Gangs and hybrid gangs present a serious challenge to justice and community safety. Identifying effective prevention and intervention methods is key to diminishing youth delinquency and gang involvement. Youths are especially susceptible to becoming gang-involved. Therefore, it is of extreme importance to target this age group in preventive measures and programs.
The major risk factor domains that influence youth behaviors include family, school, peer group, individual characteristics, and community. Issues related to these five factors may increase the likelihood of a youth’s gang involvement and delinquent behavior. Experts suggest that “Gang membership is not a product of
several specific risk factors, but the result of the accumulation of many varied kinds of risk factors”
The major risk factor domains that influence youth behaviors include family, school, peer group, individual characteristics, and community. Issues related to these five factors may increase the likelihood of a youth’s gang involvement and delinquent behavior. Experts suggest that “Gang membership is not a product of
several specific risk factors, but the result of the accumulation of many varied kinds of risk factors”
