Title: 
Headings: 
KNOW

SIGNS


 
Guide
 
to
 
Gang
 
Identiﬁ
 
cation

Definitions
 
—

New
 
Jersey
 
Criminal
 
Statutes
 
deﬁ
 
ne
 
a
 
gang
 
as:
 

(NJSA
 
2C:33-29)

For
 
example:

REMEMBER:

Gangs
 
and
 
New
 
Jersey

Common
 
Terms
 
—

Gang
 
Colors
 
and
 
Identifiers
 
—

Bloods:

Almighty
 
Latin
 
King
 
and
 
Queen
 
Nation
 
(ALKQN):
 

Crips:
 
 

MS-13:

Old
 
English

Gang
 
Colors
 
and
 
Identifiers
 
—

18th
 
Street:

Ñeta:
  

Clothing
 
—

Graffiti
 
—

Look
 
for:

    
Bloods
031

When
 
you
 
observe
 
grafﬁ
 
ti
 
you
 
should:

Hand
 
Signs
 
—

SYMBOLS
 
—

Folk
 
&
 
People
 
Nations
 
—

Tattoos
 
—

Common
 
themes
 
of
 
gang-related
 
tattoos
 
are:

Gang
 
Writing
 
—

Gang
 
Writing
 
—

Safety
 
Issues
 
—

Guidelines
 
for
 
Preventing
 
Gangs
 
—

Sample
 
School
 
Gang
 
Policy
 
—

Gang
 
Policy
 
and
 
Contract
 
—

Gang/Behavior
 
Contract
 
(sample)

Contract
 
Conditions
 
and
 
Expectations

Selected
 
New
 
Jersey
 
Gang
 
Legislation

New
 
Jersey
 
18A:11-9.
 
Prohibition
 
of
 
gang-related
 
apparel

New
 
Jersey
 
2A:4A-43.2.
 
Additional
 
Penalty
 
for
 
Juvenile
 
Adjudicated
 
Delinquent

New
 
Jersey
 
2A:4A-43.3.
 
Suspension,
 
postponement
 
of
 
right
 
to
 
operate
 
motor
 
vehicle

New
 
Jersey
 
2A:153-4.1.
 
Acts
 
of
 
grafﬁ
 
ti

New
 
Jersey
 
2C:35A-3.
 
Criteria
 
for
 
imposition
 
of
 
anti-drug
 
proﬁ
 
teering
 
penalty
 

Where
 
to
 
Get
 
Help

Atlantic
 
County
 
Youth
 
Services

Bergen
 
County
 
Children
 
Services

Camden
 
County
 
Division
 
for
 
Children

Camden
 
County
 
Youth
 
Services
 
Commission

Cape
 
May
 
County
 
Youth
 
Services

Essex
 
County
 
Division
 
of
 
Youth
 
Services

Gloucester
 
County
 
Youth
 
Services

Hudson
 
County
 
Directory
 
of
 
Youth
 
Services
 

Hunterdon
 
County
 
Youth
 
Facility

Mercer
 
County
 
Division
 
of
 
Youth
 
Services

Middlesex
 
County
 
Division
 
of
 
Children’s
 
Services

Monmouth
 
County
 
Ofﬁ
 
ce
 
of
 
Youth
 
Services
 
Planning

Morris
 
County
 
Division
 
of
 
Behavioral
 
Health
 
&
 
Youth
 
Services

Ocean
 
County
 
Juvenile
 
Services

Passaic
 
County
 
Youth
 
Services
 
Commission

Somerset
 
County
 
Youth
 
Services

Union
 
County
 
Division
 
of
 
Youth
 
Services

General
 
Information:

New
 
Jersey
 
Ofﬁ
 
ce
 
of
 
the
 
Attorney
 
General

New
 
Jersey
 
Juvenile
 
Justice
 
Commission

New
 
Jersey’s
 
online
 
Gang
 
Free
 
Community

National
 
Youth
 
Gang
 
Center

New
 
Jersey
 
PTA

DYFS
 
homepage

New
 
Jersey
 
Department
 
of
 
Human
 
Services

Gangs
 
OR
 
Us

“Know
 
Gangs”

1-877-SGU-NJSP

800-331-DYFS

800-THE-KIDS


Content: A
 
group
 
of
 
juveniles
 
and/or
 
adults
 
in
 
a
 
geographic
 
area
 
whose
 
activities
 
include
 
(but
 
are
 
not
 
limited
 
to)
 
the
 
unlawful
 
use
 
of
 
force,
 
intimidation,
 
and/or
 
threats
 
and
 
violence
 
to
 
further
 
the
 
group’s
 
ac-
tivities. Additionally,
 
the
 
group
 
should
 
fulﬁ
 
ll
 
at
 
least
 
one
 
of
 
the
 
following
 
criteria: The
 
group
 
must
 
recognize
 
itself
 
as
 
a
 
distinct
 
group
 
(through
 
signs,
 
symbols,
 
etc.) The
 
group
 
must
 
conduct
 
enough
 
illegal
 
activity
 
to
 
get
 
a
 
con-
sistent
 
negative
 
relationship
 
from
 
law
 
enforcement
 
and
 
or
 
local
 
school
 
communities


  
Community
 
(local
 
and/or
 
school)
 
recognition
 
of
 
the
 
group

(Sample
 
school
 
district
 
deﬁ
 
nition)
Keep
 
in
 
mind
 
that
 
gangs
 
can
 
range
 
from
 
large,
 
nationally
 
known
 
and
 
organized
 
groups
 
(like
 
the
 
Bloods
 
or
 
Latin
 
Kings)
 
that
 
can
 
be
 
active
 
throughout
 
the
 
country
 
to
 
small,
 
unorganized
 
groups
 
that
 
do
 
not
 
venture
 
outside
 
their
 
particular
 
neighborhood. You
 
do
 
not
 
have
 
to
 
have
 
the
 
Bloods
 
or
 
Crips
 
in
 
your
 
area
 
to
 
have
 
a
 
gang
 
problem. According
 
to
 
the
 
deﬁ
 
nitions
 
above,
 
a
 
gang
 
is
 
not
 
even
 
required
 
to
 
have
 
a
 
name. As
 
long
 
as
 
the
 
group
 
has
 
some
 
sort
 
of
 
commonality
 
between
 
the
 
members
 
they
 
should
 
be
 
classiﬁ
 
ed
 
as
 
a
 
gang. REMEMBER: Gang
 
members
 
may
 
be
 
of
 
ANY
 
race,
 
socio-
economic
 
background,
 
gender,
 
or
 
age. The
 
biggest
 
mistake
 
anyone
 
can
 
make
 
when
 
dealing
 
with
 
gangs
 
is
 
thinking
 
that
 
gang
 
members
 
adhere
 
to
 
some
 
stereotype.