Violent Juveniles and Gangs MCQs
Violent Juveniles and Gangs MCQs
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1: Alternatives to incarceration are community-based programs that provide other sanctioning options besides a sentence to______. These community-based efforts can likewise be aimed at preventing juveniles from falling into crime within that community so as to avoid later potential incarceration.
A. Jail
B. Prison
C. Detention
D. Both a and b
2: Black disciples also known as the Black Gangster Disciple Nation or Brothers of the Struggle (BOS), a Chicago-based gang whose members are collectively known as _____. They are in competition with the Vice Lords.
A. Lords
B. Folks
C. Gangs
D. Brothers
3: Original name of El Rukn, a Chicago gang that has emerged as a group characterized by a high degree of organization and considerable influence are known as ______rangers .
A. Power
B. Disciple
C. Rukn
D. Blackstone
4: Two gangs identified by the color red (Bloods) and the color blue (Crips). These gangs are enemies of one another, and each dates back to the late 1960s and early 1970s in South Central Los Angeles. They consist of _____ who are in their 20s and 30s, gang veterans who have made it big in the drug trade. These veterans supervise and control the activities of younger members who are involved in drug trafficking and operating and supplying crack houses, activities that bring in millions of dollars a week. The drug trafficking of the Bloods and Crips spread into other cities, including Seattle, Portland, Denver, Kansas City, Des Moines, and even Honolulu and Anchorage.
A. Rollers
B. Gangbangers
C. Gangbusters
D. Both a and b
5: _____ is a Chicago gang that was previously known as the Blackstone Rangers and later was called the Black P Stone Nation until it was called by the current name. This gang has emerged as a group characterized by a high degree of organization and considerable influence.
A. Folks
B. Bloods and crips
C. El Rukn
D. Black disciples
6: One of two alliances of gangs, or “sets,” formed in Chicago. Along with the ______ the “folks” is an amalgamation of gangs that cuts across racial and ethnic identities. These alliances are not quite mega-gangs but rather groupings that identify fellow members as allies.
A. People
B. Gangs
C. Brothers
D. None of above
7: Gang social network analysis is a set of research tools focused on observing and modeling the relationships among actors who are gang members and affiliates. By using statistical models to measure and predict the underlying structure of _____, a roadmap is developed that strategically identifies the groups and individuals driving gang violence.
A. Folks
B. Society
C. Culture
D. Street gangs
8: Various forms of painted and coded messages that are placed on buildings throughout the community as a means of communicating to allied and rival gang members. Street gang graffiti is unique in its significance and symbolism. Graffiti serves several functions; it is used to delineate gang turf as well as turf in dispute, it proclaims who the top-ranking gang members are, it issues challenges, and it proclaims the gang’s ______.
A. Culture
B. Motives
C. Goals
D. Philosophy
9: Hmong ____ society is one of the more commonly known street gangs with membership that is exclusively of Hmong ancestry. Thought to have originated in the Stockton City area of California.
A. Gang
B. Nation
C. King
D. People
10: Terminology used by gang members. It can be very useful for practitioners to know and understand. Understanding gang _____ may be critical to obtaining convictions for gang-related crimes.
A. Language
B. Symbols
C. Jargon
D. Rules
11: Latin kings are largely _______ gang whose members are aligned with the Vice Lords. This gang is known as the “people,” and its members typically are not aligned with the Black Gangster Disciples or Simon City Royals.
A. Hispanic
B. Latin
C. Asian
D. Greek
12: Gang member nicknames that are different from members’ given names. In general, these _____ reflect physical or personality characteristics or connote something bold or daring.
A. Jargon
B. Monikers
C. Surnames
D. Parental name
13: Illicit sale and distribution of _____ drugs is called narcotic trafficking.
A. Therapeutic
B. OTC
C. Medicated
D. Narcotic
14: One of two alliances of gangs, or “sets,” formed in _____. Along with the “folks,” the “people” is an amalgamation of gangs that cuts across racial and ethnic identities. These alliances are not quite megagangs but rather groupings that identify fellow members as allies.
A. Chicago
B. London
C. France
D. Rome
15: Pushes and pulls affect the likelihood of the____ joining a gang. Pushes are external factors that move a person toward circumstances that breed gang involvement, whereas pulls are internal factors that make gang life attractive to the individual.
A. Poor
B. Rich
C. Youth
D. Old
16: _____ City Royals is the part of the “folks” alignment in gang membership. This group is a Caucasian gang that originated in Chicago during the early 1960s. Originally formed to stop the “invasion” of Hispanic gangs into their area of the city, the Royals became actively involved in burglaries and home invasions during the 1980s. As leaders of the gang were imprisoned, they formed alliances with the Black Gangster Disciples for protection, and the alliances continue today.
A. Chicago
B. Street
C. Lords
D. Simon
17: Sperge Model that involves developing a coordinated team approach to delivering services and solving problems. Strategies involved include mobilization of community leaders and residents; use of outreach workers to engage juveniles in gangs; access to academic, economic, and social opportunities; and gang _____ activities.
A. Oppression
B. Influential
C. Suppression
D. Oriented
18: Based on the idea that the gang is the member’s family and that gangs satisfy deep-seated needs of adolescents. It is associated with the work of William F. Whyte, who portrayed the gang as a ______ family.
A. Deep street
B. Street gangs
C. Street corner
D. Street based
19: Street gangs that are routinely engage in criminal behavior such as ______ and assault.
A. Drug trafficking
B. Burglary
C. Vehicular theft
D. All of these
20: The growth of urban sprawl throughout the United States, turning urban centers into large multijurisdictional conglomerates that include large areas of terrain is known as ______.
A. Suburbanization
B. Urbanization
C. Urban globalization
D. None of these
21: Vice lords also known as the Conservative Vice Lord Nation, gang whose members have aligned themselves with other groups such as the______. These gangs are collectively referred to as “people” and are enemies of the Black Gangster Disciples.
A. Street gangs
B. Latin kings
C. Both of these
D. None of these
22: _____ is the female partner group of the Vice Lords. This female gang has broken the gender mold and engages in strong-arming, auto theft, and aggressive and violent behaviors.
A. Vice partners
B. Female vice
C. Vice queens
D. Wannabes
23: Victim -turned-_____ hypothesis is a phrase related to the observation that female juveniles who are prior victims of crimes tend to later have a heightened likelihood of committing a violent crime.
A. Female
B. Male
C. Offender
D. Juvenile
24: Wannabes are youngsters who emulate older gang members by imitating their _____. These young imitators want to be identified as gang members and frequently aspire to joining the group.
A. Dress
B. Speech
C. Symbols
D. All of these
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