Deck 2: What Do Gangs and Gang Members Look Like

Question 1

The most significant criteria for defining a gang according to your text is?

A) Age
B) Race
C) Criminal Behavior
D) Size

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The focal point of Vietnamese gangs is:

A) Power
B) Drugs
C) Turf
D) Money

Answer 2

D

Question 3

This group usually consists of men in their 20s or 30s (or even much older) who still participate in gang activities (sometimes referred to as gang banging).

A) Wannabe
B) Hard core
C) Situational member
D) Veteranos/O.G.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A common role for females in a gang is the role of being a _____ member.

A) Hard core
B) Auxiliary
C) O.G.
D) Situational

Question 5

A group with relatively high use and sales of drugs, but with only one major form of delinquency is known as a:

A) Party gang
B) Predatory gang
C) Scavenger gang
D) Drug gang

Question 6

A "Hard Core" gang member:

A) Has a strong attachment to the gang but participate less often than the regulars because they have other interests outside the gang.
B) Is strongly attached to the gang, participate regularly, and have few interests outside of the gang.
C) Is only marginally committed, join the gang at a later age than the regulars and peripherals, and remain in the gang only a short period of time.
D) Are usually in their preteen years and know and admire gang members.

Question 7

The most common method of distinguishing among different gang members is:

A) The degree of attachment and involvement
B) The number of tattoos
C) The wearing of rank insignia
D) The amount of money made

Question 8

For the most part, family ties and community are important to this ethnic group.

A) African American gangs
B) Chicano gangs
C) Whit gangs
D) Asian gangs

Question 9

All are listed as "Folk Nation" set gangs except:

A) Black P Stones
B) Gaylords
C) Latin Eagles
D) Mickey Cobras

Question 10

Heavy involvement in all kinds of crime and heavy use and sales of drugs; they may resemble major corporations, with separate divisions handling sales, marketing, discipline, and so on is an example of a:

A) Drug gang
B) Predatory gang
C) Party gang
D) Organized or Corporate gang

Question 11

Youths known as _________are distinguishable from traditional street gangs by their secretiveness and the difficulty in identifying them.

A) Skinheads
B) Bloods
C) MS-13
D) Stoners

Question 12

According to the text, this gang has the overall smallest population.

A) Chicanos
B) White
C) Asian
D) African American

Question 13

The gang to most likely have connections to organized crime is:

A) The Chinese gangs
B) The White gangs
C) The Latino gangs
D) The African American gangs

Question 14

Chinese gangs are different from African-American and Hispanic gangs in that:

A) They are not based on youth fads or illicit drug use and are closely related to their community's social and economic life.
B) They do not operate in deteriorated, poor neighborhoods.
C) They are embedded in the legendary Triad subculture and so are able to claim legitimacy in the Chinese community.
D) All are differences of Chinese gangs.

Question 15

Latino gangs account for what percent of all gangs?

A) 49 %
B) 28 %
C) 35 %
D) 60%

Question 16

Skinhead gangs in the United States have their roots in a similar movement in:

A) Germany
B) England
C) Ireland
D) Italy

Question 17

The two major gang groups for this ethnic group are the bloods and the crips.

A) Asian
B) Latino
C) African American
D) White

Question 18

A gang that does not have an allegiance to a traditional gang color is known as a:

A) Auxiliary gang
B) Drug gang
C) Recycled gang
D) Hybrid gang

Question 19

A gang of small size (up to 50 members), small age range (less than 10 years), no subgroups, been in existence less than 10 years is an example of a:

A) Specialty gang
B) Drug gang
C) Compressed gang
D) Traditional gang

Question 20

The area a gang occupies and defends is known as the gangs?

A) Hood
B) Turf
C) Field
D) Home

Question 21

Asian gangs are unlike their African-American or Hispanic counterparts. They do not claim ______________, nor do they adopt particular modes of dress and often do not have a gang name.

Question 22

What is a Chicano gang?

Question 23

Two of the oldest gangs in East Los Angeles are the Latin Kings and MS-13.

Question 24

The most common method of distinguishing among different gang members is to base it on the degree of attachment to, and involvement in, the gang.

Question 25

The typical gang member has been a persistent victim of violence, both directly and indirectly.

Question 26

Describe the non-traditional features of hybrid gangs.

Question 27

Chinese gangs are the most likely to have connections to _______ ________ groups.

Question 28

Describe the hard core gang member

Question 29

White youths do not typically join gangs of other ethnic groups, such as Hispanic or multiracial groups, they usually stick to only white gangs.

Question 30

Predatory gangs are heavily involved in serious crimes (e.g., robberies and muggings) and seriously involved in the abuse of addictive drugs such as crack cocaine.

Question 31

Chicano gangs consist of Puerto Ricans, Central Americans and Mexican Americans.

Question 32

Quite often some skinhead groups are characterized as kind of urban terrorists or hate groups.

Question 33

Describe the National level gangs.

Question 34

Discuss the history of the skinheads and how they are identified.

Question 35

In Los Angeles, white gangs began to become noticeable in the ______.

Question 36

Between 80 and 90 percent of Chinese businessmen pay these gangs on a regular or occasional basis for protection.

Question 37

Chicano gangs in _____________have perhaps the longest history of any gang in America.

Question 38

Wannabe's are not really gang members but are pre-gang youths who do not as yet belong to a gang but have shown some interest.

Question 39

African-American youths are drawn into gangs to develop a sense of belonging, ________, power, security, and discipline.

Question 40

African-American youths are drawn into gangs to develop a sense of belonging, identity, power, security, and discipline.