... made joining a street gang both more convincing, lucrative and violent. The most common reason for juveniles to join a gang is their low level socioeconomic status, in other words poverty. If poverty is a condition, then despair could perhaps be a state of mind; you lose all hope (Meacham, 2008). ... what lures the young adolescents into becoming a gang member. Adolescents tend to join gangs for supportive reasons. A lot of youth especially those with low socio-economic structures have a weak social ties with their families, schools, and communities. These are the youth that join gangs f...

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... , and media violence. I feel that the main causes of these problems are the breakdown of families, too much concern with controlling the child rather than raising the child responsibly, and economic status. In today's society one must have a license to drive a car, a permit to carry a gun, yet, no one needs to be certified to be a parent. Anyone who has the ability can ... the National Institute of Justice determined that youths from neglectful homes, single parent homes, and homes where substance abuse was a problem had a greater likelihood of being charged with a crime or status offens...

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... minorities are subject to specific negative social forces. Multiple marginality has its foundations in racism, repression of culture and migratory patterns that lead to the formation of hotbeds of low socio-economic status and the relegation of minority groups to the periphery of society (Gilbert. 2013). Maori largely worked in semi skilled and unskilled jobs and were paid 90% of the wage their ... ...

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