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Why do gangs exist in New Zealand?
How And Why Join A Gang?
How to join Why Join
Made to do dangerous, violent acts to prove they are worthy of belonging.
May have to run across a busy road or steal from a shop.
To test how loyal a person will be in the future.
Children from non functioning families join to feel loved.
Their family and community neglected them.
They feel like they have power and make people fear them.
Gang Identity
Have their own way of indentifying each other.
They have hand signs.
Different ways of dressing.
Gang names.
Structure Of Gangs
Rituals And Types Of Gangs
Hanging around
Drug dealing
Violence
Extortion
Robbery/theft
Setting fires
Graffiti/vandalism
Black power
Nomads
Mongrel MobHave you seen this before?
Gang Signs
Are All Gangs Bad?
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Not all gangs are bad.
Being in a gang is different to hanging with friends.
‘Gang’ can also mean a group of people.
Cartoon Violence
Makes children more aggressive.
Animated shows are usually more aggressive.
Children mimic the cartoons.
Most kids like aggressive and violent shows.
Video games
COD (Call of duty)
Grand theft auto
House of dead
Tekken
Movies
Death race
Bad boys
Ninja assassin
The it
Other Violent Influences
References• http://www.police.govt.nz/service/cib/organised_crime.html• http://www.police.govt.nz/service/cib/organised_crime.html• http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1642123,00.html• http://nz.answers.yahoo.com/questions/index?
qid=20080724154033AArmoj2
• Looking at gangs, Julie Johnson, 2009, Wayland• Gangs and violence, Gus Gedatus, 2000, Capstone Press• Why do people join gangs? , Julie Johnston, 2001, White Thomson
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