Title: 10 things you didn't know about gangs - Pullias Center
Headings: 10 things you didn’t know about gangs
10 things you didn’t know about gangs
A new paper takes a holistic view to illuminate why vulnerable, high-risk youth may find refuge in gangs.

Content: The researchers explain that “some studies have found youth who are at greater risk of gang involvement come from single-parent households, homes struggling with issues of marital discord, homes where there is a prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse, homes with issues of physical and/or sexual abuse, and/or homes that have family members who are gang involved.” 4. Racism and racial discrimination in schools can influence students of color to seek acceptance and validation through gang membership when other familial or community resources are unavailable. 5. Poverty can make gang membership appear more attractive. “ Being lower class in an economic and social system that disregards the needs of youth in the community produces emotional frustration, forcing youth to satisfy their unmet basic human needs outside of conventional institutions,” explain the researchers. 6. It’s unclear if gangs increase school violence. Gangs are often blamed for violence on school grounds, but “empirical studies examining the nexus between gangs and school violence on school grounds is scarce,” according to the researchers. 7.