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A DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY ON REASONS WHY SOME RANDOMLY SELECTED STUDENTSOF AGUSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL JOIN TO GANGS
A Research Paper
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Statement of the Problem
The purpose of this study is to identify and probe on the perceived reasons why certain students in
Agusan National High School turn to gangs. Thus, this study aims to study the following:
. !hat are the reasons of some random selected students of Agusan National High School why they "oin
gangs#
$. !hat is the difference between male and female reasons on "oining gangs#
%. !hat is the famous gang group&gang name in Agusan National High School#
Scope and 'imitation
This study was conducted on (arch $)* at Agusan National High School and only aims to
determine why students in Agusan National High School "oin gangs. +n this study, the researchers used
uestionnaire as their instrument. This study is limited in choosing $) students that are members of gangs
as their respondents.
Significance of the Study
This study intended to addressed itself to the following:
Students specifically the students of Agusan National High School, that they will not be close-
minded to the positive and negative effects that "oining of gangs may give.
Parents for them to gather information and nowledge about gangs so that they may gain strategic
discipline for their offsprings.
Teachers&School Staff that they may aware and to have strategies on handling their students inside
the classroom.
Schools may gain the possible negative activities that gangs can mae.
/uture 0esearchers. This would serve as a reference material for future researchers who would be
woring with a topic relevant to the researchers1 topic. This would also give them additional
information and outputs to further e2emplify their future studies.
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Resu'"s
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Figure 1.2
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$"!+a"e# b( &ee# "$ sa)e"( "hese !&c'u#es ph(s!ca' secur!"( s"ab!'!"(, #epe&#e&c(, pr$"ec"!$&
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"he "$u*hes" )$rs $) pressure "$ escape, as "he *a&* '!)es"('e !s #eep'( r$$"e# !& )a!'(
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!&+$'+ee&" !& *a&* a&# "ha" reas$& "he( 8ere !&)'ue&ce# b( "he!r )a!'(;re'a"!+es "ha" 'e# "he
!& 7$!&!&* *a&*% I" !s )ur"her$re e<p'a!&e# !& "he s"u#( $) Ga&* A'"er&a"!+es 0GAP1 )a!'!es ca&
ha+e *a&* !&+$'+ee&" spa&&!&* $+er u'"!p'e *e&era"!$&s% Th!s !s $&e $) "he "$u*hes" )$rs $)
pressure "$ escape, as "he *a&* '!)es"('e !s #eep'( r$$"e# !& )a!'( "ra#!"!$&s a&# +a'ues%
I& F!*ure 3%= !" s"a"es "he reas$&s 8h( s"u#e&"s "ur& "$ *a&*s% I& "he )!rs" c$'u&, "he
resp$&#e&" s"a"e# "ha" he;she ca&>" )ee' "he happ!&ess !& h!s;her )a!'(% Th!s ea&s, "ha" "he
resp$&#e&">s )a!'( ca&>" sus"a!& a&# pr$+!#e h!s;her e$"!$&a' &ee#s% The& h!s;her *a&* ca&
)!'' h!s;her &ee#s as a hua& be!&*% Sec$&#, "he reas$& s"a"e# b( "he resp$&#e&" !& 7$!&!&*
*a&* ea&s "he!r )a!'( ca&&$" supp$r" "he!r #a!'( &ee#s "ha" us" be *!+e& "$ "he% Th!r# !s,
he;she !s c$&)!#e&" a&# )ee' secur!"( !) he;she !s 8!"h h!s;her *a&* a"es% F$ur"h reas$& $) "he
resp$&#e&" !s he;she 8as !&)'ue&ce# a&# recru!"e# b( h!s;her c$us!& 8h!ch be'$&*s "$ h!s"$r(
a&# "ra#!"!$&% F!)"h reas$& $) "he resp$&#e&" 8as he;sehe )e'" "ha" *a&*s ca& pr$+!#e happ!&ess
"$ h!;her a&# a's$ he;she 8as 7us" !&)'ue&ce# b( h!s;her )r!e&#s because h!s;her )r!e&#s are
a'rea#( a *a&* eber% Las"'(, "he reas$& $) "he resp$&#e&" $) 7$!&!&* *a&* !s because he;she
8a&"s "$ *a!& a""e&"!$& !& h!s;her surr$u&#!&*s, 8h!ch ca& resu'" "$ )ae% He;she 8a&"e# "$ *a!&
)ae, !& $r#er )$r h!;her "$ ha+e )r!e&#s because he;she be'!e+es "ha" !) he;she !s )a$us )$r
he;she ca& ha+e a&( )r!e&#s%
I& *e&era', a'es a&# )ea'es ha+e "he!r #!))ere&" reas$&s 8h( "he( 7$!& *a&*s% -u" "he r$$"s
$) "he!r reas$&s !& 7$!&!&* *a&*s 8ere s!!'ar 8h!ch are "he 'ac9 $) a""e&"!$& a&# supp$r" 8h!ch
us" be *!+e& "$ "he b( "he!r !e#!a"e )a!'!es%
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III% Suar(, C$&c'us!$&, Rec$e&#a"!$&
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Th!s s"u#( e<p'$re# $& "he percep"!$& $) A*usa& Na"!$&a' H!*h Sch$$' s"u#e&"s $& "he
reas$&s 8h( "he( 7$!& *a&*s% Th!s s"u#( 8as c$&#uc"e# a" A*usa& Na"!$&a' H!*h Sch$$'% The
researchers a#e a sur+e( .ues"!$&&a!re $& "he reas$&s 8h( s"u#e&"s 7$!& *a&*s a&#
ra&#$'( ch$se "8e&"( s"u#e&"s "$ a&s8er "he .ues"!$&&a!re% -ase# $& "he!r sur+e(, 34
s"u#e&"s are ebers $) *a&* a&# s"u#e&"s are &$& ebers $) a&( *a&*%
A)"er "he c$&#uc" $) "he sur+e(, "he researchers rec$r#e# "he resu'" a&# )$u&# $u" "ha"
"he a!& reas$& 8h( s"u#e&"s 7$!& *a&* !s "ha" "he( are #ra**e# b( "he!r )r!e&#s, c'assa"es,
a&# '$+ers% -ase# $& "he resu'" $) "he sur+e(, "he s"u#e&"s 8ere eas!'( a""rac"e# $) 7$!&!&*
*a&*s because "he( #$ &$" rece!+e e&$u*h supp$r" $r a""e&"!$& a" h$e% The( are '$$9!&* )$r
accep"a&ce, '$+e, c$pa&!$&sh!p, 'ea#ersh!p, e&c$ura*ee&", rec$*&!"!$&, respec", r$'e
$#e's, ru'es, secur!"(, se')5es"ee, s"ruc"ure a&# a se&se $) be'$&*!&*% Whe& ch!'#re&s
e$"!$&a' &ee#s are e" !& )a!'!es, "he resu'"s are p$s!"!+e $"her8!se "he( a( '$$9 "$ *a&*s,
a&# "he $u"c$e !s usua''( &e*a"!+e% W!"h "ha" reas$&, !) "he s"u#e&"s ca&>" )!&# "he!r &ee#s !&
"he!r )a!'(, "he( 8!'' be $re a""rac"e# "$ *a&*s because base# $& "he sur+e(, "he *a&*s
ser+e# as a rep'acee&" "$ "he!r b!$'$*!ca' )a!'( 8here!& "he( ca& )!&# "he!r &ee#s%
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CONCLUSION
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According to The National Gang Center and The Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, boys are more involved in gangs than girls ho!ever
you might be sur"rised to find out that the number of female gang members isra"idly increasing# Gangs li$e to target young teens for recruitment# The
most "o"ular time for gang recruitment is during middle school and some
re"orts sho! that children as young as %& are 'oining gangs# A quarter of
gang members are bet!een %( and %) years of age and the average gang member
age is bet!een %) and %*# Gangs target young vulnerable teens !ho are trying
to fit in and be acce"ted# Once these teens are in a gang they are e+"osed to
a life of violence and criminal activity# According to The National Gang
Center and The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, boys
are more involved in gangs than girls ho!ever you might be sur"rised to find
out that the number of female gang members is ra"idly increasing# Gangs li$e
to target young teens for recruitment# The most "o"ular time for gang
recruitment is during middle school and some re"orts sho! that children as
young as %& are 'oining gangs# A quarter of gang members are bet!een %( and
%) years of age and the average gang member age is bet!een %) and %*# Gangs
target young vulnerable teens !ho are trying to fit in and be acce"ted# Once
these teens are in a gang they are e+"osed to a life of violence and criminal
activity#
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