Gangs

Gangs

Two major ways gangs are hurting America. Their corrupting our youth and promoting violence .

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• 24,500 gangs in the U.S

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• 750,000 gang members in 2000 and 2007

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• One Million gang members in 2009

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• 90,000 boys are in some kind of detention facility, work camp, residential placement or correctional facility. 9 out of 10 boys in detention have some level of gang affiliation

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• 86% of those cities with at least 100,000 people report gang activity.

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• There are approximately 360,000 teenage boys and 32,000 teenage girls in gangs

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• There are somewhere around 560,000 adult males and 48,000 adult females in gangs

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• 15% of juveniles in prison are female and 85% are male

WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT LEAD TO GANG INVOLVEMENT

• School Failure and Truancy

• No involvement in positive activities outside of school

• Friends and peers who are delinquent

• Early involvement in petty theft and behavioral disorders in grade school

• Low Income

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• There are around 32,000 teenage female gang members

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• 70% of teenagers in jail report having been sexually abused or victimized as children.

• School failure and learning disabilities: One out of three girls in gangs have been in special education

• Lack of involvement in positive activities in or out of school

• Sexual abuse and victimization

• Family dysfunction

• Low Income

• Early drug use and sexual activity

• Emotional disorders

• Exposure to violence

Some Risk For Teenage Girls In Gangs

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• Black/African-American Gang members: Are made up of 31% or about 310,000

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Hispanic Gang members: 47% or about 470,000

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• Gangs are the cause of 80% of violence and crime.

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• The reason most teen gang members commit violence is because they most likely see it at home , in the movies, in video games, or on the street, and by there older gang members.

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• Teens get told by there older friends that if they join a gang there have a family to protect them. That’s how most teenagers join a gang.

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• One-fourth of gang members are aged 15-17

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• A gang member is 60 times more likely to experience death by homicide than the general population

Warning signs

• Sudden changes in clothing worn by your teen, especially if it involves wearing the same color schemes all the time.

• Changes in who your teen's friends are. • Loss of interest in family activities • Having money, with no job• Having trouble with the police and other

authority figures

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