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Gang Members
Adolescents and/or adults who belong to a group that is composed of members who identify with each other and exclude nonmembers; and who, as a group, have committed or are at risk of committing acts that are offensive, destructive and often illegal.
Delinquent Youth
Individuals younger than age 18 who have violated federal or provincial laws or municipal or local ordinances; who, without just cause, have run away from home; who are beyond the control of parents, guardians or other custodians; who have engaged in indecent or immoral conduct; who have been habitually truant or, while in school, continually and overtly defiant of school rules and regulations; or who have violated any lawful order of the court.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.