Exam 9: Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups

The 18th Street Gang is believed by some experts to be the largest gang in the nation.

Gang drawings or inscriptions written on a wall or structure and used for gang messages and turf definition are called _____.

Discuss why gangs have reemerged. Do you agree that economic and social conditions are factors in gang formation? Explain.

According to the text, it is possible that _____ love discourages offending by strengthening the social bond.

Research conducted by the National Gang Crime Research Center indicates that most youths join their first gang at age _____.

Frederick Thrasher coined the term _____, to describe a group that fills a crack in the social fabric and maintains standard group practices.

Discuss the anomie/alienation view of why youths join gangs. Do you agree or disagree with this theory? Explain.

According to some researchers, gangs can be categorized by their dominant activity. Explain Fagan's four categories of gangs.

Tossing or flashing gang signs in the presence of rivals, often escalating into a verbal or physical confrontation, is called ____.

Asian gangs tend to be far less territorial and less openly visible than other ethnically centered groups.

In a process called _____, close friends reinforce deviant behavior through talk and interaction.

According to the _____ view, youths join gangs to satisfy a desire to be needed and to be a part of something.

_____ is now regarded by law enforcement agencies as the nation's most dangerous gang.

Reviews of research show that juvenile delinquent acts tend to be committed in small groups, rather than by youths acting alone. This is called _____.

The _____ view of gang membership suggests that gangs appeal to adolescents' longing for the tribal process that sustained their ancestors.

In _____ , the California Court of Appeal ruled that prosecutors must first prove through clear and convincing evidence that a person is a gang member before using an antigang injunction to restrict his or her right to engage in everyday activities.

In regard to gang control, _____ refers to one or more police officers, usually from youth or detective units who are assigned exclusively to gang-control work.

_____ refers to loosely organized groups of children who share interests and activities.

_____ is a system of positions, facial expression, and body language used to convey a message.

A _____ is a method of enforcement in which police, armed with arrest warrants, enter a neighborhood in force in an operation to make as many arrests as possible.