Two decades ago, kids in gangs feared leaving the ranks under threat of violence or death at the hands of fellow gang members. Today, they fear missing out on the money, girls and perceived respect ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Naika and Erica Lafleur stared at a pile of rubble where their house once stood in Haiti’s capital and began to cry. Their mother had instructed the two sisters, ages 10 ...

New York City has seen an alarming rise in juvenile crime since the state’s lax "Raise the Age Law" took effect, providing a startling incentive for gangs looking to exploit the Big Apple’s youth, one ...

LIMA, Peru — At a Roman Catholic elementary school on the ramshackle outskirts of Lima, students are rambunctious and seemingly carefree. By contrast, school administrators are stressing out. One ...

When all five of Pablo Marquez's children became gang-affiliated, he knew it was time to make a change. Marquez is now the gang prevention and intervention coordinator for D.Vine Connections, a ...

Officer Jesus Caro of the Santa Maria Police Department shows examples of illicit drugs at the end of the first of four forums planned by police and the Santa Maria-Bonita School District. Credit: ...