Title: Children and Youth Gangs - Delinquent behavior in juveniles
Headings: Children and youth gangs – delinquent behavior in juveniles
Children and youth gangs – delinquent behavior in juveniles
Shocking statistics of juvenile gangs
Why teens join youth gangs
Involvement in a youth gang is high-risk behavior
Young people involved with gangs are more likely to:

Content: -end up in a correctional facility; gang initiation often means being pressured by delinquent friends and peers to commit a crime in order to become accepted by the gang. -quit school and have problems finding a job; exposure to violence, lack of education and work experience leads to dysfunctional social skills and an inability to fit into a work environment which makes young adults feel even more hopeless about building a future and seeking financial opportunities outside a gang. Prevention is the best way to save children from joining gangs. Although preventing kids from gang exposure usually requires strong cooperation between parents and public health and safety professionals, the professionals’ efforts alone are not enough to stop involvement in juvenile gangs. Parents play the key role in preventing children from joining youth gang.