Why Teenagers Join Gangs
Many teenagers join gangs because they want to “earn money either to help their parents” (Hoover 20) or just to keep it for themselves. Joining a gang is easier than getting a job which is one reason why teens join gangs. Other teenagers join gangs because it runs in the family. Their family members may be in a gang which made they join a gang. This happens because they want to follow their family's footsteps. They just think that they should be involved in what their family is involved in. They might have seen that people in their family are in gangs and they want to be like them. If teens are near people that are in gangs they are most likely to join one. Some people join gangs because they do not feel protected. They think that if they join