All posts tagged "gang violence california"

  • Deviance and Social Control

    Every year on Halloween night in a small town in Central California something happens. If you ask those who live in this town about their town they would say, “Nothing really exciting ever seems to happen in...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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  • Crime and Violence

      Explanations of Crime Historically biological and psychological explanations of crime have been investigated. However, sociologists look to social factors to explain violence and crime. Going back to our social forces (history, environment, and culture), how do...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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  • Gang Violence

    According to California Penal Code 186.22 “Gang” is defined as: “…any ongoing organization, association, or group of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, having as one of its primary activities the commission of one or...

    • Posted June 16, 2011
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