That Your Child
May Be Involved with a Gang
• Admits to "hanging out" with kids in gangs
• Shows an unusual interest in 1 or 2 particular colours of clothing or a particular logo
• Has an unusual interest in gangster-influenced music, videos, movies, or websites
• Uses unusual hand signals to communicate with friends
• Has specific drawings or gang symbols on school books, clothes, walls, or tattoos
• Comes home with unexplained physical injuries (fighting related bruises, injuries to hand or knuckles)
• Has unexplained cash or goods, such as clothing or jewelry
• Carries a weapon
• Has been in trouble with the police
Exhibits negative changes in behaviour such as:
• Withdrawing from family
• Declining school attendance, performance & behaviour
• Staying out late without reason
• Displaying an unusual desire for secrecy
• Exhibiting signs of drug use
• Breaking rules consistently
• Speaking in gangstyle slang