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1."Gangs." //Federal Bureau of Investigation//. N.p., Apr. 2011. Web. 10 May 2011. . There is no one author for this source. However, this source is credible because it comes from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (or FBI.) That makes this source credible because the FBI specializes in detecting and stopping crimes in the United States and gangs are a major part of crimes in the United States. This is an informational review informing the reader, which is other law enforcement agencies, about the problems with gangs in any country. The main thesis for this article is that gangs are bad for the United States because they bring crime, violence, and drugs to the streets of the United States. The position of this article is that gangs are not beneficial at all to society. The main arguments of this article is that gangs make living conditions worse by threatening people's well being through violence and drugs. The information that the article provides is the numbers of how life is effected in major cities were gangs are very large. The main evidence used to show that gangs are not beneficial is the number of gang members in the United States and the crime rates for the areas where gangs are at large. This article shows that it is logical, clear, and well researched through its showing of information and how in depth the FBI went to gain the information they use for this site.

2. "Gangs in America." //The National Center for Victims of Crime//. N.p., 2011. Web. 26 Apr. 2011. . There is no one author for this source. However, this source is reliable because it was put together by the National Center for Victims of Crime. The National Center for Victims of Crimes is reliable because it is a national organization that specializes in helping victims of crime and learning more about the crimes that have affected the victims so, that they can reduce crime rates. This is an informational report that is intended for schools, law enforcement, and anyone who is able to keep an adolescent from joining a gang. The National Center for Victims of Crime's thesis is that gang violence effects everyone that is in the vicinity of gangs even if they themselves are not a part of the gangs. The National Center for Victims of Crime is obviously against gangs in America. They are taking a position against gangs because of how gangs effect everyone in their area. The main reasons that the National Center for Victims of Crime is against gangs is because it forces schools in the area of gangs to be unsafe, it allows for too many illegal guns to be in the hands of adolescents, and the members of the gang will probably ruin their life because the majority of gang members at one point or more end up in jail. The information that the National Center for Victims of Crime provides is the numbers that show how gangs effect crime in their area, how gangs effect the amount of crime in one area, and how gangs effect children who aren't even in the gangs. The main evidence that the National Center for Victims of Crime is that of the adolescents that find themselves arrested for juvenile crimes 70% of those adolescents arrested were in a gang. The National Center for Victims of Crime showed that they researched this topic well and to the fullest by listing their references at the end of the article and they had ten different sources. This source was a very reliable source that helped me gain information on my topic.

3. "Gang Types." //National Gang Intelligence Center//. N.p., Jan. 2009. Web. 4 May 2011. . There is no one author for this source. This source is reliable because it is put together by the United States' National Gang Intelligence Center. The National Gang Intelligence Center is reliable because an organization working for the United States to try and gain information about the gangs in the United States. This is an informational report that is intended to inform the reader of the three main types of gangs that are in the United States. The intended audience for this article is mainly law enforcement because the job of the National Gang Intelligence Center is to find out more information about gangs for the United States' law enforcement. The author's thesis is that gangs differ in members, leadership, and what crime they do, but the gangs in the United States can fit into three main categories. This article is not an article in which the author has a view point, but rather an article which informs the reader about the different types of gangs in the United States. The information that is given in the National Gang Intelligence Center's article was put together based on information that they gained from a number of law enforcement agencies across the United States. This article based on the information given in the article proves to be a logical, clear, and well-researched article.

4. Nawojczyk, Steve. "Street Gang Dynamics." //Gangwar.com//. N.p., 1997. Web. 10 May 2011. . The author of this site is Steve Nawojczyk. He is a member of the Nawojczyk Group which specializes in gaining information about gangs to try and stop gangs and help law enforcement agencies stop gangs. This purpose of work is to inform law enforcement how to stop gangs and to try and help people such as teachers, counselors, and parents about keeping students from joining dangerous, but inviting gangs. It is an informational report also because it informs law enforcement agencies, teachers, counselors, and parents about how gangs are formed, kept, and why they are inviting to students interested in joining those gangs. The author's thesis is that it is hard to keep someone from joining a gang, but if caught quick enough it is possible to tell the person wanting to join on why gangs are so bad for them. The position that the author takes is that even though gangs are inviting they are too dangerous of a thing for students or anybody to be a part of. The author's main arguments are that gangs to offer brotherhood and protection, but most gang members either end up in jail or dead. The author also gives statistics to support his thesis. These statistics help to show that the author actually knows what he is talking about. This work is logical, clear, and well researched. It was also helpful and benefited me greatly in doing this project.