Historical perspective Gangs are not a new community problem. We have had young people who have displayed antisocial behavioral patterns in our communities for many years. Many of our present day street gang members emulate the "gangster style" images of the "mafia" and other gangster personalities portrayed in the movies of the 50's and the 60's. The current gang phenomenon started becoming community problems in the later part of the 60's. The Hispanics were first on the scene and then the Blacks. The White and Asians gangs have become increasingly active in the past 10 years, not discounting the outlaw motorcycle gangs, which have been active much longer than that. The workshop material will have detailed and specific information regarding the aforementioned gangs.

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