Cause Of Gang Violence

Urban crime along with young gangs have long been an issue of concern to the public. Gangs are often associated with guns, violence, crime and drug abuse. Many factors are attributed to this continuous social problem and there are some strategies for ending gang violence such as suppression and prevention. Moreover, knowledge as a vital element of one’s success, is often required through education. Concerns about the importance of education are not new. Education not only increases one’s theoretical knowledge but also improves one’s thinking and analytical skills. Gangs, a group of people bond together having negative social influences, have become more prevalent today and there is an increasing number of young teenagers joining gangs. Law …show more content…
Gangs often offer some protection and support to youth, so they may feel a sense of “Family”. And some gang activities provide opportunities to young gang members to earn money, power and status which are lacking in the young member’s home environment. Take an example from the movie City of God, in which the characters Shaggy, Clipper and Goose live in Favela, a new housing project that has little access to electricity and water. They not only loot drivers who are driving a truck filled with gas tanks but also rob occupants in a motel in order to get money. Additionally, failure to realize what being in a gang means is another reason for why young people join in gangs. Some young gang members have not enough understandings of the dangerous and illegal social problems associated with being part of a gang. They are unware that their behavior is a threat to public safety even causing serious injury or death. Peer pressure is another reason that can not be ignored. If friends or family members are in a gang, young people may be pressured to being a part of the gang. Peer …show more content…
According to the report from US Census Bureau, in 2009, around 60 million children were enrolled in elementary and secondary schools (“Education”). First of all, it improves people’s skills in coping with everyday problems and changing attitudes or ways of thinking. Education directly gives people knowledge of the world around, ranging from mathematics to art, history to political science. As a result, worldly knowledge makes people capable of collecting, managing and applying information in real-life scenarios. Beside, education helps people build morals and ethics. As human beings, people need to know the importance of living an ethical life, because people are certainly different from other animals in the world. Education teaches people the right behaviors and good manners and it is fundamental in the development of human being’s values and virtues. It is no exaggeration to say good education prevents people from becoming animals. Additionally, education is widely accepted as an essential criterion for employment in every sector of the industry, especially in today’s competitive world. Education shows people having rich experiences and in-depth knowledge in some particular fields and helps people to open doors to many career opportunities. According to an article from New York Times, the number of workers with at least college