(Hernandez 24). There are many reasons people join gangs and each and everyone of

them has their own story. Many people ask why they commit crimes, but they need to be

asking why they joined in the first place.

When people grow up with parents that do not care about them, they try to get their attention in different ways (Hams 22). Since their parents do not care what they do, they try and go find comfort somewhere else. Another big reason people join gangs is a lack of a parent. Helen Huffer says " I didn't have a dad when I was growing up. I had to find out how to be a man from somebody else (36). Also, not having a mom to take care of you and to baby you ends up with them looking for love in the wrong places. These scenarios all have to do with the kid wanting or looking for love and recognition.

Some people think its cool to join a gang without even realizing the consequences of joining one. First off, to join a gang they either beat them or they have to kill somebody. Once they are in a gang they can never get out unless they get killed. " Even if they get sent to jail, gang are in there too" (Mendez 47). After being in jail for awhile a gangster often change their minds. All of the stealing and killing finally gets to them and they crack and don't want to live that lifestyle anymore (Huffer 37). They don't want to live like that usually because they are trying to start a family and they can not help if their dead or in jail. Since they want to get out of the gang they have to leave the city or the state they are in. If they don't either the gang member dies or one of their family members would be shot in a drive by shooting.

There are many preventions from joining a gang. One is to think about the conse

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