Gangs Are Now Sending Members Across the Country and into the Nation's

question 33

Essay

Gangs are now sending members across the country and into the nation's heartland to take advantage of new territory, diminished from other gangs, and law enforcement agencies with less experience in dealing with gang activity.

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Definitions:

Personal Freedom

The power or right of an individual to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.

Unconscious Conflicts

Internal struggles that stem from desires, impulses, or memories that are repressed or unacknowledged and exist below the level of conscious awareness.

Fears

Emotional responses to perceived threats or dangers, which are a fundamental aspect of human psychology influencing behavior and decision-making.

Phobias

Intense, irrational fears of specific objects or situations that significantly interfere with an individual's ability to function.