How To Reduce Gang Violence

Gangs in long island have been a problem in the community for a long time. Not only do gangs increase the crime rates but also have made the community to live in fear and terror since they do not know when the gang will strike. The community has urged legislators to introduce laws that curb gangs but often most policies put in place have not been successful or they are implemented halfway. The law enforcement has tried to use many ways to disintegrate gangs such as isolating and separating, dissociation and correctional treatment.

Many are times that gangs are involved in inter-gang wars. Separation and isolation is one of the policies that have been used before to ensure that these gang members do not clash thus reducing the amount of violence that result from such clashes (Placido et.al, 2006). Separation had its setbacks whereby when gang members are distributed to different correctional centers they establish themselves in places they did not have control over thus increasing prison violence …show more content…
This has been one of the successful methods used to curb gang crimes as the members at correctional facilities often undergo psychosocial treatments and counseling that helps them accept their bad behaviors reconcile with the consequences and find solutions that would keep them off the gangs (Placido et.al, 2006). Often these gang members embrace dissociation and segregation of themselves with the gangs and most if the times turn to activities that raise money for their selves without being involved in gang related crimes. In correctional facilities there is dictatorial leadership whereby inmates do not have the democracy to choose but with time the facilities are changing, giving inmates freedom to engage in activities that help in their rehabilitation. These activities involve initiatives that empower them with skills that will help sustain them when out of prison to prevent reuniting with