Vocabulary,+search+terms

**Gang-** A group of criminals or hoodlums who band together for mutual protection and profit.


 * **//Graffiti//**: Unusual signs, symbols, or writing on walls, notebooks, etc.
 * **//"Colors"://** Obvious or subtle colors of clothing, a particular clothing brand, jewelry, or haircuts (But not necessarily the traditional perception of colors as only bandannas)
 * **//Tattoos://** Symbols on arms, chest, or elsewhere on the body
 * **//"Lit" (gang literature)://** Gang signs, symbols, poems, prayers, procedures, etc. in notebooks or other documents
 * **//Initiations://** Suspicious bruises, wounds, or injuries resulting from a "jumping in" type initiation
 * **//Handsigns://** Unusual hand signals or handshakes
 * **//Behavior//**: Sudden changes in behavior or secret meetings

Trump, Ken. "Gangs & School Safety." //National School Safety and Security// //Services//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2011. [].  **Some search terms that helped me were: "Gangs" "Youth" "Youth in Gangs" "Gang Violence" "Youth Violence" "Youth Criminal Activity"**
 * ** Crips - L.A. oriented **
 * ** Bloods - L.A. oriented **
 * ** Folk Nation - a/k/a Hoovers, BGD's, Shorty Folks, Shorties-Chicago oriented **
 * ** People Nation - a/k/a Vice Lords, P Stone Rangers, Blackstone Rangers,Latin Kings-Chicago oriented **