A woman's family life and social environment can lead herself to look for the.
In this gang, comprised of young, insecure.
females, criminal activity and gang related symbols are a source of fulfillment in the.
womens" empty lives. What influences a young woman to join the ranks of a gang.
differs from every female. The one thing these girls have in common though, is.
when choosing to enter the gang life the girls are at very young age and fall into a.
life of crime and mourning. The need for fulfillment in young girls" lives are growing.
because all-female gangs, found mostly in large urban areas, spread to smaller.
towns. The main attempt in understanding women gangs or women in gangs is.
understanding what influenced the girls into these groups, at what majority level.
were the girls at when joining the gang, the lifestyle lead in a gang, how life.
differed after a gang, and the future of gangs in the United States.
Factors in a child's home determine the outcome of the child. The female.
gang-affiliated members come from the same dysfunctional environment and.
harmful types of homes like the male members, however the girls were much more.
expressive (Moore). The main part missing from each females life is the role of a.
father figure. The ladies interviewed from Voices From The Street, two were.
surrounded by a family member or members with a drug habit. Brandy England and.
Melissa Sabater were the two girls confronted with this problem. Brandy was left.
with her aunt and uncle after her mother's drug problem got out of control. Melissa.
lived in a home where two of her three brothers did drugs, which one of the two.
died of a crack cocaine overdose (Atkin). Harassment is another major factor that.
causes females to turn to gangs. Elena Rojas at twelve-years old was constantly.
beat up by her sixteen year old boyfriend, Elena seeked the refuge of an all girl.
gang called Take No Shit (TNS), from her boyfriend's abuse (Atkin 34).