Question

Overall, the impact of youth gangs on communities is felt in many ways. Intimidation of other youths, adults, witnesses, and business owners is not uncommon. Once the enormous numbers of homicides in Chicago and Los Angeles are factored in, more than one-fourth of all the homicides across the country are considered gang-related. . . . Gangs tend to propel youths into a life of crime, punctuated by arrests, convictions, and periods of incarceration. The costs to society are enormous. Each assault-related gunshot injury costs the public approximately $1 million. A single adolescent criminal career of about ten years can cost taxpayers between $1.7 and $2.3 million.
–“The Impact of Gangs on Communities,”
James C. Howell

What are the effects of gangs on communities? Check all that apply.

Business owners and families are intimidated by gang members.
Homicide rates increase.
The number of young people who are incarcerated declines.
Young people who join gangs are more likely to become career criminals.
Gang violence results in millions of dollars to taxpayers.

Answer 1

Answer:  This bulletin considers the impact of gang-related

criminal activity on communities. To assess this,

however, it is important to take into account the scope

and nature of gang activity in different size communities,

because gang impact on communities varies in

accordance with their differing characteristics. This is

the point of departure in this bulletin. Next, the impact

of youth gangs on communities in several contexts

is examined: the impact of gang members’ criminal

activity, general community impact, violent gang

criminal activity, gang members returning from prison,

gang migration and immigration, gangs in schools, and

the economic impact of gangs.

Explanation: