Gang Deconstruction
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Brief Review of State Definitions of <strong>Gang</strong> Member<br />
National <strong>Gang</strong> Center Page 3 of 34 December 2016<br />
DEFINITION OF “GANG MEMBER” BY STATE<br />
STATE TERM(S) NUMBER CRITERIA BELONGS TO OR ENGAGES IN<br />
Arizona<br />
§ 13-105<br />
Florida<br />
§ 874.03<br />
Florida<br />
§ 874.03<br />
Idaho<br />
§ 18-8502<br />
Criminal street gang<br />
member<br />
Criminal gang<br />
member<br />
Criminal gang<br />
associate<br />
Criminal gang<br />
member<br />
2 or more of 7 • Self-proclamation<br />
• Witness testimony or official statement<br />
• Written or electronic correspondence<br />
• Paraphernalia or photographs<br />
• Tattoos<br />
• Clothing or colors<br />
• Any other indicia of street gang membership<br />
N/A<br />
2 or more • Admits to criminal gang membership<br />
N/A<br />
• Is identified as a criminal gang member by a parent or guardian<br />
• Is identified as a criminal gang member by a documented reliable informant<br />
• Adopts the style of dress of a criminal gang<br />
• Adopts the use of a hand sign identified as used by a criminal gang<br />
• Has a tattoo identified as used by a criminal gang<br />
• Associates with one or more known criminal gang members<br />
• Is identified as a criminal gang member by an informant of previously untested reliability<br />
and such identification is corroborated by independent information<br />
• Is identified as a criminal gang member by physical evidence<br />
• Has been observed in the company of one or more known criminal gang members four<br />
or more times. Observation in a custodial setting requires a willful association. It is the<br />
intent of the legislature to allow this criterion to be used to identify gang members who<br />
recruit and organize in jails, prisons, and other detention settings<br />
• Has authored any communication indicating responsibility for the commission of any<br />
crime by the criminal gang<br />
N/A N/A “who admits to criminal gang association;<br />
2 or more • Admits to gang membership<br />
• Is identified as a gang member<br />
• Resides in or frequents a particular gang’s area and adopts its style of dress, use of hand<br />
signs, or tattoos and associates with known gang members<br />
• Has been arrested more than once in the company of identified gang members for<br />
offenses that are consistent with usual gang activity<br />
• Is identified as a gang member by physical evidence such as photographs or other<br />
documentation<br />
• Has been stopped in the company of known gang members four or more times<br />
“who engages in a pattern of criminal<br />
gang activity”