MCLETC 23-20 Exam Quiz 7 A+ Pass
Solved Correct
Streetgang - Answer- 3 or more persons with an established hierarchy that, through its
membership or through the agency of any member engages in a course or pattern of
criminal activity
Streetgang member - Answer- any person who actually belongs to a gang, and who
knowingly acts in the capacity of an agent or voluntarily associates himself with a
course or pattern of gang-related criminal activity
Course or Pattern of Criminal Activity 740 ILCS 147/10 - Answer- 2 or more gang-
related criminal offenses committed when:
(1) at least one such offense was committed after the effective date of this Act;
(2) both offenses were committed within 5 years of each other; and
(3) at least one offense involved the solicitation to commit, conspiracy to commit,
attempt to commit, or commission of any offense defined as a felony or forcible felony
- also means one or more acts of criminal defacement of property if the defacement
includes a sign or other symbol intended to identify the streetgang.
Criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds or public property adjacent to
school grounds and criminal street gang recruitment of a minor. - Answer- 1. When on
school grounds or public property adjacent to school grounds, he or she knowingly
threatens the use of physical force to coerce, solicit, recruit, or induce another person to
join or remain a member of a criminal street gang, or conspires to do so.
2. Criminal street gang recruitment of a minor when he or she threatens the use of
physical force to coerce, solicit, recruit, or induce another person to join or remain a
member of a criminal street gang, or conspires to do so, whether or not such threat is
communicated in person, by means of the Internet, or by means of a
telecommunications device
CLASS 1 FELONY
Unlawful Possession of a
Firearm by a Street Gang Member - Answer- (1) possesses or carries on their person, a
firearm or ammunition while on any street, road, alley, gangway, sidewalk, or any other
lands, except when inside his or her own abode or inside his or her fixed place of
business, and has not been issued a currently valid FOID Card and is a member of a
gang
(2) possesses or carries in any vehicle a firearm and firearm ammunition which are both
immediately accessible at the time of the offense while on any street, road, alley, or any
other lands, except when inside his or her own abode or garage, and has not been
issued a currently valid FOID Card and is a member of a gang.
CLASS 2 FELONY
, Unlawful participation in street gang related activity - Answer- Knowingly commits any
act in furtherance of gang activity AFTER having been
(1) Sentenced to probation, conditional discharge, or supervision for a criminal offense
with a condition of that sentence being to refrain from direct or indirect contact with a
street gang member or member(s);
(2) Released on bond for any criminal offense with a condition of that bond being to
refrain from direct or indirect contact with a street gang member or member(s);
(3) Ordered by a judge in any non-criminal proceeding to refrain from direct or indirect
contact with a street gang member or member(s); or
(4) released from the Illinois Department of Corrections on a condition of parole or
mandatory supervised release that he or she refrain from direct or indirect contact with a
street gang member or member(s)
CLASS A MISDEMEANOR
Peace Officer or Correctional Officer; Gang related activity prohibited 720 ILCS 5/33-4 -
Answer- It is unlawful for a peace officer or correctional officer to knowingly commit any
act in furtherance of gang-related activities, except when acting in furtherance of an
undercover law enforcement investigation.
CLASS 3 FELONY
The People of the State of Illinois v Jose A. Becerra - Answer- Aurora police officer Ron
McNeff testified as an expert in gangs, gang membership, and gang identification in
Aurora. McNeff testified that the Latin Kings' colors were black and gold or yellow. One
could become a member of a gang by being blessed in or beaten in. According to
McNeff, to be blessed in, one "would have to gain the respect of a gang through a
relative."
McNeff formed the opinion that defendant was a member of the Latin Kings.
Latin King Andrew Bueno, Latin King Armando Delgado went on a shooting spree and
were charged. Christopher Contreras committed a murder for the gang against a rival
member.
McNeff testified that the opinion was based on, among other things, gang contact
information, defendant's admission that he had been blessed into the Latin Kings, and
his clothing when apprehended.
2019 IL People v Murray (Supreme Court) - Answer- -The State presented no evidence
of the Latin Kings' involvement in specific crimes as required by the Act. did not identify
the Latin Kings' commission of particular offenses on certain dates. Furthermore, the
State provided no other witnesses who testified to specific offenses committed by the
Latin Kings during the relevant time period that would satisfy the statutory definition of a
"streetgang."
-An essential element of proof to sustain a conviction cannot be inferred but must be
established.
"People" and the "Folks." - Answer- Mid 1970's, Latin gangs, African American gangs
and Caucasian gangs merged into two major groupings, the "People" and the "Folks."
Solved Correct
Streetgang - Answer- 3 or more persons with an established hierarchy that, through its
membership or through the agency of any member engages in a course or pattern of
criminal activity
Streetgang member - Answer- any person who actually belongs to a gang, and who
knowingly acts in the capacity of an agent or voluntarily associates himself with a
course or pattern of gang-related criminal activity
Course or Pattern of Criminal Activity 740 ILCS 147/10 - Answer- 2 or more gang-
related criminal offenses committed when:
(1) at least one such offense was committed after the effective date of this Act;
(2) both offenses were committed within 5 years of each other; and
(3) at least one offense involved the solicitation to commit, conspiracy to commit,
attempt to commit, or commission of any offense defined as a felony or forcible felony
- also means one or more acts of criminal defacement of property if the defacement
includes a sign or other symbol intended to identify the streetgang.
Criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds or public property adjacent to
school grounds and criminal street gang recruitment of a minor. - Answer- 1. When on
school grounds or public property adjacent to school grounds, he or she knowingly
threatens the use of physical force to coerce, solicit, recruit, or induce another person to
join or remain a member of a criminal street gang, or conspires to do so.
2. Criminal street gang recruitment of a minor when he or she threatens the use of
physical force to coerce, solicit, recruit, or induce another person to join or remain a
member of a criminal street gang, or conspires to do so, whether or not such threat is
communicated in person, by means of the Internet, or by means of a
telecommunications device
CLASS 1 FELONY
Unlawful Possession of a
Firearm by a Street Gang Member - Answer- (1) possesses or carries on their person, a
firearm or ammunition while on any street, road, alley, gangway, sidewalk, or any other
lands, except when inside his or her own abode or inside his or her fixed place of
business, and has not been issued a currently valid FOID Card and is a member of a
gang
(2) possesses or carries in any vehicle a firearm and firearm ammunition which are both
immediately accessible at the time of the offense while on any street, road, alley, or any
other lands, except when inside his or her own abode or garage, and has not been
issued a currently valid FOID Card and is a member of a gang.
CLASS 2 FELONY
, Unlawful participation in street gang related activity - Answer- Knowingly commits any
act in furtherance of gang activity AFTER having been
(1) Sentenced to probation, conditional discharge, or supervision for a criminal offense
with a condition of that sentence being to refrain from direct or indirect contact with a
street gang member or member(s);
(2) Released on bond for any criminal offense with a condition of that bond being to
refrain from direct or indirect contact with a street gang member or member(s);
(3) Ordered by a judge in any non-criminal proceeding to refrain from direct or indirect
contact with a street gang member or member(s); or
(4) released from the Illinois Department of Corrections on a condition of parole or
mandatory supervised release that he or she refrain from direct or indirect contact with a
street gang member or member(s)
CLASS A MISDEMEANOR
Peace Officer or Correctional Officer; Gang related activity prohibited 720 ILCS 5/33-4 -
Answer- It is unlawful for a peace officer or correctional officer to knowingly commit any
act in furtherance of gang-related activities, except when acting in furtherance of an
undercover law enforcement investigation.
CLASS 3 FELONY
The People of the State of Illinois v Jose A. Becerra - Answer- Aurora police officer Ron
McNeff testified as an expert in gangs, gang membership, and gang identification in
Aurora. McNeff testified that the Latin Kings' colors were black and gold or yellow. One
could become a member of a gang by being blessed in or beaten in. According to
McNeff, to be blessed in, one "would have to gain the respect of a gang through a
relative."
McNeff formed the opinion that defendant was a member of the Latin Kings.
Latin King Andrew Bueno, Latin King Armando Delgado went on a shooting spree and
were charged. Christopher Contreras committed a murder for the gang against a rival
member.
McNeff testified that the opinion was based on, among other things, gang contact
information, defendant's admission that he had been blessed into the Latin Kings, and
his clothing when apprehended.
2019 IL People v Murray (Supreme Court) - Answer- -The State presented no evidence
of the Latin Kings' involvement in specific crimes as required by the Act. did not identify
the Latin Kings' commission of particular offenses on certain dates. Furthermore, the
State provided no other witnesses who testified to specific offenses committed by the
Latin Kings during the relevant time period that would satisfy the statutory definition of a
"streetgang."
-An essential element of proof to sustain a conviction cannot be inferred but must be
established.
"People" and the "Folks." - Answer- Mid 1970's, Latin gangs, African American gangs
and Caucasian gangs merged into two major groupings, the "People" and the "Folks."
