Deck 5: Girls and Gangs

Question 1

Many female gang members in school report that teachers usually:

A) Like them
B) Make sexual advances toward them
C) Stereotype them
D) Ignore them

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Kitchen's student in 1995 in Indianapolis, Indiana revealed what percentage of African-American female gang members families lived below the poverty level?

A) 54.2%
B) 65.3%
C) 77.1%
D) 85.7%

Answer 2

A

Question 3

McNaught (1999) suggests that some girls who are drawn into gangs because of:

A) The need for protection
B) Pressure to join from peers
C) Sexual relationships
D) Being hooked on drugs

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What is the most common offense female gang members are arrested for?

A) Selling of drugs
B) Theft
C) Prostitution
D) Running away and other status offenses

Question 5

In the 1970's it was believed that female gangs only made up what percentage of all gangs?

A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 15%
D) 20%

Question 6

According to Moore, what percentage of female gang members reported being sexually assaulted by a member of their own family?

A) 15%
B) 18%
C) 29%
D) 35%

Question 7

According to Harper and Robinson (1999), what percent of female gang member's family's received government assistance (food stamps, welfare etc.)?

A) 46%
B) 77%
C) 86%
D) 96%

Question 8

What is the most common type of female gang involvement?

A) Independent gang membership
B) Regular membership in a coed gang
C) A female auxiliary member of a male gang
D) Dual membership in all female and coed gangs

Question 9

Moore's study of girl gangs in East Los Angeles reveals drugs to be:

A) Prominent in Asian gangs only
B) A major problem
C) An outlet for abuse from male gang members
D) Not a problem with females as much as males

Question 10

According to the text, what is the primary source of income for female gang members?

A) Prostitution
B) Selling drugs
C) Theft
D) Legitimate work

Question 11

The average median income for working female gang members is:

A) $800.00 per month
B) $1000.00 per month
C) $1200.00 per month
D) $1500.00 per month

Question 12

Which is not a form of gang initiation according to the text?

A) Sex
B) Fighting other gang members
C) Committing crimes
D) Smoking crack cocaine

Question 13

Miller in 2005 discovered that only ____ percent of students in St. Louis were proficient in English.

A) 6%
B) 10%
C) 15%
D) 20%

Question 14

A detailed look at differences between male and female gang members in police databases can be obtained from a study that analyzed files maintained by the:

A) Dallas Police Department
B) New York Police Department
C) Honolulu Police Department
D) Chicago Police Department

Question 15

The area of East Los Angeles provides a fascinating glimpse of how gangs emerge and change with the times. Gangs in this area first emerged during the late:

A) 1930-1040's
B) 1940-1050's
C) 1950-1960's
D) 1960-1970's

Question 16

Female offenders are how many more times likely to show clinical symptoms of anxiety and depression than non-offending females?

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

Question 17

As it relates to school, gang members in general:

A) Drop out
B) Complete high school
C) Obtain a GED
D) Are star athletes

Question 18

Many female gang members describe their boyfriends as:

A) Nice
B) Caring
C) Possessive
D) Violent

Question 19

In 2009 the National Gang Intelligence Center reported this percentage of females who claimed gang membership:

A) 12.6%
B) 17.5%
C) 21.5%
D) 29.4%

Question 20

According to the research, Honolulu, currently has around approximately how many gangs?

A) 56
B) 121
C) 171
D) 200

Question 21

Girls' involvement in delinquent gangs has never been of the same magnitude as their male counterparts.

Question 22

Most studies of gangs show that gang membership tends to ___________ rates of delinquency after individuals join gangs and tend to decrease after they leave.

Question 23

One main difference between male and female gangs is the _______________ spent in the gang.

Question 24

Both male and female gang members spend a lot of their time "partying," "kicking it," and just "hanging out" and the use of drugs and alcohol is common.

Question 25

Describe the use of drugs in the female gang.

Question 26

Girls tended to join at an earlier age (12) than the boys (14) in a study conducted in Hawaii.

Question 27

The most common role of a female in a gang is that of a ___________ member.

Question 28

Several studies have noted that boys are more likely than girls to remain involved in a gang well into young adulthood.

Question 29

Females most at risk for gang involvement come from homes in crisis.

Question 30

Scholars have argued that many mothers with children in gangs encourage their children to become involved in gang activities.

Question 31

Describe the criminal activity of the female gang member and compare it to the male gang member.

Question 32

According to the research, male gang members are more likely to carry concealed weapons than female gang members.

Question 33

The media portrays female gang members as ____________ women.

Question 34

Describe the different types of roles females play in gangs.

Question 35

Gang members usually do not have problems at school if they attend regularly.

Question 36

In contrast to the male gang member, female gang members rarely _____ or________.

Question 37

One study (Kataoka et al. 2001) found that girl offenders were not more likely than girls who were not in the system to show clinical symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Question 38

Girls' involvement in gangs is as frequent as that of their male counterparts.