Juvenile Crime | A Need for Family Contributes to Gang-Related Juvenile Crime

Bloods, Latin Kings, Crips. It seems as if we can’t go at least one day without the topic of gang violence or murder entering our heads. And with all of the bad things that we have heard about gangs (like how they slice you for wearing their gang colors, or kill people for no reason), I couldn’t imagine anyone wanting to join a gang.

But although gangs are feared, there is little that is known about them. It was very difficult for me to find gang members who were willing to talk.

But when I finally found those teenagers, they had a lot to say. And some of what they...

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