So sounds to me like responsible parenting is the main issue and or being stuck in a lifestyle or culture......and it has been going on for quite some time now, but really really coming to a festering boil now. Single Moms, no Dad in the picture or he is possibly in prison or even Mom is in prison, so gangs become your family and or you are raised by a grandparent or another family member. There is lots of poverty throughout this country, yet many seem to stay out of prison and not be a menace to society. The poor impoverished "families" seem to be the ones that get by, the rest with no family units or family members who cannot or will not try to control or guide their "offspring".....well you see what happens with that.