To be considered a criminal gang member, a person must meet 2 or more of which criteria?

• A. Self-admit and physical evidence
• B. Identified by a parent/guardian or documented informant; and physical evidence
• C. Two or more of the following: self-admit; identified by parent/guardian or informant; resides in/frequents gang area and adopts dress/signs/tattoos or associates; physical evidence; arrest more than once with other gang members for gang criminal activity
• D. Arrest more than once with other gang members for gang criminal activity

Answer: (C)

Being considered a criminal gang member is determined by using multiple indicators from a defined list, not by a single sign. The standard requires two or more of the listed criteria to be met, which helps ensure a more reliable and fair assessment.

The full set of indicators includes: self-admission to gang membership; identification by a parent/guardian or a documented informant; residing in or frequenting a gang area and adopting gang dress, signs, tattoos, or associating with gang members; physical evidence tying the person to gang activity (such as graffiti or gang paraphernalia); and having been arrested more than once with other gang members for gang-criminal activity. Any two or more of these criteria can establish gang membership.

The best choice is the one that states two or more of the following and then lists all the indicators, because it accurately reflects the rule that membership is based on multiple corroborating signs from the full set. Other options point to specific pairings or rely on a single criterion, which does not capture the required threshold and breadth of indicators.