Week 5 DQ 1 Juvenile Gangs

Week 5 DQ 1 Juvenile Gangs

Discuss the significance of juvenile gang activity in the United States and provide your opinion of the most effective means of combating gang violence. Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

Discuss the significance of juvenile gang activity in the United States and provide your opinion of the most effective means of combating gang violence.Response 1When it comes to gang activity in the United States there is a major significance when it comes to gang activity as this is not only affecting our youth this is also affecting the community. There are people who are getting rob, shot, beaten, killed etc. over this type of activity in our communities. As studies shows there are approximately 27,900 gangs, with 774,000 members that has a major impact not only in our community but our towns and cities across the United States. These gangs conduct criminal activity in all 50 states and U.S. territories. Although most gang activity is concentrated in major urban areas, gangs also are proliferating in rural and suburban areas of the country as gang members flee increasing law enforcement pressure in urban areas or seek more lucrative drug markets. According to a recent bulletin released by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinq……………..

Week 5 DQ 1 Juvenile Gangs