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Websites:"Stop Houston Gangs - Report Gang Crime Tips &Violence - Texas Gangs." Stop Houston Gangs -Report Gang Crime Tips & Violence - Texas Gangs.Web. 11 May 2012..

"Stop Houston Gangs - Report Gang Crime Tips &Violence - Texas Gangs." Stop Houston Gangs -Report Gang Crime Tips & Violence - Texas Gangs.Web. 11 May 2012..

Notes:Gangs may consist ofa few individuals with littleorganization who commitminor crimes to highlyorganized groups withnumerous members

involved insophisticated transnational crimes and criminalenterprise Gangs form formany different reasons -including profit throughcriminal activity, territorialclaims, protection, cultureor community history.

Gangs that commit mostquality of life crimes thataffect communities and

neighborhoods arecriminal street gangs. InTexas, a criminal streetgang is defined as three ormore persons having acommon identifying signor symbol, or anidentifiable leadershipwho continuously orregularly associate in thecommission of criminalactivities.

Recruit/Wanna Be - Youth whoare not yet initiated into the gang.Usually a period of time to test thecommitment of the recruit to serve

the gang.

Gang Member- An individual whohas been initiated into the gang

and is now an active member whorepresents the gang through itscolors, signs, and symbols, andserves the gang in its activities.

Original Gangster("OG",Veterano) - An individual who hasbeen in the gang for an extendedperiod of time and iscommitted to

the gang lifestyle.

Gang initiation

Beat - Clicked - Jumped In - Aninitiation where a recruit fights

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multiple members of the gang allat once. The fights can lastanywhere from seconds toseveral minutes and they areviolent, physical beatings.

Sexed In - Some gangs initiatefemales by requiring them to havesex with all the ranking membersor members who are present atthe initiation. When a femalechooses this path into the gang,she is usually not respected by itsmembers. Girls can also choose tobe jumped or clicked in.Commit a Crime - Gangs mayalso require recruits to commitsome type of crime to get into the

gang.Born In - Recruits who haveparents, siblings or other relativesin a gang, or who have grown upin or around the gang can beconsidered born in members. Theyhave had so much exposure to thegang that it is expected that theywill join. Born in recruits may ormay not have to go through a beatin.Blessed In - Being blessed in alsohas ties to gang involvedfamilies. The process seldominvolves physical beatings andinstead involves reciting gangprayers, readings or traditions.