Critical Issues in Criminal Justice System

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Critical Issues in Criminal Justice System

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Critical Issues in Criminal Justice System

• The United States is grappling with very many
  security threats. The Obama administration has
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  allowing civilians to own firearms so as to
  reduce homicide crimes. However, the debate on
  allowing Americans to own firearms rages on.
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  critical issues in the criminal justice
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Critical Issues in Criminal Justice System

• MS-13 gang
• The recent activities of the gang have been
  giving authorities sleepless nights. The gang
  operates in very many countries in North and
  South America. Specifically, El Salvador and the
  United States are the two countries with the most
  members.
• It is estimated that the gang has more than
  10,000 members with the majority being juveniles.

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Critical Issues in Criminal Justice System

• The gang is involved in such atrocities as
• robberies,
• auto thefts,
• prostitution,
• carjacking,
• rape,
• witness intimidation,
• weapons smuggling,
• burglaries,
• home-invasions,
• narcotic sales,
• illegal firearm sales,
• extortion,
• murder, and assault.

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Critical Issues in Criminal Justice System

• Why juveniles join MS-13
• Many gang members operating in Central America
  are under the age of eighteen. Nonetheless, some
  young males are actively engaged in criminal
  activities yet when they are being processed by
  the homeland security department they are treated
  as minors.
• Below are some of the reasons that attract
  juveniles to the ruthless gangs

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Critical Issues in Criminal Justice System

• A sense of family-
• Young people yearn for close family ties where
  they can get material support and emotional
  attention. When they lack the close family ties
  or a father figure, they may try to escape home.
  Gangs such as the MS-13 frequently promise the
  juveniles unconditional support

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Critical Issues in Criminal Justice System

• Need for food or money
• The MS-13 has money that it can use to lure
  jobless or uneducated youths. Gang members use
  their strength in numbers to sell drugs, and
  steal vehicles that they can sell and make a
  living out of the returns.

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Critical Issues in Criminal Justice System

• Protection
• Communities where gang activity the norm often
  see juveniles joining gangs for survival. Instead
  of remaining unprotected, the youth would rather
  join a gang.

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Critical Issues in Criminal Justice System

• Peer Pressure
• Peer pressure is very strong during teenage
  years. Some teens face constant pressure to
  behave like their friends. For that reason, they
  join gangs to fit in.

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Critical Issues in Criminal Justice System

• Family history-
• Some families have a history and generation of
  gang membership. Given that family ties are very
  strong, it is inevitable for the youth to join
  the gangs.

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Critical Issues in Criminal Justice System

• Excitement
• Some youth find happiness in defying authorities
  and causing mayhem. Gang lifestyle gives them the
  required space to participate in unbecoming
  behaviors.
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