Singaporean Mandarin Database

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street gang

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释义

名词

指经常在街头游荡的青少年们组织成的团伙。

DEFINITION

Noun

A group formed by youths frequently loitering in the streets.

由来
  • 英语 “street gang” 或 “street corner gang” 的意译，含贬义色彩。
  • 街头党的成员通常为缺少父母管教的青少年。这些青少年没有明确的人生目标，以为自己已经被社会遗弃，所以为了寻求刺激、认同感及安全感，便在街头游荡时结交朋友，组成团伙。
  • 新加坡在 1997 年推出 “正途引导计划”（StreetWise Programme），主要目的是引导 13 至 19 岁的街头党成员远离街头党的生活。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “街头党” is a paraphrase of the English term “street gang”, and carries a derogatory tone.
  • Members of street gangs are usually youths who are not subject to any parental discipline. These youths lack clear goals in life and feel they have been abandoned by society, so they make friends and form gangs while loitering in the streets to seek thrill and a sense of identity and security.
  • Singapore rolled out the StreetWise Programme in 1997 with the primary goal of guiding street gang members between 13 and 19 years old to stay away from a street gang life.
例句
为防止青少年陷入街头党的网络，街头党党员若招募或威胁青少年入党，在招兵买马时遭逮捕，往后也会面对更重的刑罚。（《联合早报》， 17/11/2011)
SAMPLE SENTENCE
To prevent youths from falling into street gang networks, if street gang members are arrested while recruiting or threatening other youths to join their gang, they will face heavier penalties in future. (Lianhe Zaobao, 17/11/2011)
相关资料

  • 正途引导计划为期六个月，共有两种形式，一种是自愿性，另一种则是强制性的。
  • 自愿性的形式是通过一系列的个人与家庭辅导的小组活动，让这些青少年了解到加入街头党的危险和后果，最终引导他们远离街头党的生活。
  • 强制性的形式是针对那些参与街头党活动而被逮捕的青少年。如果他们顺利完成这项计划，警方将只是给予警告，不会控告他们。参与强制性计划的青少年必须接受监督，也须向警方报告行踪，确保按时去工作或上学，并且不能与街头党成员见面或到街头党常聚集的地方。

RELATED INFORMATION

  • The StreetWise Programme lasts for six months and consist of two different approaches. One is voluntary and the other mandatory.
  • Under the voluntary approach, youths get to learn the dangers and consequences of joining street gangs through a series of group activities with individual or family counselling, which aims to ultimately guide youths away from street gang life.
  • The mandatory approach is targeted at youths arrested for participating in street gang activities. If they successfully complete this programme, the police will only issue them a warning and will not charge them. Youths who take part in the mandatory programme have to be supervised and report their whereabouts to the police. This is to ensure they go to work or school on time, and do not meet with street gang members or visit places where street gangs usually gather.

参考资料
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