Gang ViolenceThe man on the sidewalk corner with all his boys is what most people think of a gang. Disrespecting people walking by on the street is what some kids will do. Gang members will try to leave a lasting impression on younger children. They want to look and act cool to lure them into a whole bunch of illegal activities. It has always been a problem with gangs influencing kids to commit crimes. The gangs try to embellish their lifestyle with cars, clothes and women. The younger kids see the money and want to do the same things the gangs do. Gang violence also extends to young people. When young children begin to see violence in a gang, the image is always made up of two things; death or prison. Gangs are controversial in a way; the gang has many different ways to recruit young people. The problem isn't always the gang, the kids who have unstable home lives. Kids without a strong parental figure at home fall into the gang lifestyle. The gang members tell the boys that they love them and will be there for them. When in all truth they will let them take the blame for the crime. The child goes to prison and the gang member returns to the streets rounding up other innocent children who commit crimes for them. Gangs have a major influence on children in low-income families. This article will describe how gangs influence children into dangerous lifestyles. The article will discuss the different points of view of other individuals on this topic. Bloods gang members engaged in turf battles with rival Crips gang that might seem like something out of a movie, but it was real life for Seattle teenager Jon Amosa (Klein). Amosa has done it all from fighting...to the middle of the paper...omeboy Industries, one of the largest gang intervention programs in the United States, not only creates jobs for former gang members, but also provides them with counseling , legal aid, educational programs and services (Newman). All gang members are not bad people, some are trying to change their lives and help the younger generation. They go to school, talk to young people and try to keep them away from the gang lifestyle because it is not a glorified life to live. The older members see the mistake they have made and try to prevent the children from making the same mistake. This is one of the many ways people are trying to break the control gangs have over our youth. The increased availability of firearms, and the likelihood that gang members involved in drug trafficking will carry a gun, means that firearms are now in circulation. a normal part of gang violence (