Exam 13: Juvenile Gangs

Until the closing decades of the twentieth century, most gangs were made up of African American youths.

Which of the following takes place in stage 5 of gang development?

Match each term with its description. -Cloward and Ohlin

The primary goal of the comprehensive gang model in Chicago was to reduce the extremely high levels of female gang members.

Which of the following strategies is predictive of effectiveness in working with gang problems according to Spergel?

What percentage of emergent street gangs is typically made up of juveniles?

According to Spergel, which of the following strategies of intervention focuses on arrest, incarceration, monitoring, and supervision of gang members?

Gang units are established in police departments to focus on getting rid of the gang problem and often turn to repressive measures that are of little long-term significance.

Which of the following gangs has been the most active in drug trafficking across the United States?

In the 1920s, urban gangs became responsible for a major portion of muggings, robberies, extortions, and drug trafficking operations in the United States.

Match each term with its description. -Frederick Thrasher

Match each term with its description. -Yablonsky

Which gangs tend to have more identifiable leadership?

Match each term with its description. -1940s-1950s

Which of the following drugs hit the streets in the late 1980s and contributed to the expansion, violence, and criminal gang operations?

Asian gangs are generally more numerous and have more members than other racial and ethnic gangs.

There was an upsurge of youth gangs beginning in 1988.

Which of the following is an inaccurate statement?

The influential type of gang leadership structure relates power and authority to one's position in the line of command.

Match each term with its description. -Irving Spergel