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Gangs

Abi Jordan

Being that the closest that I have ever come to gangs or gangs violence is in television of movies, this topic intrigued me. What makes a person want to become part of something that is so violent and dangerous? Why would someone risk everything to put their lives on the line for people that are not even their blood relatives? As I read the material that I found in the library about gangs, I found out a lot about how this children's' though process works. They believe that the gang members are their family; to them it is not seen as the sinister organization of careless violence as it is to us "normal" Americans. To them the gang is their family.

Children are joining gangs at younger ages; our current juvenile justice system is no longer adequate for today's hardened young gang members. According to recent studies in demographics the problem is not going away. This problem if ignored is going to lead to the decay of our society.

In many of the...

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Title: Gangs
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1. Short History Of Gangs
   

   Short History of Gangs. Since the beginning of time, youth groups or gangs have
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3. Juvenile Delinquent Gangs
   

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4. The Concept Of Gangs
   

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5. Kid And Gangs
   

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