Gang colors
Gang colors include clothing, accessories, or tattoos of a specific color or colors that represent an affiliation to a specific gang or gang branch.
History
England
The first recorded criminal
United States
The earliest (1820s–1860s) criminal street gangs in the United States, who were in
The Roach Guards wore a blue stripe on their trousers and the Atlantic Guards and Dead Rabbits wore a red trouser stripe.[4] The Bowery Boys wore neckerchiefs, red shirts, tall stove pipe hats, long, black, frock coats, and trousers tucked into high heel calf boots to identify them with their New York City Fire Department volunteer fire company origins and Nativist affiliations.[5][6][7]
Types of colors
Bandanas
The most recognizable form of gang affiliation is based on color.
Today
Legal ramifications
The prevalence of gang colors has declined in popularity over the past few years.[when?] In order to crack down on gang related crimes, legislation has been passed to increase penalties for crimes committed by gangs or gang members.[9] For example, in some states, if a gang member commits a Class A misdemeanor, the highest level misdemeanor crime, then that offense is classified as a felony because the individual is a member of a criminal street gang.[9]
See also
- Gang patch
- Colors (motorcycling)
- School colors
- Sports uniform
References
- ISBN 9781442275171.
- ISBN 9780521606042.
- ^ Herbert Asbury, The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the New York Underworld 1928 pp. 19–21.
- ^ Herbert Asbury, The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the New York Underworld 1928 pp. 20–21.
- ^ Herbert Asbury, The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the New York Underworld 1928 pp. 26, 29
- ^ James West Davidson, A Little History of the United States Yale University Press, 2015 p. 191
- ^ Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace, Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 Oxford University Press, 1998 p. 753
- ^ "Criminal Street Gangs" (PDF). Gang Community Response Team. Snohomish County Regional Gang Work Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ a b "Gang-Related Legislation – Enhanced Penalties – Sentencing". www.nationalgangcenter.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-19.