Gangs In School Research Paper

Responding to Gangs in the School Setting

In 2010 Forty-five percent of high school students interviewed said that there are gangs or students that think they are part of a gang in their school. Thirty-five percent of middle-school students believe they have gangs in school or that students think they are part of a gang in their schools (Arciaga, Sakamoto, & Fearbry Jones, 2010).

There is a huge difference in the percentages of schools with gangs reported by students, when you're comparing public and private schools, 46 percent of students in public schools is the, only 2 percent in private school (Arciaga, Sakamoto, & Fearbry Jones, 2010).

According to the School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (2007), “twenty-three 23 percent of students reported the presence of gangs on their school campus or in the surrounding area in 2007”. This indicates that there was an increase of twenty-one percent from 2003. Schools in urban areas seem to be affected the most by gangs, with thirty-six percent in 2005 vs, twenty-one in suburban area schools (Arciaga, Sakamoto, & Fearbry Jones, 2010).

This information showed an increase between 2001 and 2010 (Arciaga, Sakamoto, & Fearbry Jones, 2010)..

It is important to note that Gang members continue their conflicts, attitudes, and behaviors when they attend school, including dangerous activity. Gang members have been known to have encounters at school during class changes, while in the lunchroom, common areas, and during school