Deck 13: Gangs and Delinquency

Question 1

What percent of all gang members are Asian?

A)3
B)7
C)14
D)19
E)25

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Public markings used by gang members to identify their existence and territory are called ____________.

A)signing
B)identifying
C)marking
D)graffiti
E)labeling

Answer 2

D

Question 3

There are approximately _____________ youth gangs in America.

A)10,000
B)12,300
C)18,000
D)27,000
E)34,300

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A response to gangs that includes counseling and other direct attempts to change the values of youth in order to make gang involvement less likely is called _____________.

A)community organization
B)opportunities provision
C)organizational change and development
D)social intervention
E)suppression

Question 5

A federal statute that is used to prosecute gang members who participate in an organized criminal enterprise is named ___________.

A)G.R.E.A.T.B.RICO
C)D.A.R.E.D.The Gang Suppression Act
E)The Vice Lord Act

Question 6

According to Cheryl Maxson and Malcolm Klein, a type of gang that has as many as several hundred members and has been in existence for over 20 years is called a ____________.

A)traditional gang
B)neotraditional gang
C)compress gang
D)collective gang
E)specialty gang

Question 7

A young individual who wants to be a gang member and emulates the behavior of gang members is called a __________________.

A)rookie
B)trainee
C)pledge
D)volunteer
E)wanna-be

Question 8

According to the National Youth Gang Survey, which of the following groups has more gang members?

A)Caucasian
B)African-American
C)Hispanic
D)Asian

Question 9

What percentage of street gangs are involved in the street sale of drugs?

A)12%
B)25%
C)42%
D)57%
E)80%

Question 10

According to C.Ronald Huff, a type of gang that is primarily involved in using drugs and getting high with little involvement in crime is called a ______________.

A)Hedonistic Gang
B)Instrumental Gang
C)c.Predatory Gang
D)Territorial Gang
E)Prison Gang

Question 11

The movement of gangs from large metropolitan areas, such as Los Angeles and Chicago, to other areas of the country is called ______________.

A)transference
B)home grown
C)gang franchising
D)gang migration
E)gang immigration

Question 12

A response to gangs that involves organization adaptations that facilitate the application of gang control strategies is called _________________.

A)community organization
B)opportunities provision
C)organizational change and development
D)social intervention
E)suppression

Question 13

The National Youth Gang Center estimated that there are approximately _________ street gang members in America.

A)131,500
B)231,500
C)431,500
D)531,500
E)788,000

Question 14

A method to deal with gangs that defines their behavior as a public nuisance and forbids certain legal and illegal behavior is ____________.

A)G.R.E.A.T.B.RICO
C)D.A.R.E.D.The Gang Suppression Act
E)The Nuisance Abatement Acts

Question 15

According to Cheryl Maxson and Malcolm Klein, a type of gang that is a relatively new gang with less than 50 members around the same age and no defined territory is called a __________.

A)traditional gang
B)neotraditional gang
C)compress gang
D)collective gang
E)specialty gang

Question 16

According to C.Ronald Huff, a type of gang that is primarily involved in committing property crime and is actively involved in using drugs is called a _____________.

A)Hedonistic Gang
B)Instrumental Gang
C)c.Predatory Gang
D)Territorial Gang
E)Prison Gang

Question 17

According to Cheryl Maxson and Malcolm Klein, a type of gang that has a well-defined territory, narrow age range of members, and is small in size, is called a ________________.

A)traditional gang
B)neotraditional gang
C)compress gang
D)collective gang
E)specialty gang

Question 18

A response to gangs that involves efforts to mobilize the community to deal with gangs is called ________________.

A)community organization
B)opportunities provision
C)organizational change and development
D)social intervention
E)suppression

Question 19

According to C.Ronald Huff, a type of gang that is primarily involved in committing serious crimes including violent crime and selling drugs is called a ______________.

A)Hedonistic Gang
B)Instrumental Gang
C)c.Predatory Gang
D)Territorial Gang
E)Prison Gang

Question 20

A response to gangs that involves the use of the juvenile and criminal justice system to reduce gang behavior through the use of formal social control including arrest and incarceration is called _______________.

A)community organization
B)opportunities provision
C)organizational change and development
D)social intervention
E)suppression

Question 21

The definition of a gang is defined by federal law in order that each state can use the same definition.

Question 22

A level of intent that occurs when the circumstances of the offense demonstrate that the offender must have consciously desired the result is called specific intent.

Question 23

There are more African American gang members than any other category.

Question 24

Hand signs are used by gang members to indicate their gang loyalties.

Question 25

A level of intent that involves an act in which a prohibited result follows in the absence of a desire for that particular result is called general intent.

Question 26

The type of clothing and the colors that young people wear may indicate to which gang they belong.

Question 27

Prosecutors have found no problems in prosecuting gangs because of the willingness of the community to come forward and testify.

Question 28

One of the most popular legislative responses to gang activity has been to impose increased penalties for gang-related offenses.Unfortunately, most of these penalties have been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Question 29

There are approximately 788,000 gang members in the United States.

Question 30

Gangs exist only in large cities.

Question 31

G.R.E.A.T.is a police program that teaches students how to avoid drugs and alcohol.

Question 32

Public markings used by gang members to identify their existence and territory are called graffiti.

Question 33

Some gangs are actively involved in distributing drugs while others are not.

Question 34

All gangs frequently commit violent crimes.

Question 35

Through the nuisance abatement statues, a community can have entire gangs declared a public nuisance.

Question 36

Gangs only consist of minority members.Caucasian gangs do not exist.

Question 37

Gang members are responsible for 80% of the drug sales in America.

Question 38

According to the text, the flashing of hand signs between rival gangs can escalate into violence.

Question 39

There are approximately 27,000 youth gangs in America.

Question 40

The movement of gangs from large metropolitan areas, such as Los Angeles and Chicago, to other areas of the country is called gang migration.

Question 41

What is the RICO act?

Question 42

Explain the various ways that gang migration might occur.

Question 43

Discuss the three prominent reasons of why youths join gangs.

Question 44

Michael W.Klein and Walter
B.Miller have two distinctive definitions of gangs.Explain each definition and how they are different.Answers will vary

Question 45

What are the five types of gangs as characterized by Cheryl Maxson and Malcolm Klein?

Question 46

Describe the most recent patterns of gang cycles as reported by the 2007 National Youth Gang Survey.Do you believe that the gang problem will increase or decrease in the future? Why?

Question 47

What is the Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention (STEP) Act?

Question 48

What are the five strategies used by communities to combat gangs?

Question 49

What is the difference between general intent and specific intent?

Question 50

Explain each of the three major types of gangs as identified by
C.Ronald Huff.Answers will vary

Question 51

Explain how age affects gang membership.

Question 52

What are some of the functions of gang intelligence officers?

Question 53

Explain how race affects gang membership.

Question 54

What are the goals of the
G.R.E.A.T Program?
Answers will vary

Question 55

Explain the various methods used by gangs to identify themselves and others.

Question 56

According to the National Youth Gang Center, how many youth gangs and youth gang members are there in the United States?