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Most current definitions of gangs distinguish youth according to their "levels" of gang involvement, including: |
| | A) | associates, wanna be, and hardcore members. |
| | B) | leaders, lieutenants, and members |
| | C) | fringe, leaders, and hardcores. |
| | D) | associates, members, and hardcore members. |
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Yablonsky's ideas about violent gangs are that they are not groups at all, but rather: |
| | A) | associations. |
| | B) | confederacies. |
| | C) | near-groups. |
| | D) | affiliations. |
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During the 1960s, the Vice Lords of Chicago were so well-organized that: |
| | A) | they were incorporated. |
| | B) | members carried membership cards. |
| | C) | they sold Vice Lord franchises to groups in other cities. |
| | D) | members went to business schools to learn accounting. |
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In the _____ style of gang leadership, decisions pass down the chain-of-command. |
| | A) | bureaucratic |
| | B) | militaristic |
| | C) | autocratic |
| | D) | dictatorial |
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Researchers disagree on the extent to which gangs are cohesive. According to Thrasher's early work: |
| | A) | gang members are largely failures in school. |
| | B) | gangs are havens for anxious and insecure boys. |
| | C) | gangs lack group goals. |
| | D) | gangs are filled with happy-go-lucky boys. |
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Popular opinion might predict that gangs exist for the purpose of _____, but most research finds that gangs primarily _____. |
| | A) | committing offenses; while away their time |
| | B) | providing social solidarity for their members; break the law |
| | C) | conflicting with adult values; use drugs and alcohol |
| | D) | providing self-esteem for their members; fight |
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Research studies on girls in gangs have found that most female gang delinquency is: |
| | A) | exploitative and violent. |
| | B) | drug-related. |
| | C) | prostitution. |
| | D) | property crime and status offenses. |
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One _____ strategy is to use _____ statutes to prosecute even those gang members who were not present during the commission of a crime. |
| | A) | suppression; conspiracy |
| | B) | intervention; conspiracy |
| | C) | prevention; suppression |
| | D) | resistance; DARE |
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Gang _____ strategies rely on criminal justice system activities, particularly police and prosecution strategies, to respond to the gang problem. |
| | A) | suppression |
| | B) | intervention |
| | C) | prevention |
| | D) | repression |
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The G.R.E.A.T. program |
| | A) | uses police "street sweeps" to combat gang delinquency. |
| | B) | helps communities use curfews to combat gang delinquency. |
| | C) | helps elementary and middle-school students resist becoming involved in gangs. |
| | D) | is ineffective in preventing gang delinquency. |
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