A Comparative Study Of Attitudes Of At-risk Youths Towards Gangs

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...crime are problems of increasing concern in the United States. Current research suggests that juveniles who participate in criminal activities are more likely to participate in criminal or deviant behaviors as adults. Youths with a support mechanism for criminal behaviorluding either a family support model for substance abuse, interpersonal violence and delinquency or gang participation, continue criminal behavior longer than individuals without these support mechanisms even in the presence of punitive or educational models for change.
As a result of these perspectives, it is important to determine the impacts of the opinions of youths regarding gang participation in order to determine whether these opinions shape choices regarding juvenile delinquency, deviance and gang participation. Because of the influence of the mass media, the music industry, and word-of-mouth information about gangs, children are bombarded with images that could support positive opinions regarding gangs and gang participation. Positive opinions of gang participation can...

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