What Are The Causes Of Gang Violence

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1. The BUILD program address specific needs in education, gang affiliated youth, and mentorship within the Austin, Humboldt Park, East Garfield, and Logan Square communities. Many different surveys and statistics amongst low-income communities in these neighborhoods are used to document the seriousness of the problem.
2. In recent years, crime and gang violence amongst the youth in Chicago urban communities has declined steadily, but much improvement is still needed compared to the state of Illinois overall crime and gang violence, which is lower than the inner city.
3. The Austin community will face population decline amongst African American men, as a result of homicide rates and prison sentences, if this problem grows larger.
4. In reviewing

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