Sport clothing and a specific team in pro athletics or collegiate athletics identify exactly to which gang they belong. It seems that at the heart of gang problems is youth with too much time on their hands. We know that New York City tends to see the most gang related activity. First of all, the NYPD has an organized Principle Gang Unit in its intelligence division. The main idea here is to establish a gang database from city-wide arrest reports, probation documents, surveillance and undercover work, and personal interviews with street gang members.
Intervention can be social or legal intervention.
Both are necessary for combatting the problem. This is a list of five different intervention techniques that seem to cover all types of possibilities. Gangs are a problem and measures exist to control the problem but not defeat it. We live in a society that has many problems that are not solved easily. With steps being taken to control the problems we have here in the U.S., we are on the right track.