Why were gangs in the 1980s becoming increasingly adult oriented?
What will be an ideal response?
The answer should include the following points:
• Juveniles were not leaving the urban gangs to which they belonged when they became adults.
• These gangs supplied certain needs not being met in other social groups or traditional rites of passage into adulthood.
• The increased imprisonment of gang members fostered the development of prison gangs that kept their allegiance to these gangs while in prison and subsequent to being released from prison.
• This pattern remains true today as more than half of all gang members are over the age of 18.
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What will be an ideal response?
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