Take an active interest in your child's school. Get to know the teachers and volunteer to support activities. A gang is a group of people who want to be seen as different from others and want others to perceive them as a distinct group. This group is organized, has leadership, and is committing criminal acts in the community. Gang membership is not in and of itself illegal.
Gangs establish their reputation by the types and severity of the crimes they commit.
Members or associates who individually or collectedly, engaged in or have engaged in a pattern of youth and street gang activity such as fighting, vandalism, murder, and drug sales. No single criminal or unlawful activity will indicate there are gangs in your community. Rampant graffiti on streets, curbs, buildings, in schools, etc. Senseless crimes of violence. Fighting between youths followed by crimes committed with weapons.