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ANDREY: paragraph #3 **"why young people join gangs?"** To know reasons why young people join gangs in the first place can bring an understanding of how to prevent youths from those groups. The main reason comes from a family. Teens from problem families are unable to feel themselves as a part of a family and seek for love and caring in the groups. Gangs can offer teens a sense of purpose, belonging and way of life. Another reason is self-assertion; adolescence is the time of rebellion and self-assertion. Thus, young people protest against parenting and social rules and need to prove themselves and their surrounding that they are adults. Some teens join gangs due to seek for protection and shelter from other groups which often victimize youths who stand aside from a gang. Also friends who already had joined gangs provide constant “bad advertisement” such as sense of joy of braking rules, sense of risk involved actions and adventure, and other thrilling activities. All these have great influence on teens and persuade them to become a part of a group. The last reason is making easy money. The lure of money is the most dangerous aspect of being a member of a gang. Young gangsters are instigated to illegally procure money by merchandising or delivering packs with drugs or even simply plundering. Ad lib, the reasons why young people join gangs are countless, however, it is clear that by joining gangs our teens try to fulfill the voids in their feelings and those voids come from a family.


 * Malolo: I like that very intersting clear point from begining to the end of the story. My concern is the causes of young people joining gang come from home. The causes of gang culture are not simple, I would suggest that, ( families and schools ) the major problem to our young people today**.

ANDREY: paragraph #3 **second draft** To know reasons why young people join gangs in the first place can bring an understanding of how to prevent youths from those groups. The main reason comes from a family. Teens from problem families are unable to feel themselves as a part of a family and seek for love and caring in the groups. Gangs can offer teens a sense of purpose, belonging and way of life. Another reason is self-assertion; adolescence is the time of rebellion and self-assertion. Thus, young people protest against parenting and social rules. Teens need to prove to their surrounding that they are adults. Some teenagers join gangs due to seek for protection and shelter from other groups which often victimize youths who stand aside from a gang. Also, friends who already had joined gangs provide constant “bad advertisement” such as sense of joy of braking rules, sense of risk involved actions and adventure, and other thrilling activities. All these have great influence on teens and persuade them to become a part of a group. The last reason is making easy money. The lure of money is the most dangerous aspect of being a member of a gang. Young gangsters are instigated to illegally procure money by merchandising or delivering packs with drugs or even simply plundering. Ad lib, the reasons why young people join gangs are countless, however, it is a matter of fact that by joining gangs our teens try to fulfill the voids in their feelings. (Violence Prevention Institute, n.d.)
 * ANDREY: Thanks Malolo for your comment. I am agree with you that causes are complex. **

//Why Young People Join Gangs and What You Can Do//. (n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2011, from VIOLENCE PREVENTION INSTITUTE, Inc. website: http://www.violencepreventioninstitute.com/youngpeople.html
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