Exam 8: Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups

According to the "_________________" view, female members are still sexually exploited by male gang boys and are sometimes forced to exploit other females.

Based on the information presented in the text, briefly describe how gangs developed in the United States.

In some instances, a peer group provides the social and emotional basis for antisocial activity. When this happens:

Which of the following statements best reflects control theory?

According to the "social injury" view, female members are still sexually exploited by male gang boys and are sometimes forced to exploit other females.

A crowd is defined as:

Which of the following best describes the most common reason for gang member migration in the United States?

Fagan described this gang as concentrating on drug use and drug sales, but they do not participate in most other types of delinquent activities; drug sales are designed to finance members' personal drug habits.

According to the text, __________________ are aggressive kids who are either highly liked or intensely disliked by their peers.

About half of all gangs in the U.S. are European American.

The ___________________ hypothesis asserts that kids with a history of crime and violence join gangs and maintain their persistent delinquency once they become members.

In recent years, gang control has often been left to local police departments and has taken three basic forms. Which of the following is not one of these basic forms?

Klikas are subgroups of same-aged youths in Hispanic gangs that remain together and have separate names and a unique identity in the gang.

Identify and discuss the five elements of Spergel's Community Gang Control Program presented in your text.

________________ are gang members who belong to a street gang whose criminal behavior tends to be more individual, less organized, and less gang directed.

According to Thrasher, ___________________ areas are cracks and voids in the social, political, and economic fabric of society.

Gang formation typically occurs when members of an ethnic minority join together for self-preservation.

Co-offending is defined as:

According to __________________ theory, delinquents are as detached from their peers as they are from other elements of society.

The ___________________ hypothesis asserts that gang membership facilitates deviant behavior, because it provides the structure and group support for antisocial activities.