I think when we're talking about gangs and organized crime, what we have to do is deconstruct what is a gang. If you look at what a gang is, basically a gang is a social network. It's providing a social opportunity and providing an economic opportunity like any other business, the major difference being that there's a large percentage of illegal activity within that.
If we can ensure that social relationships that these youth have are positive, and that systems are in place so that when they're having difficult family situations and difficult social situations they can be handled, and that there are also economic opportunities within the community, the need for gangs is eliminated. There's no particular extra allure for gang life that comes from anything, such as when it comes to being a movie star or a rock star. The same thing--the money, the fame, and all that--is what comes with gang life, but there's less selectivity. You don't need any particular talent to join a gang. All you need is to be you and be in a situation where you need money and can't get it from your immediate surroundings, and have social pressures as well that require you to do that. That's the opportunity and that's where it constructs. So you have to look at that aspect of it.
That's my point of view.