Deck 6: Females in the Gang World

Question 1

A study by Rosenbaum found that _______ % of the confined female gang members had been arrested for a violent crime.

A) 39.5
B) 40.2
C) 57.2
D) 94

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The analysis of literature by Anderson, Brooks, Langsam, and Dyson concluded that ______________________ will be needed in any gang prevention strategy of the future.

A) More police presence and deterrence
B) Community outreach programs between police and neighborhoods
C) Better employment and educational opportunities
D) Harsher punishment for those charged with crime

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The analysis by SULE stated that prevention efforts aimed at Hispanic females would need to be implemented ______________.

A) Before the student begins to feel the effects of peer pressure
B) Before the child starts 2nd grade
C) Before gangs influence their neighborhood
D) While the children are learning at school

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The chivalry hypothesis assumes that there is a bias ________

A) When comparing male and female inmates in prison blocks
B) Against locking up females
C) Against certain ethnicities when charging women with crime
D) Towards female gang members who are mothers

Question 5

The convergence hypothesis suggests that females _____________.

A) Are more violent than their male counterparts
B) Have more members with addictions
C) May be in some ways catching up to their male counterparts in the CJ system as offenders.
D) Have surpassed the rate of incarceration in comparison to male gang members

Question 6

A neutron is __________

A) Affiliated with SOS
B) One who is not gang-affiliated
C) The female constituency of the male-dominated Brothers of the Struggle group
D) Part of the Folk Nation

Question 7

One survey of female gang members showed they were less likely to

A) Report they had siblings that were also gang members
B) Admit to using marijuana at least once a week
C) Expect to graduate from a four year college
D) Report having a boyfriend who had an arrest record

Question 8

Nationwide a lower gang density has ___________ been reported for females than for males

A) Always
B) Seldom
C) Never
D) Not

Question 9

A number of qualitative interviews with female gang members from NGCRC research shows the basic situation was that of where the female member of a _____________ slowly disengages from the gangs routine activities.

A) Small unorganized gang
B) Larger male-dominated gang
C) Suburban gang
D) Transnational gang

Question 10

Gang membership has attracted female gang members who have a history of

A) Absent fathers
B) Truancy
C) Abuse
D) Arrests