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2. Read an article about the pressure on all group members when one gang member has committed a crime. Go to www.detnews.com and search the word "gangs," then click on "City Finds Way to Cut Gun Crime." Or go directly to http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060116/METRO/601160372&SearchID=73233743191173. Why are other members of a group often affected by the behavior of one of its members?

3. Now read this article from the American Counseling Association at www.counseling.org. (Click on Publications, then Counseling Today Online, February 2005, "Freeing Youth from the Grip of Gangs" by Jonathan Rollins, Feb 2005). Pay particular attention to sections on "Why young people are drawn to gangs" and "Getting to the root of the problem." Or go directly to http://www.counseling.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PUBLICATIONS/COUNSELINGTODAYONLINE/FEBRUARY2005/Youth_Gangs.htm. Based on this article and what you know about why people join groups, what solutions would you suggest to reduce the number of youth who join gangs?