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    What type of areas are most gangs located in according to early research?

    • Lower class
    • Upper middle class
    • Middle class
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  • 2. 

    Reasons for gang behavior?

    • Status

    • Control of territory

    • Financial gain

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 3. 

    What are the components of drug addiction?

    • Chronic use

    • Psychological

    • Physical dependance

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 4. 

    What are the characteristic of gang violence?

    • Tagging up property and committed arson

    • Constant violence and physical aggression

    Correct Answer
    A. Constant violence and physical aggression
  • 5. 

    Do most youth in the US belong to a gang?

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. No
  • 6. 

    What is included in all definitions of gangs?

    • Specific colors

    • That gang members are all juvenile delinquence who need to try and a achieve a life with goals and achievements that are positive

    • For society to recognize the group as a threat and for the group to be involved in some degree of criminal activity

    Correct Answer
    A. For society to recognize the group as a threat and for the group to be involved in some degree of criminal activity
  • 7. 

    What is the main cause of gang migration

    • Gangs are getting ran out by other rival gangs

    • Gangs are getting kicked out of the cities they reside in

    • Gangs are moving to new cities and recruiting new people

    Correct Answer
    A. Gangs are moving to new cities and recruiting new people
  • 8. 

    What is the group hazard hypothesis?

    • Groups of gangs that get into trouble

    • Persons who commit crimes alone are more probable to get caught compared to groups

    • Crimes committed in groups have a greater cahnce of being detected.

    Correct Answer
    A. Crimes committed in groups have a greater cahnce of being detected.
  • 9. 

    Which ethnic group has the most gang members?

    • Hispanics

    • Asians

    • African Americans

    • Americas

    Correct Answer
    A. Hispanics
  • 10. 

    Whose idea was the near group

    • Yablonsky

    • Timberman

    • Thrasher

    Correct Answer
    A. Yablonsky
  • 11. 

    What is "Pulling Levers?"

    • Strictly enforced codes and laws

    • Zero tolerance

    • Pulling gangs out of cities

    • Both a & b

    • Both b and c

    Correct Answer
    A. Both a & b
  • 12. 

    What is the connection between drugs and delinquency

    • There is a relationship

    • Drugs cause delinquency its been proven

    • Delinquency caused drug use

    Correct Answer
    A. There is a relationship
  • 13. 

    Who is the pioneer of gang research

    • Hirshi

    • Thrasher

    • Yablonsky

    Correct Answer
    A. Thrasher
  • 14. 

    Which gangs are focused more on profit?

    • Asian

    • American

    • Hispanic

    • African American

    • Hawiian

    Correct Answer
    A. Asian
  • 15. 

    Mixed ethinic racial membership gangs means what?

    • Mixed gangs

    • Cross gangs

    • Hybrid gangs

    • Racist gangs

    Correct Answer
    A. Hybrid gangs
  • 16. 

    How many gang members are there nationwide?

    • 190,000

    • 173,150

    • 910,000

    • 731,500

    Correct Answer
    A. 731,500
  • 17. 

    What percentage of gang members are females?

    • 10%

    • 15%

    • 5%

    • 17%

    Correct Answer
    A. 10%
  • 18. 

    In 2003 how many youths were arrested for murder?

    • 9,063

    • 2,500

    • 900

    • 1,130

    Correct Answer
    A. 1,130
  • 19. 

    What percentage of youth taken into custody were referred to juvenile court?

    • 71%

    • 80%

    • 55%

    • Under 50%

    Correct Answer
    A. 71%
  • 20. 

    Is most gang aggression verbal or violent?

    • Violent

    • Verbal

    Correct Answer
    A. Verbal
  • 21. 

    What percent of males carry a gun outside there home?

    • 35%

    • 45%

    • 10%

    • 15%

    • 55%

    Correct Answer
    A. 15%
  • 22. 

    Who are detached workers

    • Volunteers

    • Social workers

    • Helpers

    • People who no longer work

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Social workers
  • 23. 

    What is the characteristics of "wilding gangs"

    • Outrageous behavior and very violent

    • Middle class and less violent

    • Middle class and "more violent"

    Correct Answer
    A. Middle class and less violent
  • 24. 

    How old are most gang members?

    • 12-25 yrs old

    • Under 18

    • Over 18

    • 16 years old

    Correct Answer
    A. Over 18
  • 25. 

    In 2003 how many youths under 18yrs old were arrested

    • 100,000

    • 1 million

    • 1.8 million

    • 2.2 million

    • 2.8 million

    Correct Answer
    A. 2.2 million

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