Question 1

Match the gang with its racial/ethnic makeup .
-La Eme

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispanic STG 
B)  Caucasian STG 
C)  African American STG 
A)  Hispanic STG 
B)  Caucasian STG 
C)  African American STG A

Question 2

Correctional officers may engage in corruption to protect themselves and their families from gang violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Match the gang with its racial/ethnic makeup .
-The Texas Syndicate

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispanic STG 
B)  Caucasian STG 
C)  African American STG 
A)  Hispanic STG 
B)  Caucasian STG 
C)  African American STG A

Question 4

________ are organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ are organizations whose members use their...

Question 5

Do you think secure housing units (SHUs) are a good way to reduce gang activity in prison as well as the influence of gang leaders on free-world gang members? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but should demonstrate

Question 6

What factors do correctional facilities use to determine whether or not an inmate is a gang member?

Accepted Answer

Institutional gang investigators collect

Question 7

Interdiction can lead to gang suppression and inmate segregation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match the gang with its racial/ethnic makeup .
-The Aryan Brotherhood

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispanic STG 
B)  Caucasian STG 
C)  African American STG 
A)  Hispanic STG 
B)  Caucasian STG 
C)  African American STG

Question 9

The criminal activities of STGs within prison tend to be limited to non-violent acts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A secure housing unit generally is used to house

Accepted Answer

A)  lower-level street gang members. 
B)  gang lieutenants. 
C)  juvenile gang members. 
D)  gang leaders. 
A)  lower-level street gang members. 
B)  gang lieutenants. 
C)  juvenile gang members. 
D)  gang leaders.

Question 11

Match the type of gang with its definition .
-OMG

Accepted Answer

A)  A gang that is confined to a specific jurisdiction and often imitates larger and more powerful national gangs 
B)  Criminal organizations formed on the street operating throughout the United States 
C)  Organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises 
D)  A group of motorcyclists who have made a commitment to band together and abide by group rules enforced by violence and who engage in activities that bring them repeatedly into serious conflict with society and the law 
E)  A security threat group 
A)  A gang that is confined to a specific jurisdiction and often imitates larger and more powerful national gangs 
B)  Criminal organizations formed on the street operating throughout the United States 
C)  Organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises 
D)  A group of motorcyclists who have made a commitment to band together and abide by group rules enforced by violence and who engage in activities that bring them repeatedly into serious conflict with society and the law 
E)  A security threat group

Question 12

Many, but not all, gangs are ________ oriented.

Accepted Answer

A)  economically 
B)  politically 
C)  ideologically 
D)  racially or ethnically 
A)  economically 
B)  politically 
C)  ideologically 
D)  racially or ethnically

Question 13

Which of the following is not a Hispanic STG?

Accepted Answer

A)  La Eme 
B)  The Folk Nation 
C)  The Nñtas 
D)  The Texas Syndicate 
A)  La Eme 
B)  The Folk Nation 
C)  The Nñtas 
D)  The Texas Syndicate

Question 14

During the 1980s, inmates assumed the role of liberators of the oppressed and claimed that they were

Accepted Answer

A)  unjustly incarcerated. 
B)  political prisoners. 
C)  one percenter OMGs. 
D)  domestic terrorist groups. 
A)  unjustly incarcerated. 
B)  political prisoners. 
C)  one percenter OMGs. 
D)  domestic terrorist groups.

Question 15

A shot caller is

Accepted Answer

A)  a member of a domestic terrorist group. 
B)  a white supremacist gang member. 
C)  a major gang leader. 
D)  a corrupt correctional officer. 
A)  a member of a domestic terrorist group. 
B)  a white supremacist gang member. 
C)  a major gang leader. 
D)  a corrupt correctional officer.

Question 16

Which of the following is not a function of an institutional gang investigator?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gathering information on institutional STGs 
B)  Developing programming to prevent future gang involvement 
C)  Proposing action to neutralize potential disruptive behavior 
D)  Gathering information on STG members 
A)  Gathering information on institutional STGs 
B)  Developing programming to prevent future gang involvement 
C)  Proposing action to neutralize potential disruptive behavior 
D)  Gathering information on STG members

Question 17

STGs have been described as domestic terrorist groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The War on Drugs led to an increase in the number of what category of inmates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mentally ill inmates 
B)  Serious violent offenders 
C)  Street gang members 
D)  Elderly inmates 
A)  Mentally ill inmates 
B)  Serious violent offenders 
C)  Street gang members 
D)  Elderly inmates

Question 19

La Eme and the Texas Syndicate are examples of major ________ STGs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of La Eme and the Texas Syndicate are...

Question 20

Match the type of gang with its definition .
-Street gang

Accepted Answer

A)  A gang that is confined to a specific jurisdiction and often imitates larger and more powerful national gangs 
B)  Criminal organizations formed on the street operating throughout the United States 
C)  Organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises 
D)  A group of motorcyclists who have made a commitment to band together and abide by group rules enforced by violence and who engage in activities that bring them repeatedly into serious conflict with society and the law 
E)  A security threat group 
A)  A gang that is confined to a specific jurisdiction and often imitates larger and more powerful national gangs 
B)  Criminal organizations formed on the street operating throughout the United States 
C)  Organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises 
D)  A group of motorcyclists who have made a commitment to band together and abide by group rules enforced by violence and who engage in activities that bring them repeatedly into serious conflict with society and the law 
E)  A security threat group

Match the gang with its racial/ethnic makeup . -La Eme

Correctional officers may engage in corruption to protect themselves and their families from gang violence.

Match the gang with its racial/ethnic makeup . -The Texas Syndicate

________ are organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises.

Do you think secure housing units (SHUs) are a good way to reduce gang activity in prison as well as the influence of gang leaders on free-world gang members? Why or why not?

What factors do correctional facilities use to determine whether or not an inmate is a gang member?

Interdiction can lead to gang suppression and inmate segregation.

Match the gang with its racial/ethnic makeup . -The Aryan Brotherhood

The criminal activities of STGs within prison tend to be limited to non-violent acts.

A secure housing unit generally is used to house

Match the type of gang with its definition . -OMG

Many, but not all, gangs are ________ oriented.

Which of the following is not a Hispanic STG?

During the 1980s, inmates assumed the role of liberators of the oppressed and claimed that they were

A shot caller is

Which of the following is not a function of an institutional gang investigator?

STGs have been described as domestic terrorist groups.

The War on Drugs led to an increase in the number of what category of inmates?

La Eme and the Texas Syndicate are examples of major ________ STGs.

Match the type of gang with its definition . -Street gang

Early History 2000 B.C to A.D 1800

Prisons 1800 to the Present

Correctional Ideologies: the Pendulum Swings

The Sentencing and Appeals Process

Probation

Diversion and Intermediate Sanctions

Custody Functions

Management and Treatment Functions

Jails and Detention Facilities

Prison Systems

Private-Sector Systems

The Death Penalty

Parole and Reentry

Appeals and Offender Rights

Male Offenders

Female Offenders

Juvenile Offenders and Facilities

Special-Category Offenders

Filters

Exam 8: Security Threat Groups and Prison Gangs

Match the gang with its racial/ethnic makeup . -La Eme

Correctional officers may engage in corruption to protect themselves and their families from gang violence.

Match the gang with its racial/ethnic makeup . -The Texas Syndicate

________ are organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises.

Do you think secure housing units (SHUs) are a good way to reduce gang activity in prison as well as the influence of gang leaders on free-world gang members? Why or why not?

What factors do correctional facilities use to determine whether or not an inmate is a gang member?

Interdiction can lead to gang suppression and inmate segregation.

Match the gang with its racial/ethnic makeup . -The Aryan Brotherhood

The criminal activities of STGs within prison tend to be limited to non-violent acts.

A secure housing unit generally is used to house

Match the type of gang with its definition . -OMG

Many, but not all, gangs are ________ oriented.

Which of the following is not a Hispanic STG?

During the 1980s, inmates assumed the role of liberators of the oppressed and claimed that they were

A shot caller is

Which of the following is not a function of an institutional gang investigator?

STGs have been described as domestic terrorist groups.

The War on Drugs led to an increase in the number of what category of inmates?

La Eme and the Texas Syndicate are examples of major ________ STGs.

Match the type of gang with its definition . -Street gang

Early History 2000 B.C to A.D 1800

Prisons 1800 to the Present

Correctional Ideologies: the Pendulum Swings

The Sentencing and Appeals Process

Probation

Diversion and Intermediate Sanctions

Custody Functions

Management and Treatment Functions

Jails and Detention Facilities

Prison Systems

Private-Sector Systems

The Death Penalty

Parole and Reentry

Appeals and Offender Rights

Male Offenders

Female Offenders

Juvenile Offenders and Facilities

Special-Category Offenders

Filters