What Are Street Gangs?

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Therefore, one of the organized crime groups in Centervale are street gangs and it seems to be a few that have been recognized in the town. Street gangs has a group of three or more members, generally aged 12-24 years. The members share identity, typically linked to a name, and often other symbols (nationalgangcenter.gov, 2016). Street gangs have some permanence and degree or organization. The word ‘gang’ implies a level of structure and organization for criminal conspiracy that is simply beyond the capacity of most street gangs” (nationalgangcenter.gov, 2016). Meaning, “to remain in business, organized crime groups such as drug cartels must have strong leadership, codes of loyalty, severe sanctions for failure to abide by these codes of loyalty,

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