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A 5 page overview of the problems gangs present in Baltimore and elsewhere. The author emphasizes that
youths are inspire to join gangs to escape from the harsh realities of their lives. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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to their health, safety, and welfare than they have at any other time in the regions history. This is attributable to a number of factors but one of the
most concerning is the escalation of juvenile involvement in gangs. Perpetuated by the crime ridden neighborhoods many Baltimore youths are forced to grow up in, juvenile gangs become a
means of escape and provide a perception of protection. By joining gangs juveniles are taking what appears to them to be a logical step to better their fate in
life. To understand how these individuals could make such devastating choices we must understand that theirs is a life of devastating poverty and extreme hardship, a life which bears
little resemblance to that most of us in mainstream America have come to expect and gangs offer them a chance to overcome some of the problems that confront them every
day of their lives. This offer is, of course, replete with many problems. Gangs in reality offer no solution for these problems but instead only serve to escalate
them. Consider, for example, the downward spiral ridden by two gang member of the so-called "Lexington Terrace Boys" who gained national attention in their federal death penalty trial in
the U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Michael L. Taylor and Keon D. Moses started off like any other child in their crime ridden housing development. They took the
only option that seemed available to them in order to survive. That option was joining a gang, a gang that some describe as:
"a neighborhood crack cocaine operation that authorities portray as as much a killing club as a drug ring" (Gibson, 2004).
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