•     Poor school progress and achievement

•     Truancy

•     Lack of hobbies/constructive activities

•     Frequent negative contact with police

•     Sudden change in personality/behavior

•     Problems at home

•     Draws gang signs/graffiti

•     Use of hand signs

•     Tattoos or branding on the body

•     Dresses in gang type attire

• Use of gestures and hand signs to distinguish affiliation to a gang.

• Notes and messages written on school lockers, notebooks, etc.

• Graffiti on notebooks, desks, walls and other school property.

• Use of gang language such as “homeboy”,  “homegirl”, “homie”, “slob (Bloods) and “crab or cuz (Crips)”.   Use of gang nicknames.

• Hairstyles such as crew-cuts for skinheads

• Slogans on clothing.

• Ball caps such as L.A. Raiders and New York Yankees with white lettering on the back of the hat.

• Red or blue shoe laces.

• Red or blue rags (colors).

• British Knight shoes.

• Shoes painted red or blue.

• Work boots and suspenders.

• Bomber type jackets.

• Wearing of gold jewelry.

• Carrying pagers (used for drug business).

• Wearing of medallions.

• Wearing of athletic jackets (black or red).

• Wearing large finger rings with block letters.

• Tattoos or marks on the skin.

• Student involved in fights and altercations.

• Students complaining of harassment.

• Extortion attempts.

• Vandalism.

• Reports of problems with weapons or weapons on campus.

• Drug activity on campus.

• Non-student presence on or near campus.

• Grouping or “cliques”  on campus.                                               

• Actual Gang Member  - While being recruited into a gang, the prospect may be introduced to gang’s tradition, symbols and hand signs.   

• Television - Prime time TV shows gang activity on a regular basis.  Nightly news reports gang related crimes and gang members in their gang attire.

• Movies - Menace II Society, Boyz in the Hood, Colors, Clockers and Sugar Hill are just a few movies that glamorize the gang lifestyle, its graffiti, traditions and behavior.   

• Literature - Current trends in Gangsta-Rap music and the gang sub-culture can be seen in magazines. Both parents and teachers are encouraged to monitor and examine magazines that their child/student reads in an effort to identify and be cognizant of the literature they read.

• Internet - Gangs often post their own Web sites and communicate via the Internet. Gang knowledge is often copied and converted by local non-traditional gangs that are forming and wanting to emulate the more experienced gangs. Parents and Teachers are encouraged to monitor Internet access at home or school.

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• Music - Gangsta-Rap music promotes the degradation of women, the glorification of violence, gangster lifestyle and the total disregard of human life.

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