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1. • • Living with a gang member is a key risk factor for gang joining (Gilman et al., 2014). Children who are involved in delinquency, violence, and drug use at an early age are at higher risk for gang membership than are other youngsters (Craig, Vitaro, and Tremblay, 2002).
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   Who is most likely to be involved in a gang?

   • Criminal gangs target children who are vulnerable, with combinations of risk factors accelerating the risk of gang involvement. Children who have suffered abuse, neglect and trauma in the home, and/or have parents and carers with substance misuse problems, are more likely to become involved with urban street gangs.

   Children involved in urban street gangs - Criminal Justice Inspectorates

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   Is it illegal to be a gang member?

   • For most crime is their 'occupation.” It's not illegal for a young person to be in a gang – there are different types of ‘gang’ and not every ‘gang’ is criminal or dangerous. However, gang membership can be linked to illegal activity, particularly organised criminal gangs involved in trafficking, drug dealing and violent crime.

   Criminal exploitation and gangs - NSPCC

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   Why do children and young people join gangs?

   • A child or young person might be recruited into a gang because of where they live or because of who their family is. They might join because they don’t see another option or because they feel like they need protection. Children and young people may become involved in gangs for many reasons, including:

   Criminal exploitation and gangs - NSPCC

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   Is a group of young people considered a gang?

   • A group of young people who come together to commit small acts of vandalism, theft, or violence would not therefore be considered a ‘gang’ for our purposes (even though they may self-identify as such), since they do not operate or defend a territory.

   Understanding Gang Culture in the UK - Working The Doors

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   Are gang members male or female?

   • While gang membership is predominantly male based, young girls and women are increasingly coerced and drawn into gang activity. Gangs often have a fluid and chaotic hierarchical structure where individuals slide up and down the pecking order, dependent on their involvement at differing times.

   Young People at Risk of Gang Involvement - Safeguarding Hub

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   How old are gang members?

   • The structure, characteristics and often the ethnicity of gangs varies from area to area and will often depend on the local demographic. Most gangs are primarily made up of young people, aged between 13 and 24 years, although gang members have been known to be significantly older and younger than this age group.

   Young People at Risk of Gang Involvement - Safeguarding Hub

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › news › newsbeat-55302854Life in a gang: 'You don't know who's gonna die next' - BBC

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   Dec 18, 2020 · The 17-year-old - one of London's most notorious gang members - is speaking to Radio 1 Newsbeat in a London youth hub. Sitting on a white plastic chair beside his youth worker, Yusuf reels...

   • How Do We Know How Many Children Are in Gangs

     For the past three years, it has asked children aged 10 to...

4. www.nspcc.org.uk › gangs-criminal-exploitationCriminal exploitation and gangs - NSPCC

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   It's not illegal for a young person to be in a gang – there are different types of ‘gang’ and not every ‘gang’ is criminal or dangerous. However, gang membership can be linked to illegal activity, particularly organised criminal gangs involved in trafficking, drug dealing and violent crime.

5. safeguardinghub.co.uk › young-people-risk-gangYoung People at Risk of Gang Involvement - Safeguarding Hub

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   Feb 28, 2018 · Most gangs are primarily made up of young people, aged between 13 and 24 years, although gang members have been known to be significantly older and younger than this age group. While gang membership is predominantly male based, young girls and women are increasingly coerced and drawn into gang activity.

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7. www.workingthedoors.co.uk › gang-culture-in-the-ukUnderstanding Gang Culture in the UK - Working The Doors

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   This ‘matrix’, created after the 2011 riots, is essentially a list of individuals likely to be involved with gangs. Members are assigned a red, amber, or green rating, depending on how dangerous they are considered to be by the authorities. However, the system has been controversial due to breaching data protection laws.

8. theconversation.com › why-do-young-people-joinWhy do young people join gangs? Members explain the appeal of ...

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   Nov 4, 2019 · Being part of a gang can be seen as a pathway to manhood, offering young men social status, acceptance and role models, in the form of more senior gang members. What’s more, the young men who...

9. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogPoverty, Broken Homes, Violence: The Making of a Gang Member

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   Aug 24, 2013 · Having identified these risk factors, experts propose that young adults join gangs because they both act as a surrogate family, as well as provide a sense of belonging, power, control and...

10. www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk › hmiprobationChildren involved in urban street gangs

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    Jul 19, 2024 · 34,000 children were either a known gang member or knew a gang member and had been the victim of violent crime in the past 12 months. a survey of teenage children in 2023 found that...