SOC321 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mens Rea, Greater Toronto Area, Organized Crime

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC321
• Professor: Temitope Oriola

Document Summary

To understand and address youth involvement in gangs qualitative research gives the opportunity to hear the voices of the member. Life history indicate major issues within family and through life course. Difficult to find the actual number of gangs, police based estimates are inflated , gang is not defined, funding of gangs depend on the size of it. Numerous of delinquent offences that produce negitive responses from society and enforcement agencies. Montreal police define gang as "organized group of adolescent young adults rely group intimidation/ violence criminal acts in order for power of areas with unlawful activities. Canada has 434 young gangs and 7,000 members nationally. Ontario has the highest number of youth gangs of 216 gangs and 3,230 members , saskatchewan is second with 28 gangs and 1,315 members. Mostly all male members and almost half are under 18, most are 16 to 18 years of age. Female gang membership is increasing in western canada bc,man,sk.