Gangs and violence Gangs have been around since the 1950s and early 1960s. Gangs are a loosely organized group of tghree or more people who interact together for a common purpose and are usually participating in some kind of legal activit, whether it be violent crimes or drug dealing or both. Gang members usually can be identified by signs, colors, clothing, tattoos, jelry, or hand signals. Gangs often claim control over a certain territory in …showed first 75 words of 497 total…

…showed last 75 words of 497 total…now affects everyone. Once thought to attract only children from dysfunctional, uncaring families, gangs now include children of two parent, middle and upper class families. Gang violence is increasing. Gang activity is no longer confirmed to inner-cities. Gangs are forming and spreading into the suburbs and rural communities. More and More youths are becoming lost to pressures to join gangs to engage in gang activities. Children become inoved in gangs at younger and younger ages.