To being with, areas that youth are raised in plays an important role in their likeliness to offend by joining a gang. Many areas in the States and Canada are subjective to gangs. For example, Compton was strictly known for the rival gangs of Bloods and Crips. Thus, if you were raised in that area, you were either known or affiliated with one or the other. This was due to the fact that if you weren’t a part of a gang, you had no safety and no alliances. You were more susceptible to getting robbed, or attacked with no protection from others. This idea of gang controlled area exists in Canada as well, there are certain places in Toronto that are just known for the gangs that are surrounding that area. Being in that environment, teens happen to
