What is a “voting gang” and how does it become a SAC? Explain HAA. How does Sutherland describe SACs? What changes occurred during the Prohibition years?

Part 1

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What is a “voting gang” and how does it become a SAC? Explain HAA. How does Sutherland describe SACs? What changes occurred during the Prohibition years?

#2.

The 1919 Race Riots: Describe Irish/Black relations during the Civil War and WW I. Explain the findings of the 1922 Race Relations Commission report. What is the history of drive-by-shooting?

#3
What was the role of Ragen’s Colts? What association does Mayor Daley have with the HAA? Why was Thrasher’s characteristic of “friction” criticized? Why didn’t the Irish move from the city (Chicago)?

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The Hamburg Athletic Association and the Machine: How has the HAA changed, what activities are they involved in, who are their members? How is the club inter-generational? Why is the HAA an institutionalized gang?

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The War on Gangs: Explain LSD. What was the role Fred Hampton? Why was the Black Panther Party also targeted?

Part 2

After watching the documentary, discuss how you would explain the “Proud Boys” using the theories you learned from this course. Do you find any parallels to the HAA?

Part 3

After reading the chapter and watching the video discuss with your classmates. How did the CVL institutionalize in the streets? Why does the CVL have a third-world trajectory of social exclusion?

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