Presented Problem- Gangs As defined by Sgt. ... They committed various forms of theft and robbery, along with extortion and rape. ... Female gangs also erupted in the 50's. ... They had close ties with the male gangs and often would carry weapons for them since they were generally less likely to be searched by police officers. ... Why do youths join gangs? ...
Gang violence and gang activities impact all of those around the gang members. ... According to national statistics, male juveniles under the age of 18 committed 27% of violent crimes in the United States. ... Such data are limited in that they do not give us the male adolescent offender's perspective on the violent act he committed. ... Gang members mostly refer to joining the gang as "blood in blood out". ... Some other gangs forego the beating intiations and ask the "wanna be- member to perform criminal acts such as robberies and even rape. ...
