Test Bank for Gangs in America’s Communities 3rd Edition Howell

Test Bank for Gangs in America’s Communities 3rd Edition Howell/ 8. Designated 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. Ans: F Learning Objective: N/A Cognitive Domain: Application Answer Location: Street Gang Emergence in the West Region Difficulty Level: Medium 9. Gangs first developed in the South more than a half a century later than they did in the Midwest. Ans: T Learning Objective: N/A Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Street Gang Emergence in the South Difficulty Level: Medium 10. A given racial/ethnic group’s degree of success in assimilating into American culture is inversely related to that group’s level of gang activity over time. Ans: T Learning Objective: N/A Cognitive Domain: Analysis Answer Location: The Institutionalization of Street Gangs Difficulty Level: Hard 11. Treating gang members as family members in Mexican American gang members is an example of extending barrio boundaries. Ans: F Learning Objective: N/A Cognitive Domain: Application Answer Location: The Institutionalization of Street Gangs Difficulty Level: Medium Short Answer 1. Why were gangs slowest to develop in the southern region of the United States, relative to other regions? Ans: Gangs were slowest to develop in the South for six principal reasons: it did not have the same early White immigration patterns as other regions, it remained agricultural longer than other regions, racial conflict between Blacks and Whites was minimized due to the Great Migration from the region, it was deeply religious, it was largely unpopulated by Mexican immigrants, and it had fewer public parks where gang activity could transpire. Learning Objective: N/A Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Street Gang Emergence in the South