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Gathering accurate statistics on gangs and gang membership is difficult for a number of reasons. ... It can be difficult for a teen to understand the harm that joining a gang can bring if he's worried about losing all of his friends. Many teenagers do resist the temptation of gang membership, but for others it is easier...
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www.howstuffworks.com/street-gang.htm
www.howstuffworks.com/street-gang.htm
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Joining a Gang: How to Help Kids Prevent it, How to Tell if They've Joined One, How to Help Them Out; by SixWise.com ... This may explain why, generally, kids join gangs to feel like they belong and have a sense of purpose. In fact, kids join gangs for many of the same reasons that kids join any group, like a soccer team...
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www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/02/08/joining-a-gang-how...
www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/02/08/joining-a-gang-how-to-help-kids-prevent-it-how-to-tell-if-theyve-joined-one-how-to-help-them-out.htm
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Joining a gang can cost you more than you think. ... Joining a gang is like stepping into the terror zone-a world where beatings and shootings happen all the time. ... There are no good reasons to join a gang:
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www.hopefs.org/Behavior/TeensandGangs.html
www.hopefs.org/Behavior/TeensandGangs.html
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Poor Parenting skills ... Family history of gang involvement ... Early anti-social behavior...
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www.rbpd.org/common_reasons_for_joining_gangs.htm
www.rbpd.org/common_reasons_for_joining_gangs.htm
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There are different reasons for different kids.; ... Some find a feeling of caring and attention in a gang. It becomes almost a family to them.; ... Joining Gangs...
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www.gangsandkids.com/gwhyjoin.html
www.gangsandkids.com/gwhyjoin.html
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What’s the point of joining a gang? ... School bullies have been a problem for many, many generations, “since the beginning of time,” but joining a gang to make it stop or gain respect is not the answer. It will only add more problems to what you are already going through.
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www.gangsandkids.com/gquestion0j.html
www.gangsandkids.com/gquestion0j.html
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Sociologists as well as gang members have isolated the following reasons for joining a street gang: ... In Los Angeles, the average age of a gang member is around 25 years old while Arkansas gang members still appear in their teens. Older individuals sometimes claim gang membership for similar reasons as teens. Recently,
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www.gangwar.com/textonly/dynamics.htm
www.gangwar.com/textonly/dynamics.htm
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For gang members, the major reasons for joining a gang are poverty, immigration, racism, discrimination, language barriers, family problems, community problems, male or female interest, money, drugs, sex, alcohol, materialism, independence, reputation, respect, retaliation, revenge entertainment.
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library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01593/whytheyjoin.html
library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01593/whytheyjoin.html
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None of these reasons are good reasons to belong to a gang. Most of the other kids who don't belong to a gang will be afraid of you and won't hang out with you. If you think you will be safer joining a gang, you're wrong.
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www.sacsheriff.com/crime_prevention/documents/teens_at_...
www.sacsheriff.com/crime_prevention/documents/teens_at_risk_01.cfm
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