The state of California, with 5,000 different gangs and 250,000 gang members has the largest problem in the country. Prosecutors and police officials have taken a number of steps in the last ten years to control the problem. Some methods are working. Bibliography lists 11 sources. The writer demonstrates how commonalities in background among such girls points to social causal factors such as abusive home environments.
Topics covered include initiation rituals and specific case studies.
Bibliography includes 5 sources. The late 1990's rash of children opening fire upon their classmates and teachers on school grounds has triggered a closer look at the makeup of the juvenile psyche. The writer gives an overview of the various reasons children act with violence, as well as ways to deter such behavior. Bibliography lists 5 sources. A 10 page research paper which postulates that suburban gangs are fundamentally different and distinct from urban gangs, and, therefore, didn't result from inner-city gang culture 'spreading' to the suburbs, but rather sprang from sociological conditions prevalent in American's suburban landscape.