The
paper looks at Vincent Padilla's study "The Gang as an American Enterprise". The paper basically takes on overview of
the
study discussing what type of study is and what certain
questions are asked ending with a critique of the study. The writer shows how Padilla was able to enter a gang after many years of attempting, in order to find answers to the following questions: What is the process in entering and leaving the gang? How is the gang an American Enterprise? What is the involvement of drugs in this gang? Why are people joining gangs?