Second, in a fully developed community, the network of relations gives every parent, in a sense, a community of sentries who can keep him informed of his child's activities. In male gangs problems occur as each is the members tries to be the most manly. Quite often this will then lead to each member trying to commit a bigger and more violent crime or simply more crimes than the others. In gangs with more intellegent members these feelings end up making each member want to be the star when the groups commit a crime. This sort of gang is usually common of middle or upper class people although it can happen in gangs in the projects and other low rent districts too.
All gangs feel powerful and they want to be feared.
To do this they try to establish themselves as the only gang in a certain neighborhood. After a few gang fights hatred forms and gang murders and drive-by's begin to take place. When two gangs are at war it makes life very dangerous for citizens in the area. Lastly one of the great factors in joining a gang is for protection. Although from an objective point of view, we can see joining a gang brings more danger than it saves you from, this is not always the way it is seen by kids.