... and fifteenth centuries in Europe. They committed various forms of theft and robbery, along with extortion and rape. In the U.S., large numbers of gangs didn't exist until the nineteenth century. An early study by the Illinois State Police noted that ... and see themselves as oppressed people. It was formed to stop the violence between inmates. Neta members are an extremely violent gang. The Aryan Brotherhood (AB) is a White male gang. It originated in 1967 in California. Many members display white supremacists or neo-nazi characteristics and ideologies. The Aryan Brotherhood has ... w...

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... gang members while they kick and punch you. If you fall, during this process you will have to start all over again at the beginning of the line. Some other gangs forego the beating intiations and ask the "wanna be- member to perform criminal acts such as robberies and even rape. ... For most gangs the only way to quit a gang is to be killed so essentially once you have become a member there is no way out. Some signs that a child ... crimes include drive-by shootings and other types of group events that result in some type of communication or signal to a rival gang. Lopez and Emmer ( 200...

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