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152 the various Crip gangs. Both the Crips and the Bloods organize themselves into sets made up of different age groups. The membership within each set includes groups of "“wannabees," “peripherals," “associates," and “hard-core” gang members. The would-be gang members, also known as “wannabees,"-are between 6 and 10 years of age. The young members form a set of “baby gangsters" who are between the ages of 11 and 15. The hard-core gang members .form’a set of “gangsters” who range in age from 16 to 22. The older gang members, who are over 22 years old, are called "original gangsters."1°3 ; In order to identity themselves to others, the Crips and the Bloods began wearing, i.e., "flashing," their respective gang colors. The Crips -began wearing blue clothing, and the 154 Bloods began wearing red clothing. More recently, tattoos have become another popular means of identification used by black street gang members. 155 Black street gangs are not as culturally oriented as traditional Hispanic street gangs, and they have fewer subsets. They usually have only a. few older gang members. 152 Information obtained from Bob Ferber, Assistant Supervisor, Gang Unit, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, California, on May 8, 1992. 153naylor, p- 7, see n. 150. 54 ce nan innate at tea mentite hel te in aneurin hake EOP Ms se i j i 4 i