Exam 8: Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups

A _________________ gang is heavily involved in criminality, particularly in drug sales and they use violence to establish control over drug sale territories.

National data indicate that about _______ percent of gang members are female.

William Julius Wilson contends that older members are still active to some degree in gangs because:

Thrasher defines a gang as an __________________ group originally formed spontaneously and then integrated through conflict.

____________________ involve stealing or assaulting someone to gain prestige in the neighborhood and are often part of gang initiation rites.

When gang members toss or flash signs to proclaim their gang membership, this is called ________________.

A popular headpiece among Asian gang members is the "stingy brim" fedora or a baseball cap with the wearer's nickname and gang affiliation written on the bill.

Small groups of friends who share intimate knowledge and confidences are called ____________________.

A ________________ gang concentrates on drug use and sales but forgoes most delinquent behavior.

Which of the following statements about the impact of peer relations is true?

Compare and contrast the anthropological, the sociocultural, the psychological, and the rational choice views of gang formation.

Gang experts believe the average age of gang members has been increasing, a condition explained in part by the changing structure of the economy.

Which of the following statements about the psychological view of gang formation is true?

Strength or power is asserted through the terms rifa, which means to rule, and controllo indicating that the gang controls the area.

___________________ have limited cohesion, impermanence, minimal consensus of norms, shifting membership, disturbed leadership, and limited definitions of membership expectations.

Compare and contrast Africa American, Hispanic, Asian, and Anglo gangs. (pp. 194-196)

____________________ youth are aggressive kids who are either highly liked or intensely disliked by their peers and who are the ones most likely to become engaged in antisocial behavior.

A major source of communication by gangs is a type of wall writing called ___________________.

Klein notes that even the most criminal gang members spend the bulk of their time:

Many Anglo gangs are derivatives of the English punk and _______________ movement of the 1970s.