Gang Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Gang.

  • 5 Student Essays
  • 5 Encyclopedia Articles
  • ...and more

Study Pack

The Gang Study Pack contains:

Encyclopedia Articles (5)

1,897 words, approx. 7 pages
Gangs Youthful street gangs have become a seemingly ineradicable fixture of American urban life. Stories abound of well-armed black or Latino teenagers locked in heated battle, often to the death, wit... Read more
1,881 words, approx. 7 pages
Gangs A group of people recognized as a distinct entity and involved in antisocial, rebellious, or illegal activities. A youth gang is a group of young people whose members recognize themselves as a d... Read more
19,591 words, approx. 66 pages
GANGS POSE A serious problem for American society. Despite an overall drop in the U.S. crime rate, gang-related crime remains high. A nationwide survey by the U.S. Department of Justice in 1996 showed... Read more
43,134 words, approx. 144 pages
“Two factors mark the major differentiation between earlier violent gangs and today’s violent gangs: the intensified commerce of drugs and the violence that surrounds the drug business, an... Read more
35,854 words, approx. 120 pages
From the time they are very young, most children and adolescents play and socialize with friends they meet in various places—their neighborhood, school, church, scouts, sports and other hobbies,... Read more