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Street gangs are an organization of young people that are usually in their teens and twenties. They join together and claim a territory or neighborhood as their own. They are known for being violent and heavily involved in drug peddling. On the streets graffiti is the means of communication of territorial limits and to challenge other gangs. A challenge can be anything from making a mark on enemy territory or crossing out enemy tag. There are generally 4 types of individuals associated with street gangs. The "hard-cores" are the members who talk, act, dress, and commit criminal acts as a gang member. The "Associates" will identify themselves with gang members in there neighborhood, but rarly get involved. the "Peripherals" are those who identify with gangs for protection or for favors. These are mostly women . They are used to carry drugs or guns for members in return for money or drugs. Than there are the "gonna-be's" they are people who aren't gang members but wear gang clothes......

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