Author Question: Crime statistics are the only way to sufficiently evaluate the effectiveness of the community ... (Read 58 times)

joesmith1212 · **on:** Aug 13, 2018

Crime statistics are the only way to sufficiently evaluate the effectiveness of the community policing strategy.

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Explain Thrasher's, Klein's, and Miller's definitions of gangs. Discuss their similarities or differences.

What will be an ideal response?

Yixagurpuldink · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 13, 2018

Answer to Question 1

FALSE

Answer to Question 2

According to Thrasher, a gang is an interstitial group originally formed spontaneously and then integrated through conflict. It is characterized by the following types of behavior: meeting face to face, milling, moving through space as a unit, conflict, and planning. The result of this collective behavior is the development of tradition, unreflective internal structure, esprit de corps, solidarity, morale, group awareness, and attachment to local territory.
According to Klein, a gang is any denotable adolescent group of youngsters who (a) are generally perceived as a distinct aggregation by others in their neighborhood; (b) recognize themselves as a denotable group (almost invariably with a group name); and (c) have been involved in a sufficient number of delinquent incidents to call forth a consistent negative response from neighborhood residents and/or law enforcement agencies.
According to Miller, a gang is a self-formed association of peers, bound together by mutual interests, with identifiable leadership, well-developed lines of authority, and other organizational features, who act in concert to achieve a specific purpose or purposes, which generally include the conduct of illegal activity and control over a particular territory, facility, or type of enterprise.
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