Juvenile Delinquency Test Quiz
Gangs/ policing
- 1.What is included in all definitions of gangs?
- A.
Specific colors
- B.
That gang members are all juvenile delinquence who need to try and a achieve a life with goals and achievements that are positive
- C.
For society to recognize the group as a threat and for the group to be involved in some degree of criminal activity
- 2.What is the group hazard hypothesis?
- A.
Groups of gangs that get into trouble
- B.
Persons who commit crimes alone are more probable to get caught compared to groups
- C.
Crimes committed in groups have a greater cahnce of being detected.
- 3.What type of areas are most gangs located in according to early research?
- A.
Lower class
- B.
Upper middle class
- C.
Middle class
- 4.Who is the pioneer of gang research
- A.
Hirshi
- B.
Thrasher
- C.
Yablonsky
- 5.Whose idea was the near group
- A.
Yablonsky
- B.
Timberman
- C.
Thrasher
- 6.How many gang members are there nationwide?
- A.
190,000
- B.
173,150
- C.
910,000
- D.
731,500
- 7.Which ethnic group has the most gang members?
- A.
Hispanics
- B.
Asians
- C.
African Americans
- D.
Americas
- 8.Mixed ethinic racial membership gangs means what?
- A.
Mixed gangs
- B.
Cross gangs
- C.
Hybrid gangs
- D.
Racist gangs
- 9.What is the characteristics of "wilding gangs"
- A.
Outrageous behavior and very violent
- B.
Middle class and less violent
- C.
Middle class and "more violent"
- 10.What percentage of gang members are females?
- A.
10%
- B.
15%
- C.
5%
- D.
17%
- 11.What is the main cause of gang migration
- A.
Gangs are getting ran out by other rival gangs
- B.
Gangs are getting kicked out of the cities they reside in
- C.
Gangs are moving to new cities and recruiting new people
- 12.Which gangs are focused more on profit?
- A.
Asian
- B.
American
- C.
Hispanic
- D.
African American
- E.
Hawiian
- 13.What are the characteristic of gang violence?
- A.
Tagging up property and committed arson
- B.
Constant violence and physical aggression
- 14.Reasons for gang behavior?
- A.
Status
- B.
Control of territory
- C.
Financial gain
- D.
All of the above
- 15.Who are detached workers
- A.
Volunteers
- B.
Social workers
- C.
Helpers
- D.
People who no longer work
- E.
All of the above
- 16.What is "Pulling Levers?"
- A.
Strictly enforced codes and laws
- B.
Zero tolerance
- C.
Pulling gangs out of cities
- D.
Both a & b
- E.
Both b and c
- 17.Do most youth in the US belong to a gang?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 18.How old are most gang members?
- A.
12-25 yrs old
- B.
Under 18
- C.
Over 18
- D.
16 years old
- 19.Is most gang aggression verbal or violent?
- A.
Violent
- B.
Verbal
- 20.What percent of males carry a gun outside there home?
- A.
35%
- B.
45%
- C.
10%
- D.
15%
- E.
55%
- 21.What are the components of drug addiction?
- A.
Chronic use
- B.
Psychological
- C.
Physical dependance
- D.
All of the above
- 22.What is the connection between drugs and delinquency
- A.
There is a relationship
- B.
Drugs cause delinquency its been proven
- C.
Delinquency caused drug use
- 23.In 2003 how many youths under 18yrs old were arrested
- A.
100,000
- B.
1 million
- C.
1.8 million
- D.
2.2 million
- E.
2.8 million
- 24.What percentage of youth taken into custody were referred to juvenile court?
- A.
71%
- B.
80%
- C.
55%
- D.
Under 50%
- 25.In 2003 how many youths were arrested for murder?
- A.
9,063
- B.
2,500
- C.
900
- D.
1,130
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