Assertion: gang | /r/HasProperty | important social institution
Facets:
value: to the criminal world
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for low-income male youths
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The gang is an important social institution for low-income male youths and young adults from newcomer and residual populations because it often serves social, cultural, and economic functions no longer adequately performed by family, school, and the local market.
text: In addition to governing prisons, gangs are also an important source of governance to the criminal world outside of prison.