We are bombarded by the media with endless news about gang violence and criminal activities. However, a group of scientists want to put forward a different scenario. Dr Carles Feixa Pàmpols and Dr José Sánchez García, based at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, are working on a multinational project known as TRANSGANG to highlight a more favourable view of gang culture. A view where gangs can resort to mediation – and not violence – to solve conflicts

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