Drugs, Gangs and Juveniles

John seems to be getting himself involved in the wrong crowds. At his last check-in there was a

noticeable gang symbol marked in between his two fingers. When confronting John about

the gang, he basically avoided the question. This was his bi-weekly check which required a drug

test to be administered. In which the drug test came back positive for crystal meth and marijuana. He

does not seem to have a positive outlook and seem to be very uncooperative with his mother and the

authorities.

John possibly having a borderline drug addiction problem will only make things

worse in the end for him. Now drugs will not only impact the juveniles arrest for either

possession,selling,etc but effect their (criminal) behavior in life. Drugs are something in which comes

with gang involvement in a lot cases. Although, the juvenile does the drug out of peer pressure and

does it to fit in. Juveniles who turn to drugs and become addicted end up facing more criminal

penalties. Juveniles are considered to be the most vulnerable to fall under peer, media, society pressure

which makes them an easy target. Thus, the use of drugs and or alcohol deters their minds even more

and helps make it easier for them to engage in more criminal mischief.

The drug test in which was given to John tested positive for a very strong called drug

crystal meth. Crystal meth is considered a strong narcotic in which is classified in the same class as

cocaine. This drug is primarily a street drug in which is used among individuals at parties, raves,

among gangs, etc. The outcome of being addicted to crystal meth for to long will lead to death. This

drug primarily is considered a highly addictive drug of choice. The other drug that John tes...

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...lack/African Americans. Many African

American, Asian, Caucasian and other races get involved in gangs because they are lacking something

in their lives. Below is a survey done in 2011 about race/ethnicity percentage:

Average Race/Ethnicity of Gang Members

by Area Type, 2011

Larger Cities

Suburban Counties

Smaller Cities

Rural Counties

Black or African American

39.0%

32.7%

20.3%

56.8%

Hispanic or Latino

45.5

51.0

53.8

24.8

White

9.7

9.1

14.6

14.9

Other

5.8

7.2

11.3

3.4

The National Gang Center shows a diagram in which females have a very small

percentage for being in gangs. ( As we can see below)

Males are dominant in making up gangs. There is a small percentage of females who get

involved in gangs Therefore, males who are African American or Hispanic make up the

gender/race/ethnicity of gangs.