Gangs Effects On Society

Gangs have had a huge effect on society today and in the past. Gangs are defined in many ways but The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines them as “a group of young people who do illegal things together and who often fight against other gangs” Some examples of gangs are the Crips, Bloods, Mexican Mafia, and the Aryan Brotherhood. Gangs like this have had an effect on America for many years. The first recorded gang in western civilization was reported by Pike a chronicler of British crime, in 1873. Structured gangs did not appear until the seventeenth century, in London, England. The first recorded organized street gangs in America started to show up on the east coast after the American Revolution, but there is also evidence saying that