GANG VIOLENCE

Understanding of psychological factors involved with violent gangs

Understanding of psychological factors involved with violent gangs

Introduction

A gang is a group of teenagers and young adults who come together and participate in joint activities that are violent, illegal or criminal activities. They generally use a common name or symbol, and often decide to use a certain type of clothing or display any other type of identification, like a tattoo, for example. However, they have violent behavior and cause devastating results for the overall society in which they live. Moreover, the work conducted by the ministry of justice play an important role ...