Street Gang Trends

Research Report on Trends:Street GangsFormation of Street GangsThe influence and impact of street gangs in urban areas has been growing and it continues to grow. Estimates say that there could be hundreds of thousands possibly millions of people that are associated to some sort of a significant street gang. Many psychologists believe that due to poverty and lack of education many teens join gangs. Others believe music and the media encourages teens and adolescences to join gangs. While on the other hand sociologists believe it is due to peer pressure and lack of supervision from families that cause teens and adolescences to join gangs.

Psychologists believe that due to a lack education many teens and young adults can 't find a job, this leads …show more content…
These people are denied strong relationships with their families so they join gangs because they are looking for close relationships. Sociologists believe that teens in low income families or single parent families are more susceptible to join gangs. They believe that these families lack strong relationship or care and these teens look for a gang to join which will serve them as their primary social group. "The gangs can act as a surrogate family" (go.grolier.com) for them as the gang would provide emotional support, care, financial aid and …show more content…
For example the notorious Bloods gangs in America are involved in large scale distribution of crack/cocaine and also participate in gang warfare against the Crips who are another notorious American street gang. Another purpose of gangs is to have different people who have either been ignored in their family or by society to come together and form a social group in which they feel wanted and receive support. In a way a gang acts as a family to many of its gang members. All gangs have a common purpose, whether it is participating in illegal activity or acting as a