Why do teenagers join gangs? Have you ever felt lonely or rejected? Many teenagers around the world have. The need for acceptance‚ fear‚ protection and money are some reasons why teenagers join gangs. Probably the number one reason for teenagers joining gangs is to feel accepted. To understand why a teen joins a gang‚ you have to live in their areas and understand their environment. In gang neighborhoods‚ majority of the teens may be in a gang. This is almost equivalent to a cool club‚ because
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Many teenagers join gangs because they want to “earn money either to help their parents” (Hoover 20) or just to keep it for themselves. Joining a gang is easier than getting a job which is one reason why teens join gangs. Other teenagers join gangs because it runs in the family. Their family members may be in a gang which made they join a gang. This happens because they want to follow their family’s footsteps. They just think that they should be involved in what their family is involved in. They
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Why do Teenagers Join Gangs? Gangs are a group of people who deliberately engage in illegal behavior. Those people are gangsters who are commonly seen as dangerous criminals and social outcasts; but they do not join gangs for no reason. “Adolescents may be interested in joining gangs because of its supportive features. For example‚ gangs can offer a sense of confidence‚ individuality‚ and connection to something greater than oneself” (McNeil‚ Herschberger‚ and Nedela‚ 2013)The senses they lack are
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Gangs are a problem in every major city in the United States‚ and membership is rising. They are responsible for countless crimes‚ including murder‚ theft‚ vandalism‚ and causing terror within their communities. The question that remains is‚ “Why would anyone want to join a gang?” People join gangs for many reasons. Some of these reason include‚ a sense of “family”‚ protection‚ family tradition‚ or simply to look cool‚ but there are four primary reasons that describe most gang members:
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Hinton‚ the main character Ponyboy Curtis is in a gang called Greasers who lives on the Eastside‚ and all they do is drink and smoke. Then there are Socs which are a group of rich‚ snobby kids who live on the West side and they also smoke and drink. In their society and in gangs‚ many underaged kids smoke and drink. In this society‚ underaged kids do the same. Also in the article‚” The Allure of Gangs” it talks about why kids join a gang. Some kids join because they feel they like they are not loved
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Why do people join gangs? Gangs‚ or most people define as a group of criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit‚ are still widely increasing in the United States today. Even though everyone can agree that any gang related activities and crimes are against the law‚ people still joins it regardless with various reasons: Desire for protection‚ to appear cool‚ and have a sense of family. People often join gangs to get a protection from others. Especially in ghetto‚ where most of
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influence young people to join gangs and even commit crimes. One of the most persuasive factors that influence young people to join gangs is because of money. Due to the fact that a lot of kids do not have lots of money‚ they see the gangs as a way to get fast cash. The see the gang members with the nice cars and expensive clothes and they are enticed. As a result‚ they join. The other persuaive factor is for protection. A lot of kids especially in the inner cities join gangs because they figure
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Why Do Kids Join Gangs? Factors motivating kids to join gangs vary individual to individual. A multitude of social and economic reasons can be involved. Power‚ status‚ security‚ friendship‚ family substitute‚ economic profit‚ substance abuse influences‚ and numerous other factors can influence kids to join gangs. Gang members also cross all socio-economic backgrounds and boundaries regardless of age‚ sex‚ race‚ economic status‚ and academic achievement. Each case must be evaluated on an
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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
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The decision to join a gang is one of the deadliest and uncertain decisions a person can make. Gangs alter the lives of America’s youth in so many different ways. Making a decision to join a gang is life changing and can often lead to life changing situations such as jail or death. Despite the negativity surrounding joining gangs there is often times theoretical reasoning behind those decisions. As we take a closer look into the lives of gang members‚ we will learn and understand the rationality
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