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Aqua Tattoo water-based inks are for temporary novelty tattoos. The inks are available in the four-color process set and opaque white. The formulas are classified by a certified toxicologist as not being toxic or a skin irritant. The inks print well and are formulated for tattoo transfer stocks. They may be handled like other water based flexo inks.
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A tattoo is a very important symbol of belonging to some gangs. It is one of the most dynamic indicators of gang affiliation to which a gang investigator has immediate access. Many gangs use tattoos to indicate membership in a specific gang. It is not uncommon, however, to find some groups who use no specific tattoos as identifiers.
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Tattoos are part of a process of nonverbal communications used by gang members. Without the need to verbally communicate, a gang member, as well as observant nongang members, can identify a fellow gang member or rival.
Often found in books on gangs, both prison and street gang tattoos are available as either illustrations or actual photos. Newer publications often have a photograph of the gang tattoo. While many gang tattoos are somewhat standardized, the variations of tattoos, “artistic license” employed by the individual gang member or simply the effort to disguise the tattoo, demonstrate the need for education in the understanding of tattoos as an identifier.
Tattoos can be placed into categories describing their format. These categories provide a starting point for gang investigators. Each category reduces the tattoo to its most common yet simple element. The categories of tattoos are alpha, numerical, symbolic/pictorial and combination. Each category represents specific elements common to tattoos used by gang members. Prison and street gang members use different tattoo styles, but they share the same categories. Within each category, gang-related tattoos can be intricate in design, hidden within a larger tattoo and personalized by the wearer while still maintaining the gang’s identifier.
Tattoos should be fully documented to include specific information as well as the location of the tattoo on the body. Photographs should be mandatory for the documentation of gang-affiliated tattoos.
It is also important to understand that in many cases the tattoo is a symbol of membership in the gang and, thus, is “gang property.” Removal of a gang tattoo may be an outward nonverbal method demonstrating termination of gang membership.
There are cases in which gang tattoos are being covered in order to maintain the covert existence of the gang. If it is determined that a cover-up tattoo exists, water or baby oil spread on the tattoo may reveal its meaning.
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Alpha Tattoos
Alpha tattoos use the alphabet to represent the specific name or acronym of the gang. This is a very common category used by both prison and street gangs. Some of the acronyms for the larger prison gangs include: AB for the Aryan Brotherhood; AW for the Aryan Warrior; DWB for the Dirty White Boys; NLR for the Nazi Low Rider; ABT for the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas; NF for the Nuestra Familia; NR for the Nuestra Raza; EME for the Mexican Mafia; EMI for the Mexikanemi; SNM for the Sindicato Nuevo Mexico (New Mexico Syndicate); TS for the Texas Syndicate; and BGF for the Black Guerrilla Family.
In a recent study, Dr. Haley and his team found that people who had received a tattoo in a commercial tattoo parlor were nine times more likely to be infected with hepatitis C than people who did not have a tattoo. Few of the tattoo-associated infections could be traced to injection-drug use, transfusions, or other known routes of exposure. People with white, yellow, orange or red pigments in their tattoos also were more likely to have hepatitis C than those with only black.
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