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Juvenile Gangs
Introduction
Juvenile gangs exploded across America and moved from the inner-city to the rural areas over the past few decades. Juvenile gangs, often referred to as street gangs, often consist of both juvenile and adult members. ... Juvenile gangs engage in criminal activity such as drug and gun trafficking, extortion, robbery, assault, and murder. Most juvenile gangs are highly territorial and are heavily involved in selling drugs.
Most juveniles join gangs for different reasons. Juveniles join gangs for security, support, status, respect, identity, and acceptance. ... Most juveniles join gangs because they do not receive these things in their home environment. According to research conducted by the North East Communities Against Substance Abuse (NECASA), the main reasons why juveniles join gangs include coercion, money, power, familiarity, unstable home-life, and limited opportunity. ... Once a juvenile is in a gang, it is very hard to get out. ... Most juveniles that join gangs come from poor families. Gangs offer an incentive to juveniles who want money. ... Juveniles that lack a stable home-life join gangs for a sense of brotherhood and for a set of rules to guide them. Some juveniles come from poor backgrounds and have very limited opportunity so they turn to gangs to provide them with money and security. ... Juvenile street gangs began emerging in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s in the urban areas of large metropolitan cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Some of the early gangs that emerged from these cities include the Bloods and Crips from Los Angeles, the Black Panthers from New York, and the People and Folk Nations from Chicago. These gangs thrived in the low-income areas and ghettos of these cities. In the early 1980’s, these gangs began migrating to other parts of the country.
Approximate Word count = 1477
Approximate Pages = 5.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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