MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'gangs'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:48:10 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907783&cid=t_100321_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FulwTawAUXUE%2F You have to figure that whoever cut a hole in the roof at an Eli Lilly warehouse earlier this year had to be organized - and in more than one sense of the word (see here). But it’s not just your run-of-the-mill Sopranos wannabe who has recently calculated the upside in stealing prescription meds. An increasing number of cargo thefts are taking place South of the Border and guess who is believed responsible? The aptly named drug cartels. Mexico, in fact, is becoming a hot spot for cargo theft, according to SecuringPharma, which cites data from FreightWatch International, a security firm. Although there were only six such acts of thievery in this year’s second quarter, that was double the number in the first quarter. Why? The rise is attributed to cartels looking for “high... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907783 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:59:56 +0100 3907783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441606&cid=t_100321_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F27%2Fthe-situation-of-racism-in-la-gangs%2F Thomas Watkins and Christina Hoag of the Associated Press have an interesting piece on the role of racism in LA gangs.  We excerpt it below. * * * In dueling newspaper opinion pieces last year, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca maintained that race fueled gang violence while Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton said skin color was seldom a factor. “If you do a survey within the African-American community . . . you are in constant fear that your young male offspring is going to be killed because of the color of his skin,” Baca said in an interview after his piece appeared in the Los Angeles Times. * * * Baca, an elected official, says his opinion comes from running the county jail system where he has to segregate inmates because of gang affiliations that break along racia... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441606 Wed, 27 May 2009 16:55:05 +0100 2441606 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1960642&cid=t_100321_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F13%2Fshedding-light-on-a-dark-side-of-online-community%2F Today, The New York Times has a look at mind control websites and online communities that reinforce the delusional beliefs of its members: Identified by some psychologists and psychiatrists as part of an “extreme community” on the Internet that appears to encourage delusional thinking, a growing number of such Web sites are filled with stories from people who say they are victims of mind control and stalking by gangs of government agents. The sites are drawing the concern of mental health professionals and the interest of researchers in psychology and psychiatry. Well, yes, of course. The Internet is a large place, so The New York Times could write a new article every week on the bizarre and strange communities that exist on topics you didn’t even know existed. Some are odd, ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1960642 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:03:47 +0100 1960642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1894823&cid=t_100321_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F21%2Fyoung-people-and-territoriality-in-british-cities%2F from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (summarised in this issue of Findings) considers territorial behaviour among young people in disadvantaged areas of British cities. Identified in previous studies as a source of social exclusion and disadvantage and as one of the roots of gang behaviour. It has also begun to be recognised by policy-makers working to improve young people’s life chances and to promote safer communities. This research focuses on understanding territoriality in its own right and examines: what territoriality is, how it is experienced by young people and who is involved; origins of territoriality in disadvantaged places; impacts of territoriality on young people’s lives; the range of projects which aim to deter or counteract territorial behaviour; the public policy impl... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1894823 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:58:16 +0100 1894823