Category: True Crime

Why Do Girls Join Gangs?

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A “chola” is a female gangster and is often times as ruthless as her male counterparts, “cholos”

According to research on female gang members, poor home life, a search for an identity, and a search for social interaction and belonging are the main reasons girls join gangs. In poor urban areas, “the home lives of gang girls are marked frequently by breakdown and dysfunction, at worst resulting in physical and sexual abuse”. Many girls who do not have a loving home or support structure seek it outside of the home in hopes that the gang will be their surrogate family. This is exemplified in the observation that, “gang members refer to one another as ‘sisters’ or ‘homegirls” and to the gang as a ‘family’… which conjure the sense of belonging and identification”. Continue reading “Why Do Girls Join Gangs?”

Bobbi Kristina: The Extreme Dark Side of Depression

The tragic story of Bobbi Kristina, daughter of the late R&B legend, Whitney Houston.

Many believed that 21 year Bobbi Kristina attempted suicide due to severe depression from her Mother’s suspicious death in 2012.

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Female Gangsters: Girls Who Gangbang

Female participation in gangs is not a new phenomenon. In fact, “girls have been a part of gangs since the earliest accounts from New York in the early 1800s”. However, throughout the latter half of the twentieth century, female gang activity has seen the sharpest increase in participation, especially in comparison to boys. girlgangster
For example, a study found that there had been a, “50 percent increase in serious crimes by teenage gins between 1968 and 1974, compared to a 10 percent increase for boys”. In addition, arrests of girls under 18 for violent crimes rose 393 percent between 1960 and 1978, compared to 82 percent for boys” Also, compared to 1950, “youth gangs of the 1980’s and 1990’s are more numerous, more prevalent, and more violent than in the 1950’s, probably more than at any time in the country’s history”.

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