Self-recruitment, another technique, is used because to some, gangs aren't glamorous and so by making contact with potential members personally draws them in.
"Not only does she do a great job organizing movie nights, or outings practically every week, but she really has made an effort to bring the floor closer together.
"Regardless, the RAs of Fitzpatrick and Gonzaga have put a tremendous amount of effort into fostering bonds between not only themselves and their residents, but within the students on their halls.
Required to host at least two programs each month, the residents of these two halls have had the opportunity to attend multiple Table Talks, discussions led by a professor and catered by an outside restaurant.
"[5] "Though people have secured friendships before high school, often these relationships tend to fluctuate or end completely, and new ones emerge.
And as crime increases, government and local law enforcement officials have been struggling to deter and eliminate these criminally active groups.
In order to effectively shrink and extinguish gangs, efforts must be focused on deterring youth from falling into criminal activities.
The elaboration principle may help researchers determine why young adults join these gangs, in turn reducing violence and crime.
[7] In many cases, young adults are searching for companionship and excitement,[8] two items that gangs readily provide to at-risk-children.
An article by Jerome and Glenda Blakemore explains that low-self esteem is a primary reason for gang participation.
During these malleable and very important years of development, the groups and associations young adults make may have long-lasting effects throughout their lives.
The elaboration principle can be put to use in real-world situations when it comes to things like helping to stop kids from joining unsatisfactory peer groups that participate in high risk activities at a young age.
Because people will be drawn to groups that have their close friends in them its possible to intervene with programs like Big Brothers Big Sisters of America that form dyadic relationships with people at risk of exhibiting at risk behaviors, children who participate show a noticeable reduction in the likelihood that they would exhibit negative behaviors like drug use, use of alcohol and skipping school.