GPSTC Exam 10 Questions and Answers
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What are some activities associated with organized crime? - answer gambling, loan-
sharking, financial crimes, drugs, credit card fraud, computer fraud, money laundering,
etc.
What is the RICO statue? – answer OCGA 16-14; pattern of racketeering activity with 2
or more people commit, attempt to commit, solicit, coerce, or intimidate another person
to commit any crime
What is the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention statute? – answer OCGA 16-15; any
person employed by or associated with a criminal street gang to conduct or participate
in criminal gang activity through the commission of any offense highlighted in Code
Section 16-15-3; three or more persons, formal or informal, and one crime
What is a racketeering crime? - answer person on person crime, person on property
crime, any drug charge, and any weapons charge
What is the main age range that are targeted for being recruited into a gang? - answer8-
22
Why do many people join gangs? - answerlack of parental authority and looking for
acceptance
What is organized crime? - answerwhen two or more individuals conspire to violate
criminal laws for profit
What are problems that law enforcement faces with street gangs? - answerself-esteem,
intimidation ability, economic prowess, and subculture
What criteria should be met in order for a crime to be considered gang related? -
answerincident occurs where the participants, suspects, or victims are identified as
gangs members or affiliates
law enforcement agency or reliable informant identifies an incident as gang activity
an informant of previously untested reliability identifies an incident as gang activity and it
is corroborated
the conduct is consistent with street gang activity
What are 5 domains of risk factors when it comes to youth joining a gang? -
answercommunity (presence in the neighborhood), family(broken homes),
, school(academic failure), peer group(high commitment to delinquent peers & low
commitment to positive peers), and individual(prior delinquency)
What are 4 levels of gang involvement? - answerleaders (oldest members w/extensive
criminal backgrounds), hard-core members (lives revolve around the gang), associates
(associate w/the gang for status and recognition), and peripheral (youngest and newest
members)
What are common gang identifiers? - answergraffiti, hand signs, tattoos, colors,
clothing, jewelry, and street names
What gangs are very secretive and keep a low profile? - answersatanic gangs
What is occult crime? - answerany criminal activity that is part of a religious practice
(inspired by a person's religious beliefs-committed under color of religion)
What are hate gangs? - answeri.e. skin heads. They believe totally in their cause and
will act quickly when threatened by the forces opposed to their cause
What crimes do motorcycle gangs engage in? - answerweapons & drug trafficking, drug
manufacturing, assault, extortion, homicide, money laundering, and kidnapping
How many different schedules of drugs are there? - answer5
If someone has 1oz or less of drugs, what will they be charged with? -
answermisdemeanor
If someone has more than 1oz of drugs, what will they be charged with? - answerfelony
What determines if someone will be charged with trafficking? - answerthe weight that is
found (10 pounds of marijuana, 28 grams of cocaine/meth, and 4 grams or heroin)
What is a covert drug investigation? - answerwhen someone is undercover
What is a overt drug investigation? - answerregular patrol
What are the 3 types of liability? - answercivil, criminal, and administrative
What are 3 agency liability? - answernegligent hiring, negligent retention, and failure to
train
What are elements in tort actions? - answerowed a duty to plaintiff, breach that duty,
injury to plaintiff, proximate cause of injury-direct connection between the breach and
the injury, and plaintiff must prove amount of damage (receipts)
What are categories of state torts? - answerintentional and negligent
