two major ways gangs are hurting america. their corrupting our youth and promoting violence
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Gangs
Gangs
• 90,000 boys are in some kind of detention facility, work camp, residential placement or correctional facility. 9 out of 10 boys in detention have some level of gang affiliation
WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT LEAD TO GANG INVOLVEMENT
• School Failure and Truancy
• No involvement in positive activities outside of school
• Friends and peers who are delinquent
• Early involvement in petty theft and behavioral disorders in grade school
• Low Income
• School failure and learning disabilities: One out of three girls in gangs have been in special education
• Lack of involvement in positive activities in or out of school
• Sexual abuse and victimization
• Family dysfunction
• Low Income
• Early drug use and sexual activity
• Emotional disorders
• Exposure to violence
Some Risk For Teenage Girls In Gangs
Gangs
• The reason most teen gang members commit violence is because they most likely see it at home , in the movies, in video games, or on the street, and by there older gang members.
Gangs
• Teens get told by there older friends that if they join a gang there have a family to protect them. That’s how most teenagers join a gang.
Gangs
• A gang member is 60 times more likely to experience death by homicide than the general population
Warning signs
• Sudden changes in clothing worn by your teen, especially if it involves wearing the same color schemes all the time.
• Changes in who your teen's friends are. • Loss of interest in family activities • Having money, with no job• Having trouble with the police and other
authority figures
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