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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? - Answer 8-22
Why do many people join gangs? - Answer lack of parental authority and looking for acceptance
What is organized crime? - Answer when two or more individuals conspire to violate criminal laws for
profit
What are problems that law enforcement faces with street gangs? - Answer self-esteem, intimidation
ability, economic prowess, and subculture
What criteria should be met in order for a crime to be considered gang related? - Answer incident
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? - Answer community
(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? - Answer leaders (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? - Answer graffiti, hand signs, tattoos, colors, clothing, jewelry, and
street names
What gangs are very secretive and keep a low profile? - Answer satanic gangs
What is occult crime? - Answer any 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? - Answer i.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? - Answer weapons & drug trafficking, drug
manufacturing, assault, extortion, homicide, money laundering, and kidnapping
How many different schedules of drugs are there? - Answer 5
If someone has 1oz or less of drugs, what will they be charged with? - Answer misdemeanor
If someone has more than 1oz of drugs, what will they be charged with? - Answer felony
