Deck 9: Legal Responses to Gangs

Question 1

All are groups of responses to gang behavior except:

A) Legislative
B) Official
C) Public
D) Individual

Answer 1

D

Question 2

How many states have legislation related to gang definitions?

A) 40
B) 44
C) 48
D) 50

Answer 2

B

Question 3

One of the best known anti-gang law enforcement programs is:

A) D.A.R.E.
B) H.E.A.T.
C) G.R.E.A.T
D) P.A.C.T.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which was not a program that came from the LA plan according to the text?

A) Community youth gang services
B) Operation safe streets
C) G.R.E.A.T.
D) Operation hardcore

Question 5

A cause of action typically surfaces from either a specific act, failing to perform a legal obligation, a violation of duty, or a violation/invasion of a right is an example of:

A) Gang definitions
B) Enhanced penalties
C) Expert testimony
D) Gang civil causes of action

Question 6

How many states has legislation passed related to gang forefiture and participation?

A) 15
B) 20
C) 23
D) 30

Question 7

A criminal defendant who has pleaded guilty or been found guilty in court, and who is proven to be a member or associate of a gang, can receive an enhanced or increased sentence beyond the sentence limitation that a non-gang member/affiliate would receive is an example of:

A) Enhanced penalties
B) Expert testimony
C) Gang related clothing
D) Gang forfeiture

Question 8

How many states have passed legislation related to gang related clothing and or school uniforms?

A) 5
B) 8
C) 10
D) 13

Question 9

The National Gang Intelligence Center is monitored by the:

A) CIA
B) ATF
C) Homeland Security
D) FBI

Question 10

The Frye test and the Daubert standard refer to:

A) Enhanced penalties
B) Expert testimony
C) Gang related clothing
D) Gang forfeiture

Question 11

The components of criminal processing according to the text are:

A) Law enforcement, courts and corrections
B) Legislators, law enforcement and corrections
C) Legislators, law enforcement and the courts
D) Law enforcement, the courts and community members

Question 12

Only this number of states have legislation related to training of law enforcement offers on gangs.

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Question 13

How many states have passed legislation related to gang graffiti?

A) 30
B) 35
C) 40
D) 50

Question 14

How many states have passed legislation related to prosecution of gang members?

A) 14
B) 20
C) 27
D) 32

Question 15

Which court stands at the apex of the American judicial system?

A) State court of appeals
B) State supreme court
C) Federal district court
D) U.S. Supreme court

Question 16

According to the text, the first line of defense from crime is:

A) Community watch groups
B) Law enforcement
C) Legislators
D) Statutory laws

Question 17

Prosecutors and District Attorneys are part of what branch of government?

A) Legislative
B) Judicial
C) Executive
D) Local

Question 18

How many states have passed legislation related to gang prevention?

A) 20
B) 22
C) 24
D) 35

Question 19

The main underlying rationale in law enforcements approach to gangs is:

A) Eradication
B) Deterrence
C) Incapacitation
D) Retribution

Question 20

How many states have passed legislation focusing on juvenile gang members?

A) 9
B) 16
C) 18
D) 22

Question 21

What is the legislator's legal response to the gang problem?

Question 22

The mass media capitalize on the public's appetite for violence by sensationalizing exciting stories related to youth gangs.

Question 23

From a most naive perspective, legislative bodies act on the sentiment of society.

Question 24

During the past few years, the federal government has provided assistance in funding through block grants designated for youth gang interdiction.

Question 25

Because of the successes in gang prevention, such as Operation Hammer, many police officials continue with similar suppression tactics, often based on the assumption that they are sending a message.

Question 26

Only five states have legislation mandating or directing law-enforcement training related to gangs.

Question 27

In a desperate attempt to find solutions to the problem of youth gangs, violence, and drugs, law enforcement has embarked on a voyage from the proactive/policing approach of creating and sponsoring new programs with catchy acronyms such as DARE (Drug Awareness Resistance Education) and SANE (Substance Abuse Narcotics Education), to paying gang members to fight crime.

Question 28

All 50 states have passed legislation to address the issue of gang graffiti.

Question 29

__________are tactics whereby many police officers converge on a target area for the purpose of eradicating (or relocating) specific forms of criminal or undesirable behavior.

Question 30

A tactic used by the Los Angeles Police Department was Operation______________, in which traffic barriers were placed in neighborhoods where gangs and gang violence had become a dominant force.

Question 31

In Las Vegas, despite the lack of firm evidence that gangs are responsible for many serious crimes, the police department's gang unit was recently renamed a "gang bureau."

Question 32

All states that have legislation on the definition of a gang share the same definition for ease of identification of gangs.

Question 33

The third segment of the legal response to youth gangs is the ____________, of which there are three components.

Question 34

Under Texas legislation, a member of a street gang is liable to the state or any government entity injured by violating a temporary or permanent injunctive order.

Question 35

Describe some of the efforts under the LA plan.

Question 36

One of the best-known and widely duplicated law-enforcement programs is ________.

Question 37

________________ are a part of the executive branch of government, which makes them separate from the judiciary; they are the principal regulators within the criminal justice system.

Question 38

Describe the role of the prosecutor or district attorney in their legal response to the gang problem.