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Some communities have been accused of ignoring gang activity to the point that it encourages gangs to feel that they have found a 'safe haven'.

Write a 2 page essay. Address the following in your paper:

• Why do some communities become ambivalent to gangs?

• What characteristics make gangs feel safe and how do communities contribute to this feeling?

Include 3-5 references.

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Ambivalence Towards Gangs is examined. Why communities become ambivalent towards gangs is determined.

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Some communities have been accused of ignoring gang activity to the point that it encourages gangs to feel that they have found a 'safe haven'.
Write a 2 page essay. Address the following in your paper:
• Why do some communities become ambivalent to gangs?
• What characteristics make gangs feel safe and how do communities contribute to this feeling?

Gangs can find refuge in communities for a myriad of reasons including the fact that some gangs are institutions within communities wherein entire families of these gangs are affiliated from birth and indoctrinated into the lifestyle at a very young age. In addition, gangs often arise from neighborhoods plagued by social disorganization, which breeds conditions that lack the ability to put into place control mechanisms that will effectively prevent gangs from becoming apart of ...

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