HOW TO FIGHT GANGS AND WIN
How to Discourage Gangs and Stop Them by John Dewar Gleissner The secret to ending gang popularity among young American males is simpler than many realize. A host of scholars seek the answers in more understanding, better policing, government programs, better education, less discrimination and any number of ideas to make society better. All of those are worthy goals and undertakings, but the problem of gangs persists. Organizations study, assess, recommend, heighten awareness, make reports, classify, communicate, coordinate and advocate reforms. Initiatives spring forth to attack the high crime rates caused by gangs. The decline of stable families is an obvious cause of gang popularity, along with urbanization and poverty, but those conditions and trends today are almost impossible to reverse. Mix in the allure and power of money from illegal drug sales, and the weapons used to survive in the illegal drug business, and the current disaster survives all initiatives to s...