PPO14; Final Exam Study Guide Past Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% score (reupdated 2025) Gang (PPO140) - Correct Answers ✅A group of 3 or more persons with a common name, sign(s), or symbol(s).Criteria for a Security Risk Group Member (PPO140) - Correct Answers ✅-They admit to being a member of a gang.-They're identified as a gang member through a reliable source (i.e., parent/guardian).-They've been involved in gang activity before.-They adopted symbols, hand signs, or associate with a gang.-They display colors/style of dress associated with a gang.-They're linked to a gang by physical evidence (i.e., photos, ledgers, rosters, written/electronic communications, or membership documents).-They have tattoos/markings associated with a gang.-They adopted language/terms associated with a gang.-They appear in social media to promote a gang.Signs of Gang Involvement (PPO140) - Correct Answers ✅- Clothing (altered stitching, pants rolled up, hat titled).-Scars, markings, tattoos -Hands signs/posturing/stance -Criminal involvement -Changes in attitude (new aggressive behavior and defiance) 1 / 4
PPO14; Final Exam Study Guide Past Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% score (reupdated 2025) -School participation (attendance/grades drop, skipping class) -Unexplained money (extreme spending/increase in material possessions) -Involvement in drug sales (sale, possession, use) -Decrease in family involvement -Possession of gang (related documents/items) -Committing crimes with gang members -Gang-related pictures
- Types of Graffiti (PPO140) - Correct Answers ✅-Gang
graffiti: Gang communication used to advertise, challenge,
mark turf, and send messages. *Newspaper of the street.*
-Tagging graffiti: This group is bonded by the common
interest in graffiti art (i.e., gaining fame, not violent, artistic effort).Major SRG's (PPO140) - Correct Answers ✅La Mara
Salvatrucha-13 (MS-13): *Most violent street gang.* SUR,
SURENO, 3 dots, Mi Vida Loca=tattoos. Blue, black, & white.
Surenos-13 (Sur-13): EME, 13, 5-pointed star, crown=tattoos.
Blue & white. Alliance with Mexican Mafia. 2 / 4
PPO14; Final Exam Study Guide Past Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% score (reupdated 2025)
Nortenos-14 (Norte-14): ENE, 14, XIV, X4, 5-pointed star, 4
dots=tattoos. Red &white.
18th Street: XVIII, 18, 666, XV3=tattoos. Brown, black, &
white. Recruits middle/elementary schoolers.
Latin Kings: Symbols (lion, sun, diamond, 3/5 point crown,
cross, and king's head). Black & gold. Greetings "Amor de Rey." Pittsburg/LA Kings=Sports teams. Hierarchy (L1=low; L5=high).
Brown Pride Aztecs: BPA/BPN, 13=tattoos. Brown & blue.
Vatos Locos: V.L., Vatos Locos=tattoos.
Netas: Puerto Rican flag and "150% de Corazon." Red, white,
black, or blue.
Mexican Mafia: MM, SUR, EME, and the *black hand*=tattoos.
Blue.
Five Percenters: G=God, 7=black man,
moon=queen/earth/black woman, and star=black child. 3 / 4
PPO14; Final Exam Study Guide Past Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% score (reupdated 2025)
Crips: 6-pointed star/crown=tattoos. Blue=theft. "Cuzz" or
"blood killers." Use the letter "C" instead of "B." 3 lines cut into their left eyebrow. UNC logo. NC=Neighborhood crips. It started in Cali and before Bloods.
Folk Nation: Staff, sword, fire, crown, horns, tails, wings,
heart, 6-pointed star, 6 dots on a dice, playboy bunny.Alliance with the Crips. Blue & black.
Bloods/United Blood Nation: Dog paw, burn marks,
MOB=tattoos. RED. Parallel slash or Buck 50. "Dogs," "Dawgs," "baby g," and "slime"=slang. Alliance with Folk Nation. Chicago Bulls/Cincinnati Reds=Sports teams.
KKK: White robes, cross burnings. 311 or blood drop.
Kings and Dons: Hidden Valley Kings. Black & green. K-
Krucial, I-Islamic, N-Nubian, G-Gods. *Founded in Charlotte, NC.* Alliance with Crips and Folks.
Aryan Nation: Sheild with sword topped with a crown and an
"n" to form a cross. Nazi SS lightning bolts. *A Policy on Supervision of SRG's (PPO140) - Correct Answers ✅-Probation cases: Once SRG validation is approved by the
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