"'Gang activity is on the rise. It is here, and we will be dealing with it for many years,' [Monroe County's Chief Probation Officer Steve] Houloose said. His office has worked with Pocono kids who are admitted members of the Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings and various branches of those gangs."Houloose and others point to a lack of parental supervision - caused by long commutes which force parents to leave early in the morning and not return until late at night, and an influx of kids from urban communities who struggle to find appropriate activities to keep them busy. Read more at PoconoRecord.com.
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Labels: parental_involvement, gangs, criminals
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