Dating gang members

How can I find out a persons gang member status?

If you need to know a persons gang member status, be respectful and remember that gangs are really families to some young people. Ask. It is the easiest way to find out anything. If you ask someone with respect and a genuine desire to know, he or she is likely to give a truthful answer.

Do you follow people on social media to see if theyre gangs?

Dont follow people to see if they hook up with a gang and then go out shooting guns and threatening people. True criminal gangs can be every race and male or female. Other than the police or other law enforcement, no one needs to clarify for certain if someone is a gang member.

What do young people think if theyre in a gang?

Young people think, If Im in a gang no one can touch me because Ill have friends to back me up. The couple met at a youth offending service. He had been committed of knife-point robbery and she had been found guilty of common assault. To begin with she had a normal relationship.

Do gangs pose a risk to vulnerable young girls?

Gifford Sutherland of community group Foundation 4 Life, which uses reformed former gang members to educate vulnerable youngsters, said sexual abuse was not the only risk that gangs posed to girls.

How do you determine gang membership?

There is no universal way to determine gang membership or affiliation. Some gang members have many classical gang membership signs, others may only have one or two gang characteristics and others may not display any. Ultimately, gang membership is determined by the behavior and attitude of the individual.

How many people are in a gang?

The group has three or more members, generally aged 12–24. Members share an identity, typically linked to a name, and often other symbols. Members view themselves as a gang, and they are recognized by others as a gang.

What is the psychological basis for gang membership?

Gangs are groups that are thought to provide members with positive elements such as protection, support and loyalty. However, they also promote and Shaffer, 2011). Currently, we know little about the psychological processes that underpin underpin gang membership or how they influence social cognitions in individual members.

Where and when do you see evidence of gang activity?

Where: it is becoming a common occurrence in both rural and urban communities across Canada to see evidence of gang activity. When: susceptibility to gang influence is possible from the early age of eight on into 20s.