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Gangs: Spot the signs

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Suspicions that your son / daughter is involved in a criminal gang are not necessarily proof, though some indications might be:

Behaviour

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  • Withdrawing from the family

  • Loss of interest in school

  • Dropping positive activities like sports

  • Changes in behaviour reported by the school

  • Unexplained extra money or new possessions e.g. clothes, trainers, jewellery, computers / games, mobile phones

  • Staying out late without permission

  • Increasingly secretive or vague about their whereabouts, activities or friends

  • New nickname

Visual signs

  • Dressing differently, perhaps in a particular style or colour

  • Unexplained physical injuries

  • Using tags or graffiti on books / possessions

  • Using hand signals to speak with friends in ‘code’

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