SOC 362 Final Exam | Questions with 100% Correct Answers

SOC 362 Final Exam | Questions with 100% Correct Answers All Blood gangs were to the right (as rapper "The Game" indicated in his lyrics) and all Crips were to the left (as indicated by Snoop Dogg's lyrics). False Florencia 13 has a hatred for blacks and black gangs; this is especially true of the Crips. They refer to Crip members as _____ in a derogatory way Ducks An upright pitchfork, devil horns, a six-pointed star and a tribute to "King Huva" are gang identifiers for the _____ nation. Folks The high-crime neighborhoods in Rochester form an arch on the map, thus this impoverished area of the city is known as "The Arch." False The Black Panther Party was founded by: Huey P. Newton In 2006, _____ percent of rural law enforcement agencies reported a gang problem. 14.9 The home base of operations for the 18th Street gang is _____. Los Angeles This New York State city has the highest homicide rate Rochester There are Syracuse gangs that call individual crack-buying customers "licks." True "Gang denial" can actually contribute to a growing presence of street gangs. True Among the largest _____ gangs found in the United States (residing primarily in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and Las Vegas) are the Santanas, Taboos, and Temple Street Gang. Filipino The People and Folks nation gangs are based out of _____. Chicago The Latin Kings, Vice Lords, Black P-Stone Nation and the Almighty Gaylords belong to the _____ nation. People Which of the following Syracuse gangs was NOT brought down by RICO indictments? Dispect Among the more prominent ____ are the Green Pang, Jung Pang, Sun Yee On, Sung Tian and the United Bamboo. Triads According to the National Alliance of Gang Investigators Association (NAGIA), certain criteria must be met in order to qualify as a nation gang. Which of the following is NOT one of criteria listed by NAGIA? the gang has affiliates on both east and west coasts The original Bloods gang is: Compton Piru Street Boys Estimates of the total number of MS-13 and M-18 gangs in Central America and Mexico are hard to determine but the most reliable estimates put their number at: 70,000 to 100,000 Which of the following street gangs is considered a transnational street gang? M-18, or the 18th street gang ____ were the first street gang to earn "nation" status. Crips The Black Gangster Disciples, Maniac Latin Disciples, Simon City Royals, and the Spanish Gangsters belong to the _____ nation. Folks Scratchiti involves using a sharp object like a knife to scratch painted surfaces, wood, and glass windows. Scratchiti is very common on buses, subway trains, and bathroom stalls. True The roots of Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, can be traced back to this nation. El Salvador Common gang identifiers of the _____ include the Playboy bunny, with a cane and top hat and a five-pointed star. Vice Lords This city has become increasingly used as a drug corridor for illegal drugs entering the United States via Canada and as such as earned the designation of a "high-intensity drug-trafficking area" by the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy. Buffalo The first Syracuse street gang to be brought down by RICO indictments was: Boot Camp The Bloods street gang can trace its origins directly to the Black Panther Party. False The Crips were co-founded by Stanley "Tookie" Williams and: Raymond Washington __ is the arch rival of the 18th Street gang Florencia 13 The Fruit Belt Posse, Bailey Street Posse, Fillmore Street Boys, Rolling Gangster Crips, Central Park Crips and the 8-Ball Crew Crips are all street gangs from ______. Buffalo Although the true number of coed gangs is difficult to determine the figure could be as high as 70 percent. False Although there is some variation from one study to the next, most researchers, including FBI data, supports the conclusion that female comprise about 10 percent of the total street gang membership. True This female gangster dated numerous key Mafia men in mid-1900s and became known as a "Mafia queen." Virginia Hill The most common and acceptable reason for a female to leave the gang is Getting pregnant The most common and acceptable reason for a female to leave the gang is because she become pregnant True Anne Campbell's study of female gangs in New York City led her to conclude that females comprise approximately _____ percent of all gang members. 10 Joan Moore found that many of the gang members she studied, including female gangsters, were tecatos. What does she mean by the term "tecato?" Heroin user _____ is the title of the first book written exclusively on female gangs. Home Girls Joan Moore receives credit for having written the first book written exclusively about female gang members. False Most gang members are likely to drop out of school by the _____ grade. 10th There are a number of films that depict _____ female street gangs, including Grease and Mi Vida Loca. Auxiliary Women first became involved in criminal activity during the 1800s because of such unsavory people as Belle Starr, Pearl Hart, and Kate "Ma" Barker. False In the 2005 film Havoc, the "Emily" character participates in a _____ method of initiation into the gang. sexed-in In Thrasher's famous 1927 study of gangs, he refers to female gangsters as auxiliaries. True In an attempt to get out of an arrest, many female gang members accuse male police officers with inappropriate sexual contact. This behavior is an example of the use of which of the following techniques of neutralization? condemnation of the condemners In Fredric Thrasher's (1927) famous study of gangs, he found _____ female gangs out of the more than 1,000 gangs he identified 6 The _____ method of initiation earns the recruit the least amount of respect by the gang. sexed-in When a female gang member gets pregnant, which of the following scenarios is TRUE? All of the above: The children are almost always fathered by a male gang member/ The pregnant female gains a new elevated status/It is common for the father to remain an active gangbanger. Although there is some variation, most research on female gangs, including FBI data, indicates that females comprise _____ percent of all gang members. 10 Although there many reasons why females join a gang, the most common reason is: to escape sexual abuse in the home This person receives credit for writing the first book that exclusively examines female street gang members. John Quicker This female gangster gained notoriety for being a kidnapper and extortionist. She also gained "Robin Hood" status as a bank robber. Kate "Ma" Barker Female gangs can be placed in general categories according to the level of affiliation to males. Which of the following is the most common type of female gang structure? as female auxiliaries of male gangs The majority of the estimated 14,000 girls in correctional placement are gang members. True In the 1980s and early 1990s, Joan Moore conducted extensive research on female gangs in Los Angeles. She found in the late 1930s and early 1940s, the Black Legion, Cherries, Elks, and Black Cats were all examples of Independent female gangs Females tend to drop out of the gang at an earlier age than males, mostly because of pregnancy. Nearly _____ percent of female gang members become teen mothers. 66 The home life of most female gang members could be described as Dysfunctional While most females tend to dropout of the gang during their late teens, primarily because of pregnancy, only about 55 percent of males leave the gang during their late teens. False The largest percentage of female gang members are Hispanic/Latina True Which of the following female gangsters dated Cole Younger, the cousin of Jesse James? Belle Starr There is a property crime committed every _____ in the United States. 3.4 seconds In _____ percent of rape cases, victims knew the perpetrators 80 The sale of drugs became a source of income for street gangs in earnest in the 1980s with the introduction of: crack cocaine Although his agent claims that his client was just hanging out with some friends he "probably knew growing up," NBA star Carmelo Anthony nonetheless appears in an anti-snitching video. True With an estimated number of larceny-thefts nearing 6.2 million in 2010, larceny-theft accounted for an estimated 68.1 percent of property crimes in the United States. True _____ requires offensive touch, such as slapping, hitting, or punching a victim. Battery Graffiti represents an example of a _____ crime. Property It is estimated that nearly _____ gang members return to their communities from lockup (incarceration) every year 70,000 Assault requires offensive touch, such as slapping, hitting, or punching a victim, while battery requires no actual touch but involves either attempted assault or intentionally frightening the victim by word or deed. False According to the statistics complied by the OJJDP, gang members are responsible for "most or all" robberies in _____ percent of jurisdictions 33 Extortion and witness intimidation are examples of which of the following categories of crimes committed by gang members Violent Crimes _____ violence occurs when bodily harm is intended, such as gang fights over turf or revenge attacks Expressive According to the FBI, _____ are the primary retail-level distributors of most illicit drugs in the United States. gang members There are approximately 2.3 million people incarcerated in the United States and nearly one-half of them are identified gang members. False In his 1992 book The Gang as an American Enterprise, Felix Padilla described a _____ as a street-corner marketplace. Puntos The recidivism rate in the United States is approximately _____ percent. 67.5 The National Institute of Justice estimates that the financial costs of violent crime to American society are well over $400 billion a year. Adding pain and suffering, as well as the reduced quality of life, the total climbs to $450 billion each year. True In his 1992 book The Gang as an American Enterprise, Felix Padilla described the money making drug enterprise established by a gang he fictitiously named the ______. Diamonds _____ murder is also known as first-degree murder ("murder 1" in police jargon). Premeditated Which of the following nations has the highest number of incarcerated citizens? United States The FBI reports that _____ individuals are annually trafficked into the United States and are victims of forced labor, bonded labor, and prostitution. 18,000 to 20,000 Street gangs are involved in _____, an international crime, because it is a source of revenue that can be quite lucrative and is less risky than the illicit drug trade Alien Smuggling _____ accounted for an estimated 68.1 percent of all property crimes in 2010. Larceny-Theft ______ accounted for nearly one out of four property crimes committed in the United States in 2009 Burglary