Many communities have serious problems with gangs. There are many kinds of gangs, but whatever kind your community is dealing with, gangs spell trouble. They cause fear, destroy property, threaten or hurt peaceable residents, and drive out business.
Parents can do a lot to prevent gang problems or to reduce gang problems already in place.
Sharpen your skill as a parent and use them. Join with others to make or keep your neighborhood gang free. Learn about gangs. Many gang members say they joined because the gang offered them support, caring, and a sense of order and purpose, all the things that most parents try to give their kids. The odds are the better you meet these needs, the less your children will seek or accept invitations to become gang members.