"Why Do Street Gangs Exist?"

Using what you’ve learned this week, respond to the following questions:

• What street gangs exist in your region?
• What role do you think that ethnic conflict, culture, and organized crime play in the development of any gang group?
• Respond to at least one of your classmates. Compare and contrast the gang activity in your area to the gang activity in their area.
  • If you both have the same gangs in your areas, compare socio-economic factors of your areas.
  • Do similar areas have the same types of gang activity or do the same gangs act the same way in different areas?