CHHS:302 Professional Writing for Health & Human Services Socio-Economic and Family factors that Affect Gang Violence in California Ernesto Rebollar CHHS Major CHHS:302 Professional Writing for Health & Human Services March 2, 2012

Professional Interest CHHS Family Experiences Friend Experiences Career interest Help the youth in my community

Critical situation socio- economic and family factors impact a adolescents decisions whether or not to join a gang There are approximately 360,000 teenage boys and 32,000 teenage girls in gangs

Rhetorical Timing . Economic crisis in California and with the current budget cuts it causes many adolescents to be in a at risk situation. According to the article Is Gang Activity Rising due to the Economy former gang member states that “today's "at-risk" youth are in worse position, with parents out of work or struggling to make ends meet”

Community connection Violence and fear of violence cause people to be less physically active and spend less time outdoors; Violence and fear of violence limit people’s access to healthy food because they alter people’s purchasing patterns

“They Say” Poverty, neighborhood disorganization has the strongest community risk factors for gang membership (Howell, 2003b ) Effects the way a adolescents connects with his or her community.

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