Explain the difficulties in accurately defining a gang,
Explain the difficulties in accurately defining a gang, gang member, and gang-related crime.
Any ongoing organisation, association, or group of three or more people, whether formal or informal, that has as one of its main activities the commission of one or more crimes with a common name or a common identifying sign or symbol, and whose members individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal gang activity, is referred to as a "criminal street Creating operational definitions for the phrases "gang," "gang member," and "gang crime" is a difficulty for local governments interested in implementing anti-gang policies, tactics, and initiatives (or "gang-related offense"). Many criminal justice officials and practitioners work within the limits of pragmatic definitions that are specific to their region and its overt gang-related problems.
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