Why Do People Join Gangs

Not only in the past but in today society the term "gang" is a hard word to define, because "No two gangs are alike" (Mays & Winfree, 2006, 313) The National Institute of Justice report adopted the the definition of street gangs as "groups of youths and young adults who have engaged in a sufficient amount of antisocial activity to warrant attention by the criminal justice system." however to add on to that definition, the law enforcement uses the definition " an ongoing, organized association of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, who have a common name or common signs, colors, or symbols, and members or associates who individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in criminal activity." However when talking about gangs you need to be specific in which gang you are talking about because there are over hundreds around the world.
Some kids join gangs because they need to feel "acceptance, excitement, to earn money, peer pressure, protection, to socialize and etc. " (S.A.P.D) If kids have nothing better to do or don't feel like they mean anything at home they are going to find mischief to get into because one way or another someone will notice them. Many minority groups have this problem because there family members have a tough time trying to live so they work alot and try to make money to support there family's. In situations like that though it pushes the child away because there is never anyone around. Then they go seek and find other ''kids'' with the same problem and they become a family. It's not as simple as it sounds to get into a gang. Not every gang is the same but some of the ways you can enter into a gang is by being rolled in also known as jumped in, quoted, lined in, then there are ways like being courted in, walked in, sexed in, and commit crimes. Being rolled in means