1925 14 Apr. i. 10/6 The officers were kept busy tracing new clews which finally swelled the gang membership to nearly fifteen different boys.
1992 D. F. Gates & D. K. Shah xx. 307 Officers will spot these ‘wannabes’ hanging around gang members..and talk to them about the downside of gang membership.
2001 C. Coker vi. 115 The problem is that gang membership can create a strong sense of identity. Neo-tribal affiliations can provide what spirit of community there is in much of the world.