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46 Cards in this Set
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What is a gang?
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An organized group of criminals (most simpledefinition)
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What makes a gang different than club?
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A club is different from a gang because they areusually socially acceptable and normally have constructive goals in mind
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What is a street gang?
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A group of good friends or family withidentifiable leadership and internal organization, identifying with or claimingcontrol over territory in a community, and engaging either individually orcollectively in illegal or violent behavior
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What is a biker gang?
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A group or gang that’s primary interests are forbikes and bikers (Warlocks)
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What is a hate gang?
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A hate gang would be one that specifically hasdispleasure towards a certain person or thing (KKK)
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What is the folk nation?
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They are non-gang alliance right-affiliated, 6affiliated, have a 6-pointed star, CRIPS
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What is the people nation?
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They are non-gang alliance left-affiliated, 5affiliated, have a 5-point star, BLOODS
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Who was the first documented gang in the United States?
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Irish immigrants
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What was the name of the first documented gang?
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40 Thieves (started in the speakeasy backroom)
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What are the biological theories?
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Classical and positive
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What is the classical school?
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This taught: free will; people can choose tofollow rules or be deviant.
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What is the positive school?
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Positivists saw behavior as determined bybiological, psychological, and social traits; they rejected the idea offreewill.
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Who is Cesare Lombroso?
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He developed the Positive School and is known asthe father of criminology.
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Who is Cesare Beccaria?
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Developed the Classical School in the 18thcentury.
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What are the three somatotypes?
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Mesomorphs, extomorphs, and endomorphs
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What is a mesomorph?
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Strong, athletic, aggressive, and extrovertedperson
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What is an extomorph?
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Thin, frail, and introverted person
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What is an endomorph?
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Fat, jovial, and extroverted person
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Which of the three somatotypes is the most likely to commita crime and why?
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It is the mesomorph because they are the mostathletic
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What do the psychological theories deal with?
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Intelligence, learning, and personalities(theories of delinquency)
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What is the Centric Circles Theory?
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That in cities there are 5 zones. The 1stzone is the central business district, the 2nd is the transitionalzone which has deteriorated housing and factories, the 3rd zone isthe working-class zone which is usually single family tenants, the 4thzone is the residential zone which is usually single-family homes with yards,and the 5th zone is for commuters.
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Which zone (s) has the most criminal activity?
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Crimes occur more in zone 1 and 2 due to thedeterioration and poverty stricken areas.
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Who was Frederick Thrasher?
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He was a pioneer of gang research and believedthat gangs came from spontaneous play.
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What are some reasons why people join a gang?
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Peer influence, revenge, a place for refuge,police treatment, family problems, and a material incentive such as sellingdrugs for money.
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What is the code on the street?
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Respect; disrespect could mean a death sentence.
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What is the charismatic gang leader like?
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Rules by dynamics of personality, normally olderand stronger, revered by gang members, leaders are more permanent and gangmembership has a high turnover.
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What is the militaristic gang leader like?
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Rules by structure (mafia style), leaders giveorders to a chain of command, good verbal skills, this draws approvingattention from the gang members.
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What are the three degrees of criminality?
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Hedonistic, instrumental, & predatory
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What is the hedonistic degree of criminality?
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These types of gangs are mainly into drug useand commit little crime, especially violent crime (pleasure before pain)
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What is the instrumental degree of criminality?
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Gangs that commit property crime, use drugs andalcohol, but seldom sell drugs
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What is the predatory degree of criminality?
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Gangs that are heavily involved in seriouscrime, seriously abuse addictive drugs, and may sell drugs, but not in anorganized fashion
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Which type of gangs normally wore street wear (aka nouniform)?
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Hispanic street gangs
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Which type of gangs normally wore colors that representedtheir affiliation?
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African American gangs (bloods were red/cripswere blue)
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Which type of gangs normally affiliate with skinheads andstoner groups?
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White gangs
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Which gangs were secretive and newly developed?
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Asian gangs
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What is Loc’ing?
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Committing a crime in front of another gangperson for initiation.
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Why drug use might be prohibited in a gang?
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Some gangs believe they wouldn’t be able to relyon someone who was on drugs and if the gang is taking too many drugs it couldscrew up the business by using too much of the product.
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What is the difference between tagging and graffiti?
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Gangs usually use graffiti as ways of markingtheir territory while tagging is usually an artistic representation of anartist.
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Who is Taki 183?
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Messenger in Brooklyn, the 1st onewho started tagging and getting that idea out there. He was interviewed by theNew York Times.
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What is the difference between colored in or just outlined teardroptattoos?
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A teardrop not colored in means they have had afriend killed, if the teardrop is filled in that means that they had a friendthat had been killed and they have gotten revenge.
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Who is Al Capone?
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Took over the mafia when Johnny Torro left. UnlikeTorro, Capone felt that violence was completely necessary. He was one of themost violent gangsters in our history. He had a group of hitmen, extortionists,and dealers. Capone started the trend of drive-by shootings.
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Who is Lucky Luciano?
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He is the most influential and greatest mobboss. Lucky was the founder of the Commission and the head of the Genovesefamily.
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Who is Joe Valachi?
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Low-ranking foot soldier who broke the code ofomerta (code of silence)
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What were the gang levels during the civil war?
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Low |
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What started the supply/demand which started theprofitability of drugs in the United States?
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The hypodermic needle helped relieve pain duringthe war and soldiers then came back addicted to the feeling that they gave andwanted that feeling back home.
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What are some of the similarities between gangs and themilitary?
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Ceremonies of introduction, violation ceremoniesfor disobeying rules, specific clothing and style of dress, ranking andstructure, protection of turf, use of symbols and acronyms, and drafts andrecruitment.
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