Gangs young people and violence USA

A gang is a group of people, especially Young people, who usually go around together and often deliberately cause trouble. They are connected in some way and hang around, e. g.: frightening people and breaking windows. They also fight with rival gangs (violent street-gangs). Many young people, especially young people who are in their puberty, often feel misunderstood by their grownups. They do not understand each other at all. Together with other problems (e. g.: problems with their friends, first love, school), the teenagers often cannot handle such problems and so they tend to join groups like gangs.

In the gangs they feel important. They are somebody. The gang is like a family for them. The other members of the gang are confronted with the same problems and so they understand each other. There are many gangs all over the world. Often gang members live in poor neighbourhoods. They are not well educated and besides they do not have much money.

They often have to defend themselves against rival gangs.

That is why they are armed in most of the cases.

The history of gangs in the USA: The street activity that as scared not only the terrain but the quality of life of its occupants for over 20 years, has been transformed into peace. Some years ago, it was the battleground of a war between the Crip and Blood gangs (street organizations). A peace agreement between the Crips and Bloods has taken place in the Imperial Gardens, Jordan Downs and Nickerson Gardens housing projects (Housing communities in L. A. ). In former years, especially in these areas, senseless killing and acts of violence took place because these housing units were near each other. In Watts and Compton (areas in L. A. ), few street organizations in South Central still struggle because their anger developed over the last decade. For many residents of these communities, the media coverage is their greatest problem, because the media interest is a big problem and they are not always writing true stories about working communities (e. g.: when peace treaty figurehead Tony Bogard was killed, the mainstream media rushed to report that peace was over. ) But the community works very well and the younger people often spend a lot of time together. Few other cities follow the example of the Crips and Bloods and tried to initiate ceasefires and ultimate peace. During the 1960s, Black youth in L. A. began forming street organizations as social clubs and family units when school was out and employment opportunities were bleak. At this time L. A., had a lot of street organizations: The Avenues, Slausons, Businessmen, Ace Deuces, Bishops, Roman 20s, Pirus, Brim, Swans, Gladiators, Rabble Rousers and others. They wore derby hats and neatly pressed shirts and slacks (every group had his own uniform). After a fight, the opponents would shake hands and go their ways. Criminal activity was minimal and minimized to stealing leather coats, mugging rich white ...