The Prince's Trust Charity has released a report which states that an increasing number of teens are joining gangs because they have no adult role model. The report found that more than a third of 16- to 25-year-olds don't have a parent they look up to.

"The findings of the report, The Culture of Youth Communities, echo a warning by Barbara Wilding, the Chief Constable of South Wales, made public last month, that tribal loyalty had replaced family ties for a generation of angry young people..."

Paul Brown, a Prince's Trust Charity director, said the report proves that young people need a sense of security and acceptance in their lives, and will look for it anywhere they think they can find it. Source: The Time (United Kingdom)

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