455 GANGS FINAL EXAM 2023 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION;Over 75 questions with all the correct answers.
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455 GANGS FINAL EXAM 2023 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION;Over 75 questions with all the correct answers.
what is the difference between security threat groups and prison gangs?
-STG, inclusive term for prison gangs, 2 or more inmates, group doesnt have to be criminially oriented, pose some kind of thre...
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455 GANGS FINAL EXAM 2023 WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION;Over 75 questions with all the correct
answers.
what is the difference between security threat groups and prison gangs?
-STG, inclusive term for prison gangs, 2 or more inmates, group doesnt have to be
criminially oriented, pose some kind of threat to security or organization of prison (ex.
latin kings, crips, bloods)
-threaten officers and families, other inmates and staff/facility, make them smuggle in
contraband
-pose threat to security or safety of inmates/staff, and to management of facility/system
since they engage in illegal and illicit activities
-prison gangs formed to provide protection for gang members from members of other
gangs inside prison.
-STGs more organized and structural than prison
discuss the characteristics of larger cities infuence?
-political and criminal justice-policies, more republicans in the states, have larger
correctional populations, states with death penalty, larger urban states
--chronic, variable gang cities dont fund defense systems to gang problem
-economic-poverty, chronic gangs in higher poverty levels, high rates of AA and
hispanics, social welfare, household income
-demographic- racial and ethinic, non white, hispanic population, more racially
hterogenous, single household
cultural-values, ideas, norms, police on punishsment like death penality and 3 strikes,
incarceration like admissions, releases, average terms, laws on age of consent,
conditions in prison, juvenile system, LWOP
in focus 7.1 explains the patterns of the four regions and give examples of gangs
in each region
northeast region-in the 1990s, NY was the center of gang activity, now it expanded to
the eastern part and new england, pennsly, NJ, and conneticuit
--gangs include in the eastern region are crips, latin kings, ms-13, united blood nation,
new england area is hells angel, outlaws, latin kings
central region- midwest, chicago still strongest presence, in 2008, included latin kings,
vice lords, black gangsters
--gangs began emerging in larger chicago region from cleveland, detroit, omaha, st louis
pacific region- street gangs in LA still remain "gang capital of world"
--worse gangs are avenues, grape street crips, 18 street, rampart
, --increased migration of hispanic gangs contributed to growth
--southwest, texas, new mexico, latin kings, tango blast
why might children who experience toxic stress be more likely to join a gang
-grow up in poverty, live in dangerous neighborhoods, are exposed to violence both
inside and outside home, face personal and familial substance abuse
-a peer group of similar associates and each trait is also risk factor of gang membership
-could also experience more trauma, physical and sexual abuse, have family that are
mentally ill, imprisoned, suicidal, household dysfunctions
explain the GREAT and results of the evidence-based research study
-a school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curriculum. The program,
whose primary objective is prevention, is intended as an immunization against
delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership
--involves police, parents, school educators, community
-4 year follow up, 31 randomly assigned middle schoolers in 7 states
--GREAT reduced odds of joining gangs by 24%
--students less anger, more use of refusal skills, less risk seeking
--posititive attitudes to police and less postitite attitude about gangs
-includes elementrary programs, familiy based
urban gang structure have 5 common traits , regardless of gang location.
- typically claim turf or territory, defend it resolutely
-fight and kill others over personal and collective honor of group
-tough, aggressive, fighting postures provide individual status that is craved by gang
members
-the more criminally active gangs are distinguished by an organizational structure of
some sort
-certain crimes are traits of street gangs, interpersonal crimes like aggravated asault,
robbery, homicide, gun possession, drug trafficking
the first national youth gang survey was in
1996
w millers research on gang patterns suggested that gang activity peaked in
1990s
in which of the following ways did w millers conclusions about gang activity
differ from federal commissions
miller found gangs to be more serious
which of the following is implied to be the most responsible for strong influence
of gang culture diffusion in the 80s and 90s
the media
___ implies that a survey could be used multiple times and the findinds would be
substantively similar over time
reliability
the key difference between validity and reliability is that
reliability is about the consistency of results overtime, while validty is about the extent to
which a measure measures what is intended to caputure
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