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: 
Lack
 
of
 
education
 
or
educational
 
opportunities; 
Lack
 
of
 
job
 
opportunities
 
or
skills; 
Absence
 
of
 
sufficient,
 
positive
adult
 
role
 
models; 
Lack
 
of
 
family
 
support; 
Low
 
self-esteem
 
and
 
the
 
absence
of
 
a
 
feeling
 
of
 
empowerment; 
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.