Criminologist Malisa Neptune-Figaro said some of the factors which result in women participating in gangs include lack of economic stability, social and cultural dynamics, and geographical locations.
Stanley Mahase, a former principal of a primary school in Laventille, said his experience there revealed to him that many young men see joining gangs and engaging in violence as a sign of masculinity. He said social programmes aimed at youth often do not reach the ones who really need them. Mahase was speaking at