“Criminal street gang” means any ongoing organization, association or group of three or more persons, whether formal or informal
, having as one of its primary activities the commission of one or more of the criminal acts . . . having a common name or common identifying sign or symbol, and whose members individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal gang activity. –“What Is a Gang? Definitions,” National Institute of Justice Which characteristics must an organization have in order to be classified as a criminal street gang? Check all that apply. participating in criminal activity having a common name including five or more members sharing an identifying sign or symbol including men only, rather than men and women
