For this week’s assignment, you will write a 2-3 page essay about female gang members. Be sure to address all prompts and cite your sources in APA format. This is worth 80 points, so be thorough and give your best effort.
Most researchers conclude that female gang members make up roughly 10% of all gang members. However, these estimates vary depending upon who collects the data. Female gang members are extremely capable of committing violent criminal acts; however, their motivation and reasons differ from those of their male counterparts (Delaney, 2013).
As research and understanding of female gangs is imperfect or lacking, the criminal justice system would benefit by developing new methods for dealing with the increasing number of female gangs. To be effective, law enforcement officials should first acknowledge the existence of female gangs, and then develop better training for police officers to identify the female gang members they come into contact with. Unfortunately, few police departments have developed programs to specifically deal with female gang members (Delaney, 2013). Please write a 2-3 page paper (not including title and reference pages) that includes the following: •Explain female gang members’ families and their structures. •Describe female gang members’ roles and behavioral expectations within the microcosm of the gang. •You should include concepts discussed in the book including: • Dysfunctional home family. • Pregnancy. • Starting one’s own family.
Textbook
Delaney, T. (2013). American street gangs. (2nd Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Custom Publishing. ISBN: 9781323244234
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For this week’s assignment, you will write a 2-3 page essay about gang prevention and suppression. Be sure to address all prompts and cite your sources in APA format. This is worth 80 points, so be thorough and give your best effort.
Gang prevention efforts are methods designed to keep susceptible youths from joining a gang in the first place (Delaney, 2013). Another approach is suppression (Delaney, 2013), in which law enforcement and judicial bodies attempt to punish existing gang members rather than rehabilitate them, as a deterrent to other members (Delaney, 2013). Treatment programs are designed to help rehabilitate gang members so that they can become positive members of society, rather than simply punishing them (Delaney, 2013). Considering the fact that the number of gangs, the amount of gang violence, and the fear that grips the community all continue to escalate, it is fair to conclude that most of these programs have been ineffective in reducing gang activity (Delaney, 2013). Write a 2-3 page paper discussing gang prevention, suppression, and treatment programs. Be sure to address the following: ◦Discuss the difference between prevention and suppression of gang activity. ◦Explain the reasons why some policies lean toward prevention while others lean towards suppression. ◦Compare the success rate of both methods. ◦Discuss the different gang treatment programs. ◦Make sure to include alternatives to court processing, methods of treatment, and prison treatment programs