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~/Q, Addendum II: Proposed Awareness 1\1aterial ...these indicators have; ue;e;11 uta..11 11 VII I a. nvn 'v.'-'~.....v '_Hn",", -""""'::1 Task Force handout. This list has been modified to reflect local emerging trends, and adopted by the San Marcos Gang Task Force. It is designed to provide community leaders and parents with some indicators of gang activity, because awareness is the first step in prevention of gang-related violence.. Please note that while many of the following indicators ' ~ may be innocent by themselves, together, they may ? point to gang involvement. Warning Signs of Youth's Involvement: + 3.nge in hair or dress style, (particularly + Suspected drug use such as alcohol, inhalants or other drugs dressing in predominately one color and avoiding + Increase in material possesions such as clothes, jewelry, another) money or a car + Unusual focus of having clothing altered or +Change in attitude about school, sports, and other activities modified on the right or left side (such as caps normal for their age tumed to side, rolled pants or sleeves, shoelaces + Discipline problems at school, church, or other attended of one color on one foot, and not the other.) functions + Not associating with long time friends. Having a + Lower grades at school or certain classes new group of friends who have the same hair and + Change in behavior at home--increase in confrontational dress style behavior such as talking back, verbal abuse, name calling and + Having initials shaved into their hair, or shaving a disrespect for parental authority parts of their eyebrows + A new fear of police + Overly secretive about new friends and other + Phone threats to the family from rival gangs (or unknown activities such as not to talk about who they are, people) directed against the youth how old they are, what they do, etc. + Graffiti on or around your residence,'especially in your child's + Change in normal routine when with new room friends, such as not coming home after school, + Physical signs of being in a fight such as cuts and bruises. A staying out late at night with no explanation new-found sense of bravery -- brags that he/she and their + Change in places frequented with new friends, friends are too tough to "mess" with; that no one will harm him! such as going to public parks or places unknown her; that they can go anywhere, do anything to you + Going out with unusually large groups of friends, such as two + Wanting to just "cruise" with friends in vehicles-- cars with 15 friends not going anywhere specific Indicators for Business and Pr.operty Owners: r +Gang graffiti, or tagging, is the method gang members use to mark their turf. They may identify their particular gang through a combina- tion of the color of paint they use and the letters and symbols they use. Graffiti is, essentially, billboard advertising for gangs! When one gang marks out the graffiti of another, it is a way of rebuking and showing disrespect by including symbols with special meanings. When mark-outs continue, tensions between gangs are increasing. This is why it is important to have graffiti removed as soon as it is seen. Removal of graffiti is not disrespectful or a rebuke to gangs, and does not lead to gang violence. Graffiti removal is protection of your property. Failure to remove it could increase the chances of gang-related violence in your area. Graffiti removal can be easily accomplished, by a call to Mark Graves, Crime Prevention Officer at , the Sheriff's Department (396-6166). He is coordinating graffiti clean- f up in our community, with the support of additional agencies. The Gang Task Force is following gang activity through graffiti documenta- tion, so a photo will be made of the graffiti prior to it's removal. For additional copies of this flyer, or its companion piece "How to Prevent Gang Involvement" call the Partnership for a Drug Free San Marcos at 245-2449.