What encourages gang behavior?

Youths join gangs for many reasons / Lonnie Jackson

Youths join gangs for protection / Scott H. Decker and Barrik Van Winkle

Youths join gangs for the thrill of violence and power / Isis Sapp-Grant and Rosemarie Robotham

Girls join gangs to escape problems at home / Jody Miller

Asian youths join gangs because they feel culturally alienated / Patrick Du Phuoc Long with Laura Ricard

Drug trafficking encourages gang behavior / Lewis Yablonsky

The media encourage gang behavior / Rick Landre, Mike Miller, and Dee Porter

Prison life encourages gang behavior / Tiffany Danitz.