Youth Joining Gangs

Discuss the social problem of youth joining gangs and provide a rationale as to how this social problem affects youth and young adults, ages 13-18. Provide a literature review on this social problem, including relevant background on the issue, current empiricism (5 years), and a rationale for why it needs to be addressed. Be sure to link youth joining gangs to social work with​ ​groups,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​the​ ​services​ ​provided​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Boys​ ​and​ ​Girls​ ​Club. Be​ ​sure​ ​to​ ​include​ ​the​ ​following​ ​requirements​ ​for​ ​this​ ​assignment:

● Introduction,​ ​body​ ​of​ ​the​ ​paper,​ ​and​ ​conclusion ● Conclusion​ ​should​ ​include​ ​your​ ​professional​ ​reflection​ ​and​ ​rationale​ ​for​ ​how​ ​the

information​ ​you​ ​presented​ ​in​ ​your​ ​paper​ ​relates​ ​to​ ​Social​ ​Work​ ​Practice​ ​with Groups/Communities

● Contextualize​ ​the​ ​problem​ ​with​ ​empiricism​ ​(last​ ​5​ ​years)​ ​and​ ​history,​ ​using​ ​at​ ​least​ ​5 empirical/academic​ ​sources​ ​to​ ​support​ ​your​ ​discussion

● Provide​ ​a​ ​rationale​ ​for​ ​how​ ​joining​ ​gangs​ ​affects​ ​youth​ ​ages​ ​13-18. ● Describe​ ​how​ ​Maslow’s​ ​Hierarchy​ ​of​ ​Needs​ ​addresses​ ​youth​ ​joining​ ​gangs ● Write​ ​a​ ​5–10​ ​page​ ​paper—double-spaced,​ ​using​ ​APA​ ​formatting,​ ​citations,​ ​references,

etc. ● Do​ ​not​ ​use​ ​first​ ​person​ ​(I,​ ​this​ ​student,​ ​etc.)