What are the five criteria widely accepted and recognized among researchers for classifying groups as gangs?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will include the following:
• The group has three or more members, generally aged 12-24
• Members share an identity, typically linked to a name
• Members often have shared symbols typically including style of clothing, graffiti, tattoos, and hand signs
• Members view themselves as a gang, and are recognized by others as a gang
• The group has some permanence and a degree of organization
• The group is involved in an elevated level of criminal activity
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).