gang culture
By the members of the student council
What are the student council up to‌.?? This week the student council had a meeting running here in post 16, with other schools from all over Manchester. We were looking at Gang culture and how it affects people.
What is a gang? • A gang is a group of recurrently associating individuals or close friends with identifiable leadership and internal organization, identifying with or claiming control over territory in a community, and engaging either individually or collectively in violent or other forms of illegal behaviour.
How can gangs effect people? • A gang can provide what feels like a sense of belonging, however the negative consequences of being involved with a gang are numerous and can include death. • Gang members are at risk of being sent to prison for committing crimes (even if they didn’t actually do it), and they risk death by being targets for rival gang members. • Gangs, and in particular gang violence, affects communities as well. It can make neighborhoods dangerous and it can drive away businesses, which then negatively affects the economy.
My friends has joined a gang what can I do? • If you are concerned for your friend take a look at this website.
• www.livesnotknives.org
Did you now there can be good gangs? Take a few of these for example.
This is a gang and their victim is cancer!!!
And this one!!
Any questions? from the members of the student council