By the late 1950s, the American gang model reached other parts of the world, mostly through cinema and television. ![]() Often, these groups were set up to defend the interests of newcomers to the region, such as Irish gangs in the 1880s and the Latino gangs in the 1920s. They are keen to learn how these groups can use mediation to address their issues internally and with other groups.Ĭity gangs, like in Philadelphia and Chicago, really came to life in the 19th century in the US. Dr Carles Feixa Pàmpols and Dr José Sánchez García, based at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, want to offer a different explanation, however. Similarly, it is often thought that the only way gangs know how to solve a conflict is through violence. Instead, a history of family breakdown, poor education, unemployment and poverty forces them to join youth street groups. However, young men and women are not born violent gang members. ![]() What comes to mind when you think of ‘gangs’? In many cases, the word ‘gang’ is used to describe the evils of youth culture, and all the violence and crime associated with a strong street presence.
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