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Which of the following attributes has been observed about gangs?
 
  A) According to the National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC), gangs are responsible for an average of 18 percent of violent crime in most jurisdictions.
  B) Gangs usually engage only in street crime and avoid engaging in white-collar crime.
  C) Gangs encourage members, associates, and relatives to obtain law enforcement, judiciary, or legal employment.
  D) U.S.-based gangs are hostile toward Central American and Mexican drug gangs.

Question 2

Research a case involving domestic terrorism. Summarize the act and explain why it meets the criteria of being domestic terrorism.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Examples will vary. The example must meet the criteria of domestic terrorism, which is defined as:
1. Involves acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
2. Appears to be intended (a) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (b) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (c) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and
3. Occurs primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.




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