How can officers identify gang members? What are some of the indicators?
What will be an ideal response?
There are no consistent national criteria used to identify individual gang members. The National Gang Center defines a gang member as one who admits gang membership or meets any two of the following criteria:
• has been identified as a gang member by an individual of proven reliability
• has been identified as a gang member by an individual of unknown reliability, and that
information has been corroborated in significant respects
• has been observed by law enforcement members to frequent a known gang's area, associate with known gang members, or affect that gang's style of dress, tattoos, hand signals, or symbols
• has been arrested on more than one occasion with known gang members consistent
with gang activity
• has admitted membership in a gang at any time other than at the time of current
arrest/incarceration
"For larger and smaller cities and suburban counties, a majority of agencies emphasize the display of gang symbols compared with other criteria (e.g., arrested or associates with known gang members; self-nomination; identified by a reliable source) in identifying and documenting individuals as gang members in their jurisdictions" (National Gang Center, 2012b). Gang members may thus also be identified by their names, symbols (clothing and tattoos), and communication styles, including graffiti and sign language.
You might also like to view...
While some argue that whistle-blowing is risky, could lead to retaliation, and should be avoided, there are case studies in which whistle-blowers ______.
a. lost their jobs b. had a positive effect in corrections c. provided inaccurate information, to the organization’s detriment d. resigned before losing their positions
Which common control tactic involves the alteration of the victim’s parenting style?
a. parental intrusion b. parental interception c. parental interference d. parental indifference
Which theory would support the notion that if a child is on a sports team, taking piano lessons, and never misses school, they would be unlikely to engage in delinquency?
a. involvement theory b. social control theory c. labeling theory d. activity theory
Quetelet found a strong influence of age and sex on _____
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word