Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.617(b)(2)a1

CRIMINAL YOUTH GANGS

[RECRUITMENT]

In order to find Defendant guilty of Criminal Youth Gang Recruitment, you

must find the State has proved the following two (2) elements beyond a reasonable

doubt:

(1) Defendant encouraged a juvenile or student to become a member of a

criminal gang;

(2) Defendant acted intentionally or recklessly.

“Intentionally” means it was Defendant’s conscious objective or purpose to

cause a juvenile or student to become a member of a criminal gang.

“Recklessly” means Defendant was aware of and consciously disregarded a

substantial and unjustifiable risk that an element of the offense existed or would

result from Defendant’s conduct. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that

disregard thereof constituted a gross deviation from the standard of conduct a

reasonable person would observe in the situation.

"Criminal gang" shall mean a group of 3 or more persons with a gang name

or other identifier which either promotes, sponsors, assists in, participates in or

requires as a condition of membership submission to group initiation that results in

any felony or any class A misdemeanor as set forth in this title or Title 16.

“Student” means any person enrolled in a school grades preschool through

12.