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Why People Join Gangs Research Paper

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Jaylen Marquis Mosley
Professor Rozga
19 October 2015
English
Gangs Gangs have been a part of our society for hundreds of years. Today, they are bigger and more dangerous than any time before. Their origins lay in a lack of education, poverty, and racism. Most people join gangs for a sense of protection and for the actually feeling of being a part of something. Most gang members grow up in single parent households, which causes unstableness inside the homes. Most gang member are also males, who grew up with only their mother. An absent father in a house hold means there is no male leadership, so in most cases young males are very vulnerable and easily persuaded into joining gangs. Speaking from actual experience being in a gang gives me a
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