455 GANGS FINAL UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
what is the difference between security threat groups and prison gangs? - CORRECT
ANSWER- -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? - CORRECT ANSWER- -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 - CORRECT ANSWER- 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
southern region- crips, gangster discpilces, surenos 13,
--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 - CORRECT
ANSWER- -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 - CORRECT ANSWER-
-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
