Title: 
Headings: 
What
is
 
a
 
gang?

How
 
did
 
gangs
 
begin?

Characteris-
tics
 
of
 
gang
members:

Why
 
do
 
young
 
people
join
 
a
 
gang?

What
 
types
 
of
 
activi-
ties
 
are
 
gangs
 
in-
volved
 
in?

How
 
can
 
gang
 
activity
be
 
curbed?

What
 
are
 
the
 
various
members
 
of
 
law
enforcement
 
doing
 
to
counteract
 
the
 
gang’s
attractiveness
 
to
youth?

What
 
can/should
 
a
parent
 
do?

Gang
 
Glossary

BUSTED,
 
POPPED
 
A
 
CAP
 
–
 
Shot
 
at
 
someone

LIQUID
 
JUICE/SHERM/WACK
 
–
 
PCP

POPPED
 
A
 
CAP/BUSTED
 
–
 
Shot
 
at
 
someone

TANGO
 
&
 
CASH
 
–
 
Fentanyl

WACKY
 
TOBACCY
 
–
 
Marijuana

WE’RE
 
DOWN
 
WITH
 
THE
 
SET
 
–
 
Mellow/fine/


Content: 
Drug
 
and
 
alcohol
 
abuse; 
Lack
 
of
 
opportunities
 
for
 
pro-social
interactions; Why
 
do
 
young
 
people
join
 
a
 
gang? The
 
reasons
 
for
 
joining
 
a
 
gang
  
may
range
 
from
 
wanting
 
to
 
have
 
a
 
good
 
time
 
to
pursuing
 
entrepreneurial
 
ventures
 
that
 
may
require
 
a
 
considerable
 
commitment
 
to
delinquent
 
or
 
criminal
 
activity. These
 
reasons
 
and
 
correlates
 
of
 
gang
participation,
 
coupled
 
with
 
a
 
society
 
that
 
is
more
violent
 
and
 
one
 
that
 
glamorizes
 
gangs
and
 
criminals
 
on
 
television
 
and
 
in
 
movies,
make
it
 
no
 
surprise
 
that
 
our
 
youth
 
are
 
in
gangs. Within
 
the
 
gang,
 
they
 
find
 
identity,
security,
 
companionship,
 
and
 
a
 
sense
 
of
belonging
 
they
 
never
 
knew
 
at
 
home. Still
 
other
 
youths
 
join
 
gangs
 
merely
 
for
survival
 
or
 
protection
 
from
 
other
 
gangs. The
 
gang
 
may
 
also
 
represent
 
a
 
way
 
to
succeed
 
and
 
obtain
 
material
 
possessions
that
 
the
 
youth
 
would
 
not
 
otherwise
 
have. What
 
types
 
of
 
activi-
ties
 
are
 
gangs
 
in-
volved
 
in? Social
 
—
 
Some
 
gang
 
activity
 
may
 
be
socially
 
motivated
 
or
 
include
 
parties,
dances,
 
and
 
athletic
 
events.