Deck 19: Working With Gang Involvedaffiliated Youth Robert Hernandez

Question 1

What is the biggest challenge in the study and work with gangs?

A) Media stigma
B) The variability in the types of gangs
C) Access to data
D) Definition of the core term

Answer 1

Definition of the core term

Question 2

How many gang domains are used?

A) 4
B) 6
C) 5
D) 8

Answer 2

5

Question 3

What describes the criminal perspective attached to the gang domains?

A) Deviance
B) Criminogenic risk factors
C) Person-in-environment risk
D) Criminology

Answer 3

Criminogenic risk factors

Question 4

What two populations are perceived to be defiant?

A) Asians and Latinos
B) Mixed race and immigrants
C) African Americans and Latinos
D) Caucasians and Hispanics

Question 5

What period of life does a person's identity go through marked changes physically and mentally?

A) Childhood
B) Adolescence
C) Adulthood
D) Preadolescence

Question 6

What is an aspect of gangs that social workers should pay attention to and learn about in their practice?

A) Body language
B) Culture
C) Residential settings
D) Cultural competency

Question 7

What type of transference and countertransference can be experienced by social workers?

A) Access
B) Knowledge
C) Boundaries
D) Safety

Question 8

What therapy has the goal of improving client functioning in multiple systems?

A) Cognitive behavioral therapy
B) Multisystemic therapy
C) Ecological therapy
D) Play therapy

Question 9

How many minutes are offered weekly to conduct home therapy in the MST method?

A) 75 minutes
B) 60 minutes
C) 50 minutes
D) 90 minutes

Question 10

Which of the following ethnic groups was not a commonly affiliated immigrant population in U.S. gang history?

A) German
B) Polish
C) Russian
D) Jewish

Question 11

To ensure ecological validity, information would come from an array of resources such as parents and siblings.

Question 12

Another name for the community-based gang intervention model is II PRONG.

Question 13

The community-based gang intervention model is an integrated approach of service delivery.

Question 14

Gang intervention specialists use a nontraditional clinical approach while monitoring sensitivity of rapport building and concerns of safety.

Question 15

Rapport building is the most difficult area to achieve when working with gang involved or street socializing youth.

Question 16

Gang intervention specialists learn to separate traditional practices from nontraditional practices.

Question 17

United States gang history dates back to the 1800s.

Question 18

African Americas comprise the largest representation of gang members today, in the 21^st century.

Question 19

Ecological theory helps to illuminate the effects of gangs.

Question 20

The Community-Based Gang Intervention Act is a proactive approach to aid youth by providing access to care.

Question 21

What are three efforts for social change presented to social workers when working at the macro level with gang affiliated youth?

Question 22

What is the legal definition of gangs, as reflected in the penal code?

Question 23

What are three factors social workers should examine when conducting assessment with gangs?

Question 24

Describe at least four learning tasks social workers have when working with gangs and why these are important to their practice.

Question 25

Describe four diversity concerns for working with gangs and when these issues play a role in a social worker's practice.