Gang Awareness
Gang awareness has recently become important in schools and the community. As a teacher I learned quite a bit from the Fairfax County police officer that came to speak with us on gang awareness. There were many things that I did not know before this presentation. I certainly had not realized how gangs were migrating and actually leaving the bigger cities and coming into the suburbs. It seems that Fairfax County has a handle on the gang problem and deals with it head on. Since I will not be teaching in Fairfax County I find it disappointing that wherever I do end up may not have the task force or even the police personnel to deal with gangs. For that reason I am certainly glad that I had the chance to watch this presentation.
I had never thought of there being a “gang mentality.” I thought that children were just recruited and believed most of the things I saw in movies or on TV. Now I realize that being in a gang is a choice for the youngsters that take......
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