Street Gangs: A Guide To Community Awareness
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INTRODUCTION
This information is to help parents determine if their child is either at risk
in becoming associated with or is involved in gang activity. Indicators of gang
association outlined in this brochure may generally fit a variety of youths. If
parents observe more than one indicator, they ....
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.... of gang involvement.
Parents may not be aware of their child's involvement. Parents should discuss
gangs with their child and actively discourage gang association.
SIGNS OF GANG ASSOCIATION
Parents should be aware of behavior changes in their children. Such changes
include; a decline in grades, truancy, graffiti in the youth's room, on school
folders or on clothes, wearing of certain style or color of clothes, breaking of
curfew, change in friends, drug and/or alcohol use, or possessi ....
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