1. Lewis Yablonsky asserts that gang members often suffer emotional problems, ranging from parental abuse to depression. However, many children face similar circumstances and do not turn to violence. Why do you think some youth with these problems join gangs, while others do not? Explain your answer.
2. Isis Sapp-Grant is a former gang member and Dale Greer is an inmate. Do you think this makes their explanations on what factors lead to gang involvement more compelling than viewpoints written by authors who are researchers of, but not participants in, criminal life? Why or why not?
3. Music has often been accused of inciting violence, whether it is Marilyn Manson after the Columbine shootings in 1999 or gangster rap, as in the viewpoint by Rick Landre, Mike Miller, and Dee Porter. However, other musical genres, such as country music, are not blamed even though they also sometimes have violent lyrics...