Causes and Factor of formation of STREET GANG among teenagers in ROING. Popularly known as ‘’KEKRA GANG’’. Earlier My cousin brother was also in the gang. this made me concerned to write down this. who knows tomorrow your own family teenage member may do this. Right now the actions of a street gang in the town are heard no more. But who knows in the coming days this evil practice in the society may prevail again. We as concerned citizens should stop blaming directly to the teenagers for this evil practice. Somewhere we all are responsible for this and we have to be aware and fight for this in near future. Well we all have gone through teenage stage. Below are some causes and this are - 1. A TROUBLED HOME LIFE The reason why young people turn to street gangs is that families do not meet the needs of their children. This could be due to dysfunctional homes, abuse or single parent families where the individual does not have a father figure to look up to. These include physiological needs, the need for safety, the need for being loved/ belonging, the need for self esteem and the need to feel that one has potential to reach specific goals. Individuals join gangs for the basic elements to receive love, protection and security from the group. When an individual does not receive the basic needs from the family, individuals spend more time and effort with the gang to receive the basic human needs. The street gang becomes more like a social family than just friends. Members are recruited from their natural family and the gang takes over the functions of their primary family because members not only treat them like family but will protect their members and their activities at a high extent. Individuals accepted in gangs receive identity and recognition which is often done through gang sign tattoos, a certain dress code and a given name 2. PEER GROUP PRESSURE – in order to impress their friends and partners he will go up to the extent of committing crimes. Various challenges are made among teenagers to gain acceptance. I feel that more police would do more harm than good. I think a lot of kids join gangs for the wrong reasons. Some do it maybe because of what they see on TV, others cause they think it’s cool. 3. LACK of proper guidance’s and Advices from the parents and seniors members of the society. Those that are raised in a culture with aggressive models and heroes will most likely learn aggressive responses. 4. INFLUENCE OF MEDIA – The media also portrays gang culture as glamorous in the Hollywood movies and rap/hip-hop music videos, which often results in young people trying to adopt the life style as they see it as cool. 5. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – Fight among parents leads to grate negative psychological effect among teenagers which leads to do wrong actions. 5. Deprivation such as poor housing or homelessness To control and reduce the risk factors, a number of programs have to be introduced by various organisations and leaders. 1. Education, training or employment 2. Drug rehabilitation 3. Mental health assessment and treatment 4. Provision of accommodation Youth gang crime is a big issue that harms communities and creates a culture of fear. As children and young people offend for a variety of reasons, whether it is social or family problems or peer group pressure, young people need advice from people with knowledge and skill. So by having professional experienced staff in different fields of work they can help young people by assisting them to make the right choices in life.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 10:22:21 +0000
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