The use of such an inclusive definition, while certainly accounting for the variety of groups that exist, is futile for policy makers, community members and justice system personnel who want to understand and effectively deal with the phenomenon. The perception is that this practice is "a license for institutional authorities to exercise even more discrimination than the "institutional racism" allegedly practiced against Aboriginal offenders" 7. The questions asked include:. Data collected from police, correctional and ex-gang informants for both the CSC handbook and the CSGV evaluation, indicates that most Aboriginal groups fall into the street gang category. Finally, gang members do come from the middle class.
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