to exercise control. Leadership = control: a number of members.

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