Teen Violence

Teen Violence

Teen violence is a big and growing problem in our country today. Everyday we hear on the news of teenagers involved in violent crimes. Part of the reason I believe is that weapons are becoming more accessible. You can go into a ninety-nine cent store and buy a knife without any questions. Teen violence is something we must work to stop. Teens have become subject to desperation and peer pressure driving them toward violence.

One reason that we are seeing more and more teen violence is because gangs are beginning to recruit their members younger and younger. Gangs are recruiting from Jr. high schools rather than recruiting from high schools. The initiations into these gangs are also becoming more violent. This is leading to teens being involved in their first stabbing or shooting as young as the age of thirteen. Like a chain reaction kids that you wouldn't expect to join a gang are joining for protection from the gangs themselves.

The reason I believe that the media covers stories on teen violence so often is that it is looking for ratings and knows that people find stories on teen violence a lot more intriguing than stories on regular adult violence. Another reason is that there has been