Deck 5: Prison Gangs

Question 1

______________ have ties to street gangs and influence much of the crime they commit and the profits they reap.

A) Outlaw motorcycle gang members
B) Prison gang members
C) International gang members
D) The Mafia

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The organizational capabilities of gangs can be used to

A) Rate gangs in terms of the threat they pose
B) Predict where their clubhouse meetings will be
C) Infiltrate their gangs
D) Prosecute them

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The inmate code was an adaptation of

A) The tax code
B) The hierarchy code
C) The thieves code
D) The prisoner code

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The first organization that could have been considered a prison gang according to today's standard definition was

A) The Mexican mafia
B) The Castellanos
C) The Gypsy Jokers
D) The Camorra

Question 5

If a member showed weakness or failed to carry out an order from the group , the person who recruited him would execute him. This was an agreement in which gang?

A) WSPMA
B) EME
C) BGF
D) OMG

Question 6

Which organization formed for protection against EME?

A) Nuestra Familia
B) Black Guerrilla Family
C) American Mafia
D) WSPMA

Question 7

In the five-stage model for the development of prison gangs, stage 2 occurs when

A) A convicted offender is sent to prison apart from his support system
B) There is a transformation to a self-protection group
C) Members agree to formal rules of conduct
D) A convicted offender begins socializing with certain inmates

Question 8

Stage four focuses on groups that generate fear among other inmates. These groups are called

A) Guerrillas
B) Predators
C) Warriors
D) Fighters

Question 9

The CRS was used by gangs in what part of the prison system?

A) Hierarchal formation
B) Marketplace
C) Recreation time
D) Meal time

Question 10

Sheldon (1991) found that prison gang members were more likely to have a(n)

A) Drug problem
B) Gambling addiction
C) Murder charge
D) Extortion conviction

Question 11

One system that the gangs work together to encourage peace is in the

A) Racial diversity system
B) Gambling system
C) Community Responsibility System
D) Mutual Respect System

Question 12

The simplest method of identification and distinguishing one inmate from another is by

A) Cell block
B) Attitude
C) Hairstyle
D) Race or ethnicity

Question 13

To help ensure their reputation remains intact with the CRS, gangs

A) Have a process to ensure the reliability of their members
B) Separate themselves from illegal activity
C) Build alliances with the prison guards
D) Buyout their competition

Question 14

The 3 most effective strategies that jail administrators used for prison management were 1) segregation or separation, 2) intelligence gathering, and 3)

A) Transferring leaders to maximum security prisons
B) Active surveillance
C) Sharing information
D) Hiring more security guards

Question 15

The Aryan Brotherhood was established in which prison in 1967?

A) Riker's Island
B) San Quentin
C) Alcatraz
D) CDCR