1. Joseph Marshall Jr. and Lonnie Wheeler compare the situation in America’s cities to that of the Middle East. Do you believe the authors’ comparison is an effective way to highlight the problem of gang violence and what should be done to prevent it? Why or why not?
2. Richard K. Willard and David Cole disagree as to whether inner city residents support loitering laws. Whose argument do you find more convincing and why?
3. The authors in this chapter evaluate various approaches to reducing gang violence. Which, if any, of these methods do you think would be most successful? What other steps do you think the criminal justice system could take? Explain your answers.