Exam 8: Security Threat Groups and Prison Gangs

During the 1980s, many inmates described themselves as ________ prisoners.

Secure housing units are used to isolate gang leaders through ________.

How do security threat groups pose a danger to correctional officers and why do these officers become involved in correctional officer corruption as a result of this threat?

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

________ practices are designed to stop the activities of STG members and the entry of contraband into a correctional facility.

Interdiction efforts can reduce the level of threat and danger that STGs exert on correctional officers.

Prison gangs are now known as security threat groups.

Gang members encourage family members to work in the criminal justice system as a way to gather information.

Correctional staff who do not engage in corrupt acts to support STGs may be placed on the ________.

The One-Percenter OMG is a local street gang.

Secure housing units are used to isolate gang leaders from the general prison population.

The criminal activities of STGs are intended to

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

________ programs encourage inmates to earn release from a secure housing unit by discontinuing involvement with gang activities.

Inmates who are classified as gang members are automatically placed in step-down programs as a means of interdiction and control.

What are some of the factors that correctional investigators look for when they focus on identifying gang members?

Match the type of gang with its definition . -Neighborhood street gang

Weakening gang ties is an intelligence function.

________ includes any law enforcement practice designed to confront and stop the activities of members of an STG within a correctional facility

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