Exam 8: Gangs and Delinquency

An interdiction strategy, which features law enforcement, is sometimes referred to as Gang _________.

Gangs that are comprised of members from similar race or ethnic backgrounds are said to be

Chinese gangs are closely associated with or controlled by powerful community organizations called __________.

Tagging refers to _________.

________ is a gang with its roots in Central America.

Rural counties, according to the National Youth Gang Survey, experienced a dramatic increase in gang activity in the early 2000s.

School failure at the elementary level is a strong predictor of gang membership.

Gangs, such as the Crips and the Bloods, with over 30,000 members are known as __________.

Many studies have shown that the level of violence associated with each gang is dependent on that gang's organizational structure.

One difference between the Crips and the Bloods is their racial composition.

The Comprehensive Gang Initiative tries to help with gang problems by focusing on ________.

The gang that promotes white superiority is called the White Kings.

__________ are consistently changing patterns of gang activity and violence.

The third wave of research on gangs began in the __________.

The Latin Kings began in Chicago during the

In the course of gang research over the last century, experts emphasize gang formation and violence with __________.

A Bureau of Justice Statistics reports shows that one of the first cities to experience gang migration was New York City.

The Los-Angeles-based gang, the Crips, has its origins in the _________.

Gang fluidity is the term used to describe consistently changing patterns of gang activity and violence.

_________ is the term used to describe how Gangs are often inaccurately portrayed in the news as a largely minority phenomenon.