Youth Gangs Aren't Just a Big-City Problem Anymore.

Moriarty, Anthony; Fleming, Thomas W.

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ERIC Number: EJ411651

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Publication Date: 1990

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Youth Gangs Aren't Just a Big-City Problem Anymore.

Moriarty, Anthony; Fleming, Thomas W.

Executive Educator, v12 n7 p13,15-16 Jul 1990

Innercity students who enter a suburban school system often find themselves at a significant disadvantage, both academically and socially, and seek acceptance by flaunting gang symbols. Identifies 10 strategies for addressing the problems of gang influence in suburban schools, including involving transfer students and providing career counseling. (MLF)

Descriptors: High Risk Students, Juvenile Gangs, Peer Influence, Police School Relationship, Prevention, School Safety, Secondary Education, Student School Relationship, Suburban Schools, Transfer Students, Youth Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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