Youth Violence
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Youth Gangs
The birth of American's gang problem can be traced down to a time
when many Europeans migrated to the East coast with intent of making a
better life. As residents to the country were burdened with heavy taxes,
organized smuggling and robbery gangs were found in every major city.
Some of the earliest known youth gangs come from New York. The gangs
were generally compromised of members of the same race and ethnic
background, who banded together for protection, recreation, and financial
gain. Many young children had no family and no supervision or guidance.
Juvenile delinquency became a major concern as many homeless children
strolled the streets in nearly every large city. Children and teenagers stealing
food and clothing was a common problem. People blamed the mothers as the
cause to the these increasing gang problem. They said they mistook care of
their children and let them do whatever they wanted.
This problem went for long without people doing anything about it...