In 2020, 350 fights between bands were counted.
But where does the gang phenomenon come from?
The documentation available to date speaks of the first bands from the 19th century, around 1880. Valérian Benazeth, doctor in political science on the processes of desistance, explains the functioning of these groups: “It is rather a system of protection, than something to invade or to do anything.
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He insists on the identity claim of these bands, which assert themselves in a given territory and constitute a homogeneous, reassuring group.
The objective for the members of these bands is to socialize, to differentiate themselves from their original group in order to explore another organization.
He says more in this video, produced by our partner Brut.
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