Title: Facts About Teenagers Joining Gangs | LoveToKnow
Headings: Facts About Teenagers Joining Gangs
Facts About Teenagers Joining Gangs
Why Do Teenagers Join Gangs?
Teen Gangs Provide Protection in the Neighborhood
Teen Gangs Are a Family Legacy
Gangs Provide Structure and Discipline
There Is a Sense of Belonging and Acceptance
What Teenagers Joining Gangs Can Expect
Beat In
Detachment
Early Death or Imprisonment
Gang Intervention and Prevention

Content: With that said, there are kids who join gangs because gangs provide something their home life was lacking: a sense of structure and discipline. There are kids who prefer the predictability of being in a gang as opposed to the unpredictability of a parent who might be high or drunk. There Is a Sense of Belonging and Acceptance
An overwhelming majority of kids will say that at some point, it feels good to be accepted or to belong to the gang. Gangs provide a secondary family for some kids who feel neglected and unloved. What Teenagers Joining Gangs Can Expect
While gang life might seem attractive for teens who have few options, truthfully, gang members have few options. Beat In
The initiation for many gang members includes a "beat in". Boys will often have to allow themselves to be beat up by their own gang. Girls may have to have sex with several of the gang members or fight another female gang member. Detachment
Ironically, while many kids are searching for a "family", what you can expect from a gang is detachment.