This course is will provide students with basic knowledge of gangs and the common risk factors that can lead to gang membership and criminal exploitation. What a gang is and the different types of gangs that exist. Why we should proactively look at other gang cultures and how they can feed into UK gang culture. We move into basic human needs as having a good understanding of this is vital when dealing with people, especially vulnerable people. We then examine a number of personal and wider risk factors that are common in those at rick or actively involved in gangs. The final section of the course examines methods of dealing with people who are at risk of gang membership and criminal exploitation. 4.25 hours of content
