Editing Gang (section)

==US impact debate==
Researchers and activists in the United States have debated the true impact of US gangs on crime in the United States, with a 2019 episode of the [[You're Wrong About]] podcast claiming that the perceived increase in gang violence was in fact an overblown moral panic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gangs - You're Wrong About |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gangs/id1380008439?i=1000465289955 |website=Apple Podcasts |publisher=You're Wrong About |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> There have been repeated complaints of bias around the enforcement of gang-related laws asking why Frats and Gangs are treated differently "They're both blamed for predisposing their members to violent acts, but they've sparked radically different public-policy responses."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kendi |first1=Ibram X. |title=What's the Difference Between a Frat and a Gang? |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/america-frats-and-gangs/555896/ |access-date=13 June 2021 |publisher=The Atlantic |date=March 20, 2018}}</ref>

Activists have also made the link between a perceived increase in gang activity and the sharp rise in US police budgets<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bronsdon |first1=Conor |title=Gang & police funding thread |url=https://twitter.com/ConorBronsdon/status/1392193531771383809 |website=Twitter |publisher=Conor Bronsdon |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> while pointing out rampant corruption in police gang units, such as the [[Rampart scandal]] in the Los Angeles Police Department.