e often provides injury and death as well.
             In addition to psychological support, gang life often provides financial support as well. Teens who would normally be making fifty to sixty dollars a week at a part time job can rake in as much as a thousand dollars per week by stealing or selling drugs in a gang setting. In fact, many gang members claim to "join and stay in gangs for financial reasons"(Spergel 94). The attraction to gang life is obvious when looked at from that standpoint.
             The final attraction to gang life is simply the physical aspect. Gangs provide the "safety in numbers" sense of security for many youths who are forced to reside in what is in reality a war zone. Consequently, joining a gang may result from "a rational calculation to achieve personal security, particularly, by males new to a particular community, school, or prison"(Spergel 92). Many feel a sense of security when joining a gang. Nevertheless there is the ever-pre
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