"youth gangs" refers to groups of young people who come together, often in their neighborhood or school, for various reasons, but sometimes engage in illegal activities or behave in aggressive and harmful ways. Full definition
The time is the future, and youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become «free fire zones» into which not even the police will venture. (onvideo.org)
It is also interesting to ask students what is needed to break this cycle of young people entering youth gang culture / knife crimes. (tes.com)
«We are very concerned that this rash of recent killings of young people will drive us back to the old days,» said State Sen. Adriano Espaillat, who blamed much of the violence on a growing problem with youth gangs in Upper Manhattan. (dnainfo.com)