Originally Posted By: OakAsFan
Originally Posted By: SoCalGangs
Originally Posted By: OakAsFan
Originally Posted By: SoCalGangs
Rehabilitation sounds good and all but it's very tricky.


Care to explain?

Do you have experience with rehabilitation of gang members (or attempts thereof) that you could explain in detail?


Well, it depends what you mean by that exactly. Please explain to me how exactly this rehabilitation could or should work and why it would work.

Some people rehabilitate, some never will. It is pretty hard to know who is capable and who isn't, unless you know them them individually. Even then it is hard.

The problem I see is in how to actually successfully make it happen on a large scale. Yes I have seen it happen on a small scale, but there's a sample bias of individuals that seek help.

My concern would be with some sweeping attempt on a large scale, where it could be dangerous. Guys already in prison, career criminal types, will take advantage if they can to further their criminal activities. At this stage it becomes pretty difficult, although not impossible for everyone.

Just concerns I have. I'm open to any new ideas.

I do know gang members of all ages in life. I've seen plenty make it out and do relatively well, and many that of course don't. I'm more into prevention than anything else.



Prevention is difficult as they cut funding to schools, after school programs, sports programs, art programs, job training programs, affordable school and job training for parents, drug rehab and counseling for parents. If prevention is the goal, I can't see how eliminating these things help.



That's not the kind of prevention that works. Although I do think good therapy would be helpful for most people.

Prevention is much deeper than some government program that needs more and more funding.

Prevention would mean better parenting, peaceful and better childhoods, less traumatized people equals less violence and dysfunction later in life.

Fatherhood. Strong male role models maybe one of the most important factors. The feeling of belonging and being important to a social group.

Public education as it is today is also part of the problem. In my experience, public schools only help spread the problem of gangs and drug abuse. You don't learn much and it doesn't prepare you for making it on the market.

Doesn't need more funding, needs to be abolished completely. There needs to be a whole new paradigm shift.

Last edited by SoCalGangs; 07/03/16 06:26 PM.