Mid Term Soc 362 Gangs & Adoles Exam With
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Criminal _____ refers specifically to gang-based crime - ANSWER gang activity
Which of the following is considered the first prison gangs? - ANSWER a. Gypsy jokes
Which of the following street gangs is the largest of them all? - ANSWER La Eme
Data analysis of reporting law enforcement agencies indicate that roughly _____ percent of all
gang members are youths. - ANSWER 60
This prison gang was founded by former Black Panther member George L. Jackson in 1966 at
San Quentin State Prison - ANSWER Black Guerrilla Family
The Five Percenters are a loose-knit religious prison gang that originated from a coalition of
Protestant militant groups that believe only 5 percent of the population is righteous enough
to get into Heaven - ANSWER True
West Side Story is a tale of two street gangs, the ______. - ANSWER Jets and Sharks
Many gang members knew each other before joining a gang as childhood friendship groups.
,This type of gang formation is what Fredric Thrasher refers to as spontaneous - ANSWER True
Prison gangs first formed in 1950 when a group of prisoners at the Washington Penitentiary in
Walla Walla organized and took the name of La Eme. - ANSWER False
Through its National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC), the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) reported that in 2011 that there was approximately _____ gang members in the United
States - ANSWER 1.14 million
The FBI estimates that in 2011, there were approximately _____ OMGs operating in the United
States - ANSWER 3,000
Nearly one out of every four juvenile arrests is for murder - ANSWER False
An aggregate is a term used to describe a number of people who happen to be clustered in
one place at any given time - ANSWER True
The _____ OMG is based out of San Bernardino County (California), the largest county in the
United States, filled with hundreds of acres of empty desert - ANSWER Vagos
Hull House, a community-based private agency established in Chicago by _____ in 1889,
provided immigrant children a place to go after school while their parents worked, keeping
them off the streets and out of trouble. - ANSWER Jane Addams
, According to Charles Cooley, which of the following is a characteristic of a primary group? -
ANSWER face-to-face communication - incorrect
The University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) clothing is popular with the _____. - ANSWER Vice
Lords
Through its National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC), the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) reported that in 2011 that there were approximately _____ street gangs in the United
States - ANSWER 30,000
The FBI estimates that there were approximately _____ prison gang members and an
undeterminable number of prison gangs operating in U.S. prisons in 2011. - ANSWER 231,000
The FBI estimates that in 2011 there were a total of _____ gang members, which includes prison
gang members, OMGs, and street gangs in the United States. - ANSWER 1.4 million
The _____ originated in California's notorious Folsom prison in the early 1970s. - ANSWER
Texas Syndicate
By the mid-1800s, there were street gangs in _____. - ANSWER All of above
In 1850, the population of New York City had soared to well over one-half million residents.
Complete Solutions
Criminal _____ refers specifically to gang-based crime - ANSWER gang activity
Which of the following is considered the first prison gangs? - ANSWER a. Gypsy jokes
Which of the following street gangs is the largest of them all? - ANSWER La Eme
Data analysis of reporting law enforcement agencies indicate that roughly _____ percent of all
gang members are youths. - ANSWER 60
This prison gang was founded by former Black Panther member George L. Jackson in 1966 at
San Quentin State Prison - ANSWER Black Guerrilla Family
The Five Percenters are a loose-knit religious prison gang that originated from a coalition of
Protestant militant groups that believe only 5 percent of the population is righteous enough
to get into Heaven - ANSWER True
West Side Story is a tale of two street gangs, the ______. - ANSWER Jets and Sharks
Many gang members knew each other before joining a gang as childhood friendship groups.
,This type of gang formation is what Fredric Thrasher refers to as spontaneous - ANSWER True
Prison gangs first formed in 1950 when a group of prisoners at the Washington Penitentiary in
Walla Walla organized and took the name of La Eme. - ANSWER False
Through its National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC), the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) reported that in 2011 that there was approximately _____ gang members in the United
States - ANSWER 1.14 million
The FBI estimates that in 2011, there were approximately _____ OMGs operating in the United
States - ANSWER 3,000
Nearly one out of every four juvenile arrests is for murder - ANSWER False
An aggregate is a term used to describe a number of people who happen to be clustered in
one place at any given time - ANSWER True
The _____ OMG is based out of San Bernardino County (California), the largest county in the
United States, filled with hundreds of acres of empty desert - ANSWER Vagos
Hull House, a community-based private agency established in Chicago by _____ in 1889,
provided immigrant children a place to go after school while their parents worked, keeping
them off the streets and out of trouble. - ANSWER Jane Addams
, According to Charles Cooley, which of the following is a characteristic of a primary group? -
ANSWER face-to-face communication - incorrect
The University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) clothing is popular with the _____. - ANSWER Vice
Lords
Through its National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC), the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) reported that in 2011 that there were approximately _____ street gangs in the United
States - ANSWER 30,000
The FBI estimates that there were approximately _____ prison gang members and an
undeterminable number of prison gangs operating in U.S. prisons in 2011. - ANSWER 231,000
The FBI estimates that in 2011 there were a total of _____ gang members, which includes prison
gang members, OMGs, and street gangs in the United States. - ANSWER 1.4 million
The _____ originated in California's notorious Folsom prison in the early 1970s. - ANSWER
Texas Syndicate
By the mid-1800s, there were street gangs in _____. - ANSWER All of above
In 1850, the population of New York City had soared to well over one-half million residents.
