Theoretical Framework According to the theory of Martin S. Jankowski, Gangs first of all provide a source of money, usually some sort of illegal activity like drugs, guns, theft, etc. They also provide entertainment in a primary social institution like clubhouse where recreation can occur. This is where most of the community’s social events take place. Lastly gangs offer protection fr0om other individuals or groups of people. One thing gangs provide from the community is a place of recreation. A gang usually has a single hang out that becomes the central location of many community activities. Gang members also bring a lot of money into the community through illegal and even sometimes legal business. Here the deviant subculture theory of Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin can be applied. This theory states that deviance results from a large amount of accessible illegitimate opportunity. Young men and women in these neighborhoods have a desire to join gangs since they are in the neighborhood. They have grown up around these gangs there whole life and now that they are old enough to join, the gang can provide them with the some sort of support they need during hard times.
Compare gangs and services/ fraternal organizations in terms of benefits and recruitments strategies. There many similarities that can be drawn between gangs and fraternal organizations. Both provide some central location where activities can take place parties, dance, meeting, etc.
For gangs it is club house, for fraternal organization it is there house on the college campus. Both also provide the sense of belonging and status. As one can tell there are many different reasons why young man and woman would be compelled to join a gang, and even different ways of joining a gang can happen. There is a desire by everyone in the country to be successful. Sometimes achieving that goal is not easily