Explain the development of gangs from the 1600s in London, from the 1920s in the United States, to the development of contemporary gangs

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• In the 1600s, London was terrorized by gangs called Hectors, Bugles, and so others.
• Frederick Thrasher began to study gangs in the United States in the 1920s.
• According to Thrasher, gangs formed because modern society failed to meet the needs of lower-class youths.
• In the 1950s and 1960s, the threat of gangs and gang violence swept the public consciousness.
• Interest in gangs was renewed in the 1970s.
• Illegal drugs has spurred the formation of today's gangs.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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