Gang Membership

WHY DO KIDS JOIN GANGS? Gangs can meet needs that go unfulfilled in other parts of kids' lives.  The gangs can give a sense of security, structure and discipline that is missing at home.  They appear to be loyal when others are not.  The lack of positive influences and interactions with parents can lead kids to gangs. Reasons why people join gangs - Identity - Fellowship - Protection - Intimidation - Perceived Excitement - Respect

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Juan, student/Eileen James, Instructor, CVS Highlander Charter School

Why this issue is a problem This issue is important because there is a lot of gang violence in the United States. A lot of people are dying because of this. Street gangs have a presence in 94% off all U.S cities with a population greater than 100,000. That means there are a lot of gangs. Los Angles has over 950 different gangs. With more than 100,000 members.

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ORGANIZATION THAT IS ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM: SCORE Program The Special Community Outreach Education program from the Rhode Island Department of Correction is a community service aimed at persuading young men and women to positively alter their future. Kids go there so prisoner could tell them that it is not worth it to go jail. Lee Allison from the SCORE program visited our class to share this information.  It was very interesting to hear about this program that could help keep kids out of gangs and prison.

Sources http://www.ncga-ngcops.org/art http://www.gov,mb,calijustiiiiice/gangproof/needtoknow,html. Sanders William, Gang Bang and Drive-by. New York: Aldine De Gruyter 1994 http://www.stv.net/ http://www.child.net/violence.htm