concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: youth gangs

juvenile justice
type: Concept
narrower: youth gangs

youth gangs
type: Concept
broader: juvenile justice
definition: Youth gangs constitute a different subculture in American society. They have existed for years among virtually all ethnic groups, and they continue to expand, recruit, and commit a variety of illegal offenses in diverse neighborhoods across the country. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Youth Gangs]