Gangs: What Influences One to Join and What can we Do to Minimize Them Gangs are a violent reality that people have to deal with in today’s society. What caused these gangs to form? Why do kids feel that being in a gang is acceptable as well as a good way to live? These are two questions that we ask ourselves everyday and although the long-range answers can only be speculated upon, the short-term …showed first 75 words of 801 total…

…showed last 75 words of 801 total…of gang without totally restructuring the modern economy and value system. Since the chance of this happening is minimal, we must learn to cope with gangs and try to keep their following to a minimum. Unfortunately there is no real organized force to help fight gangs. What we need are more people to form organizations such as the “Guardian Angels” a gang-like group that makes life very tough for gangs that are breaking the law.