Most of these girls she discovered entered the gangs for power and belonging. They did not care if they were hurt because survival became their most significant recourse. If they survived the abuse and the poverty, then they felt powerful. In 8 Ball Chicks, we discover the fear and desperate desire for respect and status that drive girls into gangs in the first place--and the dreams and ambitions that occasionally help them to escape the catch-22 of their existence...
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If they survived the abuse and the poverty, then they felt powerful. In 8 Ball Chicks, we discover the fear and desperate desire for respect and status that drive girls into gangs in the first place--and the dreams and ambitions that occasionally help them to escape the catch-22 of their existence. Dismissed by the police as mere adjuncts to or gofers for male gangs, girl gang members are in fact often as emotionally closed off and dangerous as their male counterparts...
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Keeping Kids Out of Gangs The gang awareness class would paint the big picture about gangs which will hopefully help kids make better choices.	2 / 285
Gang culture (short) Media is also responsible for the increase in gang participation. Many movies and music glamorize gang lifestyles, enthralling children with thoughts of easy money and the excitement of a being a gangsta...	1 / 238
Gang Prevention and Juveniles Indeed, gangs may be a type of self-protection employed by students in response to threatening school and community environments. Unlike overall juvenile violence, which tends to peak immediately after the end of the school day, violent gang crimes begin to escalate sharply early in the school day, peak early in the afternoon, and again in early evening...	4 / 939
Teens And Gangs Gangs make you carry out illegal activities to make money. One of these activities is the selling of illegal drugs such as marijuana or crack. Some members are big time dealers while others just work the corners in the city or their neighborhoods...	2 / 501