Why Teens Join Gangs

There 's cycle of gun violence amongst young Black males in Oakland, California, there were 557 murders in Oakland earning the city the label of being the second most murderous city in California after Compton. In communities of color, teens are caught in a cycle of illegal activities involving gangs, drug trafficking, and deadly acts of violence associated with high emotions, retribution, and revenge By making people aware can create possible solutions to decrease gun violence in the young Black male demographic group. Gang involvement is on the rise and the main targets are youth and teens. Phycologytoday.com writer Raychelle Cassada Lohmann explains how “It 's an invasion that 's causing a war on the very streets we walk during the day.

Writer Raychelle Cassada Lohmann goes in depth to why teens join gangs “ 1. To Belong - These teens feel that they are misfits and have no place in the world. Gangs tap into these insecurities by promising the teen a family[..] 2. To Make Money - Gangs are an illegal money making industry. Teens can make a quick buck for dealing drugs, stealing, selling stolen goods, and even trading weapons.[..] 3. For Protection - In socioeconomic challenged neighborhoods and areas with high crime rates, teens often join gangs in order to survive. Gang members "have each other 's back"...”. Teens joins gangs to feel in the need of someone to take care of them or to look up to.When growing up in lesser communities or being poor they Also to get fast money. Some do it for protection so they won 't be jumped or be bullied because of their

This article published on April 2010 written by professor John A. Rich of health management and policy at Drexel University in Philadelphia, who is an expert in health problems, and in men’s racial disparities. Dr John Rich’s explains how “Many of the participants described a life where, if they are insulted or disrespected, they are encouraged to react violently or become targets of continual violence themselves […] The meaning of disrespect is central to recurrent violence since it creates the pressure that many young men feel to retaliate. Any young man who understands the meaning of being a “sucker” will perceive that retaliation functions to shield him from physical danger” by being taught and pressured into it they always feel the need to get even, This bad habit will lead to trouble at school, and eventually trouble with law