Since The Beginning Of The Decade, Teenage Homicides Increased By One Hundred

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Term Paper Title	Since The Beginning Of The Decade, Teenage Homicides Increased By One Hundred
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Gangs

Gangs

Since the beginning of the decade, teenage homicides increased by one hundred
and fifty percent (Strout, Brian 1996).  This sharp increase is largely due to
the rapid formation of gang activity throughout the United States (Strout, Brian,
1996).  In today's larger cities, gang violence is a reality that people have to
deal with every day.  As gang related crimes increase, officials are trying to
find out why people join and remain loyal to gangs. Unfortunately, experts can
only hypothesize explanations for gang involvement.  However, by studying
societys influence on humans, there is evidence to blame several forces.  These
speculations include the forces of peer pressure, broken families, gang loyalty,
protection, and the media.

First of all, most teens become attracted to gangs by peer pressure and greed.
Estimamates show that forty percent of all gang members joined because their
friends influenced them (Solution for a new year 1996).  Teen gangsters will
pressure peers into becoming part of a gang by making it sound glamorous.
Recruiters will often promise popularity in exchange for their loyalty.
Although most gang members find popularity, it often means losing close friends
to rival gangs.  Another crucial factor is the need for money.  A 6 year old kid,
who is not yet a member, receives impressions that he or she could make $200 to
$400 for a small gang job.  In August of 1996, an eleven year old Compton child
received $400 for killing a rival classmate (Wesbrach, 1996).  Although money
and popularity are important factors, they are not strong enough to persuade
kids to do things that are strongly against their morals.  Other stronger force
such as broken families and the media, along with peer pressure, works together
to persuade young kids to join a gang.

Second of all, the formation of gangs in cities, and most recently in suburbs,
is facilitated by the lack of community upbringing among parents.  In a fully
developed community, a network of relations can be found among several parents.
The relationship could be a parent, teacher, and minister, depending on the
child's circumstances.  In South Central Los Angeles, this communication can not
be found, so students turn to gangs for companionship.  In a classroom with no
security, students could be distracted from learning, and thus distraced from
the network.    Furthermore, in poor families with many children, or upper-
middle class families where parents are always working, childr...

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