In-Service Training: Gangs, Cliques, and Crews: Understanding Gangs and Youth
Gang Culture is more popular than ever. Youth of all socio-economic and racial/ethnic groups are emulating the behaviors, ideology, and pose of the most notorious national street gangs from LA and Chicago. The mass media via Hip Hop music, video games, movies and music videos has glamorized the culture such that youth have found its allure mesmerizing. This workshop explores the proliferation of gang culture among the spectrum of members from hardcore members to youth trying to gain popularity by pretending to be members of a gang. Also discussed are reasons why kids join gangs, the profile of gang members, the pathos of gangs, and prevention strategies to keep kids out of gangs.
Please join the CASA/GAL Program of Summit County as we present a specialized training series on “Advocacy for Boys of Color Involved in the Child Welfare System”. This series is made possible by a generous grant from the GPD Employee’s Foundation, Inc.
In 2014, GPD Group established a 501(c)(3) medium named the “GPD Group Employees’ Foundation, Inc.” to aid in channeling donations that will enrich the K-12 public education experience and support at-risk children and those with medical and special needs. We thank them for their support!
