What’s Going on With Gangs?
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The public dialogue about gangs and gang activity has heated up over the summer. Is it media hype or are there serious concerns? And, what can we do to keep kids out of gangs? A former gang member, Terrance Roberts, who now works to keep kids out of gangs, joins Denver D.A. Mitch Morrissey on this edition of Dialogue: Denver D.A.
“Wannabes are gonnabes."
- Terrence Roberts, Executive Director of the Prodigal Son Initiative
Those who are interested in joining gangs are going to find ways to get into gangs. That’s why intervention is so important.
How many active gang members are there in the United States?
A. 15,000 B. 400,000 C. 750,000
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c. 750,000 – according to the Institute for Intergovernmental Research