Title: Gangs: Reasons Youth Join, Warning Signs and Prevention Tips | Middle Earth
Headings: Gangs: Reasons Youth Join, Warning Signs and Prevention Tips
Gangs: Reasons Youth Join, Warning Signs and Prevention Tips
Reasons Youth Join Gangs
Signs that a Youth is Involved in a Gang
Ways Parents Can Help Prevent Gang Involvement
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Content: They prey on children who lack a positive support system at home. A sense of self-worth and status. Some are drawn by parties, girls or drugs. Others feel they will receive more respect as a gang member and are seeking power. The need for physical safety and protection. In neighborhoods and areas where gangs are present, kids sometimes feel, or are told, that belonging to a gang will provide protection from other gangs. Peer pressure. If friends or family members are in a gang, kids may be pressured to join a gang. Some youth grow up in a neighborhood where gangs are almost a way of life. Financial gain.