A gang is defined in Webster’s dictionary as group of persons working to unlawful or antisocial ends; for example, a band of antisocial adolescents or a group of persons having informal and close relations. Generally a gang may be defined as people who share a common Identity, usually through a gang name and individually or collectively engage in criminal activity. A good example of this is The Outsiders.
Criminal street gangs have become one of the most serious crime problems all over the world. Gang violence, particularly assaults, drive-by shootings, homicides, and brutal home-invasion robberies, accounts for one of the largest, single, personal threats to public safety. In the outsiders there are many assaults between the Socs and the Greasers.
A gang is also a group of persons having informal and close relat
ions. Many reasons why adolescents and older aged groups join gangs are to get away from their every day problems and to fit into a group. It is known that many gang members suffer from family depression and have many problems with school. So when some one joins a gang they have a sense of belonging. Also many people (adolescents mainly) join a gang to feel safe and protected in the streets and help other people to feel safe, and that when they get into trouble with another gang or the law they have their gangs backing them up. In The Outsiders there are many close relationships between members of the Greasers.
As shown in the outsiders gangs can bring family and friends closer together. Gangs are described as people having close relations. Gangs also bring people together to make new friends and to bond and get along with
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