Three Phases of Gang involvement
- Minor mischeif
- Seeking identity
- Drive-by shootings, drugs, killings
Underlying societal strains that give rise to gangs
- high unempoyment
- atmosphere of discrimination/abuse/criticism
- community seen as uncaring
- youth’s lack of self control
Needs to be met by gangs for juveniles
status, acceptance, fun/excitement/risk
Problems associated with juvenile gang activities
geographic turf
Factors affecting youth encounters w/ police
- need for independence
- rebellion against authority
- peer pressure
_____ ten yrs of age or older and under 17 yrs of age
Child
_____ adult with whom the child resides
Custodian
_____ person who under court order is the guardian of the person of the child or public or private agency with whom the child has been placed by a court
Guardian
_____ subject to jurisdiction of a court under abuse, dependency, or neglect statutes under title 5 for reasons other than legally prohibited conduct of a child
Nonoffender
_____ mother or father of child, but does not include a parent whose parents rights have been terminated
Parent
_____ is used for the placement of any juvenile who has been adjudicated as having committed an offense
Secure Correctional Facility
_____ is used for the temporary placement of any juvenile who is accused of having committed an offense
Secure Detention Facility
_____ conduct other than traffic offense, that violates the Penal Law of this state or United States punishable by imprisonment or confinement in jail. Conduct indicating supervison.
Delinquent Conduct
