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This 8 page research paper summarizes 4 video related to gang behavior and relates them to sociological theory. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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following examination of four videos available over the Internet demonstrates how criminology concepts and theories can be applied to these videos to increase viewer understanding and comprehension of the social
problems associated with gang-associated criminal behavior. "Gangland"-History.com In this extensive series of videos, which are available online at History.com, the video entitled "Inside a Gang" begins by interviewing Joe
Amerling of the Gainesville Police Department who points out that when Hispanics first started migrating in the 1990s, there numbers in American schools were small and they were "picked on"
("Gangland" History.com). Consequently, gangs started to develop as a form of protection against racist harassment. Detective Marco Silva, of the Gwinnett County Police Department, adds that a language barrier was
part of the problem that Hispanic students had with joining mainstream organizations, such as sports clubs ("Gangland" History.com). This description of gang formation is congruent with the theoretical perspective
of Frederic Thrasher, who was one of the most prominent sociologists associated with the Chicago School of Sociology in the 1920s ("Frederic"). Thrashers landmark text The Gang: A Study
of 1313 Gangs in Chicago is still considered to be one of the finest studies of gang activities ever written ("Frederic"). In his text, Thrasher defines gangs as an "interstitial
group originally formed spontaneously, and then integrated through conflict" ("Frederic"). According to Thrasher, gangs are characterized by the way in which gangs involve "collective behavior," that results in the development
of "tradition...esprit de corps, solidarity, morale, group awareness and attachment to a local territory" ("Frederic"). This video supports this theoretical perspective as it indicates that the factors that drew
Hispanics, as well as other ethnic minority groups, together in the social groups that formed the basis for gangs was a desire to be part of a social structure, to
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