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    can become a gang member. Gang members come from every social class‚ can be of both genders‚ and of most ethnic or religious groups. They can also be found in the most unexpected places. According to The National Gang Center‚ in the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth‚ the racial ethnic differences in the proportion of who joined gangs were not as large as previous research had suggested. About 12 percent of Hispanic and black youth‚ respectively‚ reported having joined a gang by age 17‚ versus

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    10 October. 2012 Causes of Gang Involvement Today‚ gangs in America cause a huge problem. Are there any positives for having a gang in the community? Does anything good come out of having a gang in the area? The answer to all of these questions is no. Gang involvement directly affects neighborhoods and has negative effects on communities. One of the first reasons a person joins a gang is because of economic despair or deprivation in the area they live in. Gangs form as a way for their group

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    Gangs‚ Turfs‚ Youth & Affiliations When was the last time you were able to turn on the news and not hear about some sort of violent act? Crime and gangs is a growing concern amongst most cities‚ and street gangs are behind a lot of the trouble. Gangs have plagued the streets for centuries and there is no stopping the urge to commit such hideous crimes. Gangs grow from recruiting young kids but what makes a kid decide to join a crime filled lifestyle? Gang violence has been a problem for many

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    Youth Gang Assessment

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    Youth Gang Assessment Research Methodology May 15‚ 2012 Youth Gang Assessment There is no definite explanation as to what a youth gang is‚ however‚ they are alleged of as a self-formed participation of peers with the appearances of a gang name‚ identifiable symbols‚ recognizable leadership‚ topographical territory‚ regular meeting pattern‚ and collective actions to carry out illegal activity. The questions how and why youth gangs are form‚ who joins then and how violent‚ are these gangs? (Decker

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    Gang Essay Gangs are groups of usually three or more people that have a common cause or characteristic and identify themselves as a member of their particular gang. A gang may have a certain way of dressing or putting their hair up so that they can be easily identified. Other things that gangs may use to identify themselves are jewelry- rings have a double purpose‚ they act like brass knuckles and look cool‚ tattoos with the gang’s symbol or motto‚ and hand signs. As mentioned before‚ gangs will

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    among others. Racial discrimination‚ with regards to gangs‚ can be seen in a few different ways. Discrimination can be the reason a kid joins a gang. It can be one of the reasons for the violence towards rival gangs. Discrimination can also sometimes be seen in how someone in the public or law enforcement deals with putting a stop to illegal activities and violence of gangs. Accordingly‚ I think discrimination plays big role in gangs and gang activities. The poverty that comes from inability

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    Joining Gangs In Schools

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    One of the most famous guitarists‚ Jimi Hendrix‚ once said‚ “Every city in the world always has a gang‚ a street gang‚ or the so-called outcasts.” Gangs are present throughout the United States and all across the world. While some people pretend they do not exist‚ others‚ of all ages‚ are engaging in these illegal activities‚ such as vandalism‚ robbery‚ or even murder. Over the years‚ the ages of gang members have drastically decreased due to being a social outcast or issues with their home life

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    Community: The Existence of Gangs Since the beginning of the decade‚ contemporary gangs‚ also known as youth or delinquent gangs‚ have become a widespread threat to communities throughout the nation‚ in particular within suburban communities. In 2001‚ 35% of suburban counties reported gang activity. Once considered largely as an urban phenomenon‚ gangs have increasingly emerged in smaller communities‚ presenting a challenge that severely damages local resources. As these gang related crimes increase

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    Gang Social Factors

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    whether youth join a gang‚ because of their family does not have enough to provide for them. While gang may have various ways of providing for them with what they need to survive. Gangs take full advantage of low income youth. Disorganized Neighborhood Second risk factor that my study will examine is the neighborhood that my participants live in. disorganized neighborhoods are a key factor for gang activities‚ because abandon‚ board up buildings are hot spots for youth gang gathering. The reason

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    gang leader for a day

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    Chris “Gang Leader for a Day” This book is about a Sociologist named Sudhir Venkatesh who is a graduate student at the University of Chicago and was interested in the poor black neighborhoods that surrounded the university and he wanted to study them. He wanted to explore how the black folks lived in the projects‚ he wanted to know how life was like the challenges it took for those folks to live in there. The sacrifices it takes to move forward and how poverty affects the way of living

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