Essay On Gang Problem

One of the weaknesses of my part of the paper was that I found it hard to point out exactly what sort of training teachers need to address this problem. It is a complex issue that seems to have no easy answers. I would like to do more research in the future about how teachers can address the issues. A lot of the solutions to the problem seemed to be out of the scope of what teachers can do. Luckily, it was easy to find sources about the gang problem. This has been an issue for long enough, that many people have written about it. I found speculation, government sources based on facts, an article about gang popularity / recruitment, and a gang prevention website. Some of the sources were a little older than would be ideal. The gang problem has probably changed significantly in the last decade or two. In Chicago for example, there has been a decentralization of many gangs due to gentrification. In some cities, the situation has improved. In others, it has worsened. I found one interesting piece of the information was the higher prevalence of gangs in a southern Arizona rural county. While people often think of gangs as only an inner-city issue, there are some rural counties which also must deal with the same problems. …show more content…
The current programs we have in our nation are not enough to stop people from joining gangs. There is more easily accessible information now than ever about the downsides of joining a gang. Despite this fact, gangs are still getting new members to join. One of the largest groups to join gangs is youth. Before they have fully developed their thought process, it is more likely for them to only look at the perceived benefits of being in a gang. At a younger age, people are more likely to engage in risky behaviors. They do not have the necessary experience to draw on to make grown up