American Gangs in NYC paper

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Your assignment will be to pick a NYC gangster, gang land figure, or gang, and write a five (5) page paper on how they impacted the social, political, and criminal justice landscape in NYC.

In this paper, I would like you to explore the impact they had on NYC. Was it positive? Was it Negative? Please also describe the circumstances that led this group or individual to come to power. For example, you may want to explore: what were the unique characteristics of the time and place that led to their success in New York City’s criminal underworld? Compare this gang/gangster to other contemporaries or gangs of different eras in NYC’s history.

I ask you to please be creative and think outside the box. I want you all to pick your topic for this paper because it speaks to you personally, so please do some research.

 Your paper must cite at least 5 relevant and reputable sources.  All papers must cite sources in proper APA format. Failure to cite properly will drop your grade by two (2) whole letter grades

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