Product Description: One of the best approaches to keeping kids away from gangs is to inform them about the realities of gang involvement before they are offered the choice.This book in the Deal With It series is designed to connect with any reader, whether they're already involved with a gang, considering join ing a gang, or have witnessed gang activity in their neighbourhood...read more

Product Description: Inspired by the acclaimed Opposing Viewpoints series, this series helps readers gain an awareness of current issues and develop critical thinking skills by presenting a wealth of information on contemporary issues in a colorful, easy-to-read format...read more

Product Description: Street gangs have exploded in popularity worldwide. Tattoos, baggy pants, tagging, gangsta style clothes — this unspoken threat is always just around the corner in most of the world's major cities. In search of a sense of identity and belonging that their world has denied them, young people are pushed into gangs by a witch’s brew of violence, guns, drugs, racism, poverty, families under pressure, and ever-widening slums...read more

Age Range: 12 and up Grade Level: 7 and up Series: Writing the Critical Essay: An Opposing Viewpoints Guide Hardcover: 119 pages Publisher: Greenhaven (November 6, 2009) Language: English