CRJ 435 MIDTERM EXAM 2 Q&A . Midterm Exam: Chapters 1 - 5 (150 pts)

CRJ 435 MIDTERM EXAM 2 Q&A User XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Course Drugs, Gangs and Organized Cri Test Midterm Exam: Chapters 1 - 5 (150 pts) Started 11/4/15 3:17 PM Submitted 11/4/15 4:40 PM Status Needs Grading Attempt Score Time Elapsed Instruction s Grade not available. 1 hour, 23 minutes out of 2 hours. • Question 1 3 out of 3 points The success that a given ethnic or racial group has in assimilating to American culture is inversely related to gang activity within that group over time. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 2 3 out of 3 points Which of the following is NOT an example of “defensive loyalism”? Answer Selected Answer: Gang initiation Correct Answer: Gang initiation • Question 3 3 out of 3 points The was responsible for most drastically increasing the number and diversity of new immigrants entering the United States since the 19th century. Answer Selected Answer: Immigration and Naturalization Act Learning objective: N/A Cognitive Domain: Correct Comprehension Answer Location: Pg. 14 Question Type: MC Answer: Immigration and Naturalization Act Learning objective: N/A Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Pg. 14 Question Type: MC • Question 4 3 out of 3 points Gangs first developed more than a half a century later in the South than they did in the Midwest. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 5 3 out of 3 points was a key feature of the conditions that catalyzed gang formation among Blacks in Los Angeles in BOTH the 1940s and the 1970s: Answer Selected Answer: Racially based violence Correct Answer: Racially based violence • Question 6 3 out of 3 points The Zoot Suit Riots reflect the of Blacks and Latinos in the 1940s. Answer Selected Answer: stigmatizat ion Correct Answer: stigmatizat ion • Question 7 0 out of 3 points Which of the following is NOT an example of a “macrostructural” process? Answer Selected Answer: Public housing Correct Answer: Racism Response Feedback: Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Application; Answer Location: Pg. 19; Question Type: MC • Question 8 0 out of 3 points Which of the following is NOT an example of institutional inequality, such as was experienced by Blacks moving to Los Angeles from the South in the 1920s? Answer Selected Answer: Dilapidated housing Correct Answer: Sentencing disparities Response Feedback: Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Application ; Answer Location: Pg. 10; Question Type: MC • Question 9 3 out of 3 points Given its designation as an “early warning” location for gang violence in California, San Francisco is more likely than other cities to lead the development and dissemination of gang-related law enforcement intelligence. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e • Question 10 0 out of 3 points Treating gang members as family members in Mexican American gang members is an example of extending barrio boundaries. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Fals e Response Feedback: Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Application; Answer Location: Pg. 15; Question Type: TF • Question 11 Gangs are structured similarly to corporations. Answer 3 out of 3 points Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e • Question 12 0 out of 3 points Which of the following gang activities is NOT an example of the “false coral snake” phenomenon described by Felson (2006)? Answer Selected Answer: Wearing only red to look like a “Blood” Correct Answer: Dealing on a street corner Response Feedback: Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Application; Answer Location: Pg. 24; Question Type: MC • Question 13 Gangs’ set spaces are . Answer Selected Answer: unknown in size Correct Answer: smaller than neighborhoods 0 out of 3 points Response Feedback: Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Pg. 26; Question Type: MC • Question 14 0 out of 3 points What is the most common sub-myth of the “gang migration myth”? Answer Selected Answer: Gangs migrate to war with other gangs. Correct Answer: Gangs migrate to set up drug trafficking operations. Response Feedback: Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Pg. 26; Question Type: MC • Question 15 0 out of 3 points The real reason behind much of so-called “gang migration” implies that: Answer Selected Answer: Gang members are interested in establishing transnational criminal networks. Correct Answer: Gang members are more connected to their families and friends than their gangs. Response Feedback: Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Analysis; Answer Location: Pg. 27; Question Type: MC • Question 16 3 out of 3 points Broadcast media and gang members themselves are the primary sources of myths about gangs. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 17 Which of the following is NOT a component of big gang theory? Answer Selected Answer: Gangs recruit students in the public school system. 3 out of 3 points Correct Answer: Gangs recruit students in the public school system. • Question 18 3 out of 3 points Exceptions to the myth that gangs of the same name are connected are most commonly found among gangs. Answer Selected Answer: transnatio nal Correct Answer: transnatio nal • Question 19 The popular media implies that gangs and gang members are ethnically and racially diverse. Answer 0 out of 3 points Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Fals e Response Feedback: Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Pg. 24; Question Type: TF • Question 20 3 out of 3 points CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following reflect reasons why children are actually not joining gangs at younger and younger ages? Answer Selected Answers: Children below a certain age are not sufficiently exposed to gangs. Teenagers and young adults in gangs prefer not to hang out with children. Correct Answers: Children below a certain age are not sufficiently exposed to gangs. Teenagers and young adults in gangs prefer not to hang out with children. • Question 21 0 out of 3 points The proportion of boys in gangs is the proportion of girls in gangs. Answer Selected Answer: three times Correct Answer: two times Response Feedback: Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Pg. 64 • Question 22 Which of the following is an example of an “ideological” type of graffiti? Answer Selected 3 out of 3 points Answer: They mimic or imitate the signs and symbols of larger gangs to seem more menacing. Correct Answer: They mimic or imitate the signs and symbols of larger gangs to seem more menacing. • Question 23 3 out of 3 points A is the type of gang member LEAST likely to engage in violent acts. Answer Selected Answer: situational member Correct Answer: situational member • Question 24 0 out of 3 points Thrasher (1927) is the first scholar attributed with defining “gangs.” Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Fals e