Gangs in the United States

The nature of violence in the United States is part of history, unfortunately this phenomenon has brought a negative image to our country. In our society, the development of gang is not due to the unfairness of economics but also due to social injustice not just for justice. Most of the young people who live in a society suffering from socio-economic distress are not in contact with traditional forms of social and interpersonal support systems (such as family and school) and the risk of joining the gang Is high. For teenagers who are interested in joining a gang, it is not unusual for relatives to deal with or to pass through gangs.

Gang is a serious problem, but it does not cause a panic. The youth group of the United States first appeared around 1783. Youth gang activities in the United States have four major peaks in the second half of the 19th century, the 1920s, the 1960s, and the 1990s. Only in the 1990s, Congress decided that the gang problem had to be solved by the violation of Congress's traditional criminal justice function. According to state law and federal law, everything the gangs do is illegal, such as selling regulated substances, killing hostile gang members, stealing property and so on. However, since enactment of law is often confused with actual behavior, even if the criminal law already covers all the things that the gangs have done, the enactment of "anti-aid" law has a strong political appeal maybe. Congress is trying to create a so-called "secondary law" in the absence of an addable substance law (eg, because murder or drug trafficking is illegal).

There are several kinds of groups in the American gang, such as the national street gang, local street gang, prison gang, motorcycle club, ethnic and organizational criminal gang. As of 2011, about 1.4 million people are participating in the gang, and in the United States more than 33,000 gangs are participating. People join the gang for various reasons. Some people become collective gangsters who gain essential items such as food and shelters that benefit from organized crime or acquire luxury goods and services. They may be seeking protection against hostile groups and violent crimes, especially if the police are not trusted or invalid. Many people are fascinated by families, identities, or belonging awareness. Other motivations include social status, intimidation of gang members, pressure from friends, family traditions, excitement of adventure.