The document discusses several factors that contribute to gang violence and anti-social behavior in neighborhoods. It notes that gangs fight due to influences like alcohol, drugs, boredom, and seeking adrenaline rushes. They mark their territory through vandalism and graffiti with their gang logos. Older gang members encourage younger ones, perpetuating fighting across generations. Gangs communicate through websites, phone calls, texts, and chat rooms to organize fights. Their behavior stresses local residents, with one woman moving due to issues caused by youths in her area. Potential solutions proposed include creating youth clubs, more education, facilities, and increased police patrols.

1. How They Affect Your Neighbourhood By Nicole , Lauren , Amy , Siobhan.

2. Anti-Social Behaviour They are out of control. They make the area look bad. They scare people who live among them. They cause trouble.

3. What Makes Them Fight Alcohol Drugs Being Bored Defending their area Revenge Adrenalin Rush They think it’s a laugh.

4. Vandalism They Vandalise so they can show that it is their territory. They use different signs and pictures to create their gang logos. They also use them so people know they are in that gang.

5. How They Organise Fights Here Are Some Of suggestions how gangs meet up. Website’s Phone Call’s Text message’s Chat room's

6. What keeps fighting going Fighting doesn’t stop because younger ones are being encouraged by the older ones who are fighting and they think its cool to be like them , and this keep’s on going for generation’s.

7. Gang Members Being Spotted Gang members are easily noticed by police and the community by the way they walk , act and the clothes they wear.The police notice when they are up to something because they act suspicious and stand at the corner of the streets.

8. Stress Due To Gangs A woman called Elizabeth Johnson aged , 52 had to move out of her home as she was stressed due to the fact of anti-social behaviour caused by young youths in her area.

9. Solving The Problem You could solve the problem of gangs by . . . Organising clubs for them to use . More education in the school to prevent fighting. More facilities . More police patrol in the streets.