Exam 8: Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups

______________________ was terrorized by organized gangs that called themselves "Hectors," "Bugles," "Dead Boys," and other colorful names.

According to the text, females are involved in gangs in three ways. Which of the following is not one of these three ways?

Data from the Rochester Youth Development Study indicate gang members account for a significant portion of all violent and drug crimes. According to the text, these data support which of the following theories?

______________ are loosely organized groups who share interests and activities.

The __________________ gang was created in Los Angeles, California in 1969 by teens Raymond Washington and Stanley "Tookie" Williams.

Fagan described a ______________ gang as concentrating on drug use and drug sales, but they do not participate in most other types of delinquent activities.

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

Data from the Rochester Youth Development Study indicated that only 15 percent of all reported delinquents acts were committed by gang members.

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

The earliest gangs, the Wah Ching, were formed in the nineteenth century by Chinese youths affiliated with adult crime groups called:

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

According to the ___________________ view, gangs appeal to kids' tribal instincts.

According to the __________________ view, ganging can provide girls with a sense of "sisterhood," independence, and solidarity.

Fagan described this type of gang as being involved in few delinquent activities and little drug use other than alcohol and marijuana.

Fagan described the ________________ gang as being involved in few delinquent activities and little drug use other than alcohol and marijuana.