Week 4 homework

This week we are focusing on the effect of gangs on juvenile

delinquenc

y.

For this assignment, you have two issues to

research and discuss:

1)

Conduct research on gang activity in the Colorado Springs

area.

What gangs are represented here?

What percentage of

juveniles are involved in gangs?

What ethnic and cultural

affil

iations are there to gangs in the Colorado Springs area?

2)

After conducting your research, form an analysis as to which

social/psychological theory best explain gang membership,

organization, recruitment and activity in the Colorado Springs

area.

Make s

ure to take into account the unique cultural,

economic and ethnic make

-

up of youth in the Colorado Springs

area.

Note: Must work cite work

and be 3 pages

This week we are focusing on the effect of gangs on juvenile

delinquency. For this assignment, you have two issues to

research and discuss:

1) Conduct research on gang activity in the Colorado Springs

area. What gangs are represented here? What percentage of

juveniles are involved in gangs? What ethnic and cultural

affiliations are there to gangs in the Colorado Springs area?

2) After conducting your research, form an analysis as to which

social/psychological theory best explain gang membership,

organization, recruitment and activity in the Colorado Springs

area. Make sure to take into account the unique cultural,

economic and ethnic make-up of youth in the Colorado Springs

area.

Note: Must work cite work and be 3 pages