(Second of two parts) A Southern city has a growing gang problem involving children as young as 9. Chattanooga is a prosperous town along a winding Tennessee River that flows around a scenic mountain upon which a great battle was fought in the second American war for independence. Lookout Mountain in late afternoon casts its shadow across many government-run housing projects and blue-collar neighborhoods. In these, young men find their identity and pathways for life among gangs. The Bloods hold forth in South Chattanooga. The Crips occupy East Chattanooga. Gangster Disciples politely decline to limit themselves to a given district … Continue reading Alienation grows, but Ochs gang study sees slight role for church