Gang Violence In The 19th Century

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Gang violence has been a problem for hundreds of years. Gangs have grown and changed through the years in various ways. Why gangs exist and continue is a complex problem. How gangs can be resolved is even more complex due to the traditions, poverty, and desperation they stem from. Gangs have existed for hundreds of years, possibly going back as far as the 12th century with groups of highway robbers(Howell). Modern, organized street gangs street gangs began in London in the 1600’s, and appeared in America around 1783(Howell). Theses were mostly young men fighting over territory. With continued immigration to America, however gangs got much serious in the early 19th century. In New York, for example gangs like the “Forty Thieves” grew in slums

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