GPSTC Exam 1 Questions and Answers (Solved Papers) What are some activities associated with organized crime? - Correct Answers ✅gambling, loan-sharking, financial crimes, drugs, credit card fraud, computer fraud, money laundering, etc.What is the RICO statue? - Correct Answers ✅OCGA 16-14; pattern of racketeering activity with 2 or more people commit, attempt to commit, solicit, coerce, or intimidate another person to commit any crime What is the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention statute? - Correct Answers ✅OCGA 16-15; any person employed by or associated with a criminal street gang to conduct or participate in criminal gang activity through the commission of any offense highlighted in Code Section 16-15-3; three or more persons, formal or informal, and one crime What is a racketeering crime? - Correct Answers ✅person on person crime, person on property crime, any drug charge, and any weapons charge What is the main age range that are targeted for being recruited into a gang? - Correct Answers ✅8-22 Why do many people join gangs? - Correct Answers ✅lack of parental authority and looking for acceptance 1 / 2
GPSTC Exam 1 Questions and Answers (Solved Papers) What is organized crime? - Correct Answers ✅when two or more individuals conspire to violate criminal laws for profit What are problems that law enforcement faces with street gangs? - Correct Answers ✅self-esteem, intimidation ability, economic prowess, and subculture What criteria should be met in order for a crime to be considered gang related? - Correct Answers ✅incident occurs where the participants, suspects, or victims are identified as gangs members or affiliates law enforcement agency or reliable informant identifies an incident as gang activity an informant of previously untested reliability identifies an incident as gang activity and it is corroborated the conduct is consistent with street gang activity What are 5 domains of risk factors when it comes to youth joining a gang? - Correct Answers ✅community (presence in the neighborhood), family(broken homes), school(academic failure), peer group(high commitment to delinquent peers & low commitment to positive peers), and individual(prior delinquency) What are 4 levels of gang involvement? - Correct Answers ✅leaders (oldest members w/extensive criminal backgrounds), hard-core members (lives revolve around the
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