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Left unsupervised by negligent parents, allowing his need for recognition and belonging to push him out to the streets where he was raised around the shooters, robbers and scammers. During his childhood, street socialization and commitment to delinquent peers had him often find himself in situations where he just happened to be there when shit went down. Due to his desire for status, identity and companionship, by the age of twelve he already had a few prior delinquencies. School barely worked for him due to his low attachment, learning difficulties and other things such as negative labelling by teachers that killed his aspirations. Growing up in Rancho with the color of his skin forces him to put in extra effort compared to the rest on everything including his looks, the way he sees it is maybe some would be less racist to a black kid wearing their college tuition on his feet. Jalen currently lives with his mother and her boyfriend. Lack of parental role models and economic deprivation has him choose the streets over their unit any day of the week. He was the little homie running around the crib while his uncle baked straight drop and yapped money and drugs by his ears. Lately, unexplained money and expensive new items had been showing up around his room, gang-associated markings appearing on his books as he had been withdrawing from the rest of his family other than his uncle the more he associates with the wrong people, or right people in his eyes.