Teenagers are often emotionally insecure and want to fit in with people who have the same mind set. Teens sometimes choose to associate with the wrong people and want to fit in the crowd. Many people wonder why teens would first of all thinking of joining a gang. Teens choose to join gangs because: broken home, feel the need to fit in, peer pressure, want money. Some teenagers join gangs because sometimes it deals with family involvement because maybe their cousin or another family member influence them. In many circumstances family member are already in gangs and often recruit other family members. If that teen family member not in a gang they may be looking for another family member because they have a broken home and doesn’t feel like
