There are a number of things which contribute to making gangs difficult to define and characterize. Due to there being a large number of gangs in society today, it makes it quite difficult to specifically define a gang. Another thing that makes gangs hard to define is the type of activities they engage in whether it is non-criminal or non-violent. The motives of gangs also make them hard to define. According to the text, current federal law defines a gang as an ongoing club, group, association, or organization which consists of five or more persons (A) that one of its primary purposes is to commit one or more criminal offenses (B) the members of which is apart of or was apart of committing a continuing series of offenses within the last five
