V. Gang-Involved Offenders

Triggers:

Many different events may cause a gang-involved offender to recidivate. Any perceived threat to a gang member or the gang's territory or interests, either real or imagined, is likely to elicit some form of response from a gang. More likely than not, if there is some sort of threat, that response is going to be violent. Other triggers that staff may be aware of include a positive urinalysis, a new arrest, and any change in an offender's lifestyle. For example, if an offender is expelled from school or loses his job, staff should be concerned because he will have more leisure time. If he does not have structured activities to occupy that new time, he is more likely to spend it with his gangaffiliated friends.