Disturbing Gang Membership
Parents, schools, and society can use many prevention strategies in order to curb gang membership. First of all, parents can help curb gang membership by talking to their child about the negative consequences of gang behaviors, getting to know their child’s friends and their parents, monitoring their child’s online activity, and by setting firm limits with their child (Parents’ Guide, 2015). By being firm with expectations and being clear that, as their parent, you disapprove of gangs, this can help prevent gang membership (Parents’ Guide, 2015). Parents also curb gang membership by being aware of their child’s attitudes toward drugs and alcohol and by paying attention to their friend groups (Parents’ Guide, 2015). Society can institute gang