Why Teenagers Join Gangs Research Paper

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According to sciencedaily.com ( Sam Houston state University, February 12, 2015) there are over one million juvenile gang members in the United States alone. Teenagers don't understand the violent life time commitment it takes to join a gang. First of all homicide plays a major role in gangs and with gang activity. Second, when you are initiated into a gang, you are in it forever. Lastly a gang my say they are you're family, but truthfully they are not. First, homicide in gangs is a major problem in the United States. Murdering classifies one as more superior than others. According to Marcle Leburn in the book "Child in Crisis" (leburn, 2011), "To become a gang member an initiation usually needs to be passed. This often consists of violent acts like fighting, drive-by shootings, gang rape and murder". murder will put a teenager in juvy, or even jail. Kids that join gangs at a younger age are more likely to spend there life in and out of jail. …show more content…

A person is commonly in a gang until they die. Tiffany Walden from newsarchive.com interviewed a former gang member. " I never did get out. It’s like you retire. When you get older and you have kids and a family, you basically become what they call “old school.” You don’t have to gang bang anymore. Everyone will always know who you are. Once you’re in, you’re in. As far as gang banging activities, I basically retired. To me, myself, in my eyes and my family, I’ve retired." (February 22, 2012) This shows that you don't really "get out" of a gang, until you

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