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Many states have passed laws making gang affiliation a crime or providing harsher penalties for gang-related crimes.

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In the National Youth Gang Survey, respondents list ______ as their most common intervention strategy.

A) Community organization
B) Suppression
C) Social interventions
D) Organizational change and development

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According to the text, which of the following is/are reasons for gang behavior?

Suppression is perceived to be the least effective gang intervention strategy.

Which of the following proposes that belonging to a gang is the cause of increased deviance?

According to Thrasher, gangs arose out of spontaneous play groups.

Gang members commit 3 times the level of violence compared to nonmembers.

Gangs with mixed ethnic/racial membership are called ________ gangs.

Civil gang injunctions are court orders prohibiting certain behaviors linked to criminal activity.

According to Curry and Decker, permanence is the most important element in most gang definitions.

For the United States as a whole, most youths do not belong to gangs and probably never will.

One danger of social work with gangs is that the worker can actually promote cohesiveness leading to increased delinquency.

According to the text, the first response by many cities to an emerging gang problem is admitting the existence of a problem.

According to the most recent studies, ________ constituted the largest portion of gang membership.

According to the text, which of the following probably accounts for much gang migration?

The most recent evaluation of G.R.E.A.T.reports reduced gang participation by respondents.

According to Curry and Decker, which of the following is NOT an element typical in most gang definitions?

In general, "gang" has referred to groups that exhibit characteristics setting them apart from other affiliations of juveniles.

Which of the following is an attack, usually by two or three youths, upon one or more rival gang members?

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for gang membership?