tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452868.post1044397907154095883..comments2023-09-18T03:14:15.971-07:00Comments on Criminal Minds at Work: There's none more powerfulCheryl Tardifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160526951596806898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452868.post-15474248295468560332011-06-02T14:26:39.273-07:002011-06-02T14:26:39.273-07:00Thank you both for commenting.
Yes, more of us ou...Thank you both for commenting.<br /><br />Yes, more of us ought to be aware of the true nature of gangs.<br /><br />Sadly, gangs hold appeal to youngsters, especially those with a strong need for excitement and those with loose family and community connections. Gangs are increasingly recruiting the very young for various nefarious reasons. Law enforcement has recently issued several public pleas for community help in discouraging youth from joining gangs,. THE TRAZ is my literary response to that request.<br /><br />A teen's insecurity and desire to belong coupled with the alluring power of the gang is irresistible to many youngsters. And there are always adults ready to take advantage of such wide-eyed and naive youngsters.<br /><br />Gangs refer to themselves as family or a brotherhood, but I learned at an RCMP workshop on gangs, how they are anything but. <br /><br />The differences between a gang and a family is one of the topics of discussion in the teaching guide that accompanies THE TRAZ.<br /><br />THE TRAZ: available to sample or purchase at<br />http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005199RFE<br />http://smashwords.com/b/60190Eileen Schuh:https://www.blogger.com/profile/08239393851824941591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452868.post-88876957113274626142011-06-02T07:44:50.454-07:002011-06-02T07:44:50.454-07:00I'm sure these things happen far too often. Go...I'm sure these things happen far too often. Good post.<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452868.post-54598295625544728812011-06-02T05:58:05.780-07:002011-06-02T05:58:05.780-07:00I do not doubt the credibility of your plot at all...I do not doubt the credibility of your plot at all. In fact, I remember a mother and father on TV talking about trying to find theit daughter. She was 13 and her mom let her off from an orthodontists appt. to walk to her dad's office a block away. A group of bikers forced her to go with them, and her parents never heard from ehr again. They traced her through the U.S. and Canada as she was passed from biker to biker. They thought they had found her, but a biker told them the girl in question did not remember her name or where she came from due to all the drugs she'd been given. Very scary.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.com