Gangs Essay, Research Paper

la Springer

Parent and Child Development

Tuesday, December 5, 2000

Gangs a Violent Reality

Gangs are a violent reality that people have to deal with in today?s society. Kids

feel that being in a gang is both acceptable and prestigious way to live. The question

remains as to what had made these groups come about. The long-range answer to this question can only be speculated upon, but in the short term the answers are much easier to find. On the surface, gangs are a direct result of human beings? personal wants and peer pressure. To determine how to effectively end gang violence we must find the way that these morals are given to the individual. Unfortunately, these can only be hypothesized. However, by looking at the way humans are influenced in society, there is good evidence to point the blame at several institutions. These include the forces of the media, government, theatre, drugs and our economic system. On the surface gangs are