The Precise Structure to the Gang Subculture in the Chapter

question 1

Multiple Choice

The precise structure to the gang subculture in the chapter study functioned intentionally to:

• A)improve the lifeways of poor urban-dwelling African Americans and maintain the organizational integrity of the gang
• B)permit African Americans adolescent gang members to evade detection by law enforcement, parents, and school officials
• C)permit African Americans adolescent gang members to intimidate outsiders and gang enemies
• D)confuse newcomers so as to prevent them from becoming informers on their fellow/peer African Americans adolescent gang members

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