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Download full textBurnett, Gary; Walz, Garry – 1994
This ERIC digest examines the growth and nature of juvenile gangs and the growing problem they present in the nation's public schools. It explores the characteristics of gangs, the impact gangs are having on public schools, why gangs develop and why students join them, what the schools' responses have been to gangs, and effective interactions for…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Dropouts, Drug Use
