SOC 362 EXAM #2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% VERIFIED
Papachristos and Kirk (2006) suggested that social disorganization theory predicted gang but
not non-gang homicides because the neighborhoods where gangs flourished were probably
different from the places where non-gang violence developed. - ANSWER True
Peterson and Panfil (2017)'s foundation for a developmental theory of female gang
membership highlights the need for understanding of females' gendered experiences of gang
involvement as distinct from males'. - ANSWER True
Discordant findings about the effects of key social disorganization variables on gang and
non-gang violence have been attributed to all of the following EXCEPT ______ - ANSWER
Different areas use different definitions for gang activity
In Loeber and colleagues' (2010) pathways model, all youth starting in the authority-conflict
pathway will subsequently enter the covert pathway. - ANSWER False
Loeber and Farrington (2001)'s research finds that ______ of child delinquents become serious,
chronic, and violent offenders. - ANSWER Less than half
Which of the following "female-specific" gang interventions is affiliated with a law
enforcement agency? - ANSWER FIT (Female Intervention Team)
, Referring to victimization, Valdez's (2007) term "beyond risk" is another way of saying ______. -
ANSWER Extreme Risk
Which of the following is NOT a "gender-neutral" gang intervention service? - ANSWER
Movimiento Ascendenica
Research on the school entry stage of the developmental theoretical model implies that which
of the following influences exerts the most significant impact on subsequent delinquency? -
ANSWER Parents
It is uncommon for girls' violent acts to involve ______. - ANSWER Firearms
Risk factors refer to conditions that potentially serve as antecedents to joining a gang. -
ANSWER True
Modern studies on girls in gangs that followed Moore's (1978, 1991) landmark studies largely
used longitudinal study designs. - ANSWER True
In general, the proliferation of drug trafficking follows in areas with ______. - ANSWER Fewer
employed individuals (WRONG) Maybe: a history of early-onset gang activity
Of all social disorganization variables, Pyrooz and colleagues (2010) found ______ to have the
100% VERIFIED
Papachristos and Kirk (2006) suggested that social disorganization theory predicted gang but
not non-gang homicides because the neighborhoods where gangs flourished were probably
different from the places where non-gang violence developed. - ANSWER True
Peterson and Panfil (2017)'s foundation for a developmental theory of female gang
membership highlights the need for understanding of females' gendered experiences of gang
involvement as distinct from males'. - ANSWER True
Discordant findings about the effects of key social disorganization variables on gang and
non-gang violence have been attributed to all of the following EXCEPT ______ - ANSWER
Different areas use different definitions for gang activity
In Loeber and colleagues' (2010) pathways model, all youth starting in the authority-conflict
pathway will subsequently enter the covert pathway. - ANSWER False
Loeber and Farrington (2001)'s research finds that ______ of child delinquents become serious,
chronic, and violent offenders. - ANSWER Less than half
Which of the following "female-specific" gang interventions is affiliated with a law
enforcement agency? - ANSWER FIT (Female Intervention Team)
, Referring to victimization, Valdez's (2007) term "beyond risk" is another way of saying ______. -
ANSWER Extreme Risk
Which of the following is NOT a "gender-neutral" gang intervention service? - ANSWER
Movimiento Ascendenica
Research on the school entry stage of the developmental theoretical model implies that which
of the following influences exerts the most significant impact on subsequent delinquency? -
ANSWER Parents
It is uncommon for girls' violent acts to involve ______. - ANSWER Firearms
Risk factors refer to conditions that potentially serve as antecedents to joining a gang. -
ANSWER True
Modern studies on girls in gangs that followed Moore's (1978, 1991) landmark studies largely
used longitudinal study designs. - ANSWER True
In general, the proliferation of drug trafficking follows in areas with ______. - ANSWER Fewer
employed individuals (WRONG) Maybe: a history of early-onset gang activity
Of all social disorganization variables, Pyrooz and colleagues (2010) found ______ to have the
