Why is gangsterism increasing in school?
Gangs have been a problem throughout history, dating back to antiquity. There are many definitions for youth gangs and gangs. The problem with defining a gang is that different gangs have different criteria, and engage in different activities. There are many groups that consider themselves to be gangs. For example there are street gangs, traditional youth gangs, posses/crew, youth groups/street groups, delinquent groups, and criminal organizations. Curry and Spergel (1990) defined gangs as “a group or collectivity of person with a common identity who interact in cliques or sometimes as a whole group on a fairly regular basis and whose activities the community may view in varying degrees as legitimate, illegitimate, criminal, or some combination thereof,’ what distinguishes the gang from other groups is its communal or “fraternal” different, or special interstitial character. Curry and Spergel (1990) defined street gangs as “a group or collective of persons engaged in significant illegi
