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Gang culture (short)
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| Gang membership is on the rise nationwide. Why are we seeing an increase? Several reasons - 1. Identity - Kids join to be a part of something. To be known as a Crip or a Blood offers identity. 2. Recognition - Acknowledgment for 'accomplishments' that they do not receive at home. This recognition builds gangbangers' "juice" or rep within the gang. 3. Discipline - The gang, after being 'jumped in', becomes the child's surrogate family. The gang offers specific rules and pecking orders not receive...
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