Gangs Gang violence, crime, and its affects on the community A street gang is a group or association of three or more persons who may have a common identifying sign, symbol or name, and who individually or collectively engage in, or have engaged in, criminal activity, or as a juvenile commits an act that if committed by an adult would be a criminal act. Stanley “Tookie” Willams was the co-founder of the “Crypts”. It all …showed first 75 words of 1082 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1082 total…misappropriated values and behaviors have a threatening and intimidating affect on communities, should not play any role in today’s society. It’s impossible to eliminate gangs alltogether, but to prevent even the smallest amount of kids from being part of a gang, might save a few lives. Gangs affect everyone, not just the people involved, the less gang activity, the safer it is for our kids to grow up drug free and violence free.