Gangs are considered groups of young adults who claim a certain area, they will protect their area at all costs even if it means using violence (Regoli, R., Hewitt, J., & Delisi, M., 2014). Gang members consider other members of their group …show more content…
Many of the reasons and goals are the same it is just the direction or path they take to meet those goals which differ, the gang members seem to take a more deviant path. The initiation rituals itself are different, thankfully as no parent wants to see their child go through what potential gang members go through. I think that these youths are craving a family and they find that in the ranks of the gangs and would happily do whatever it takes to belong. All human beings have the need to belong, teens are no exception. Some teenagers unfortunately will go to extremes to find that sense of