Explain Thrasher's, Klein's, and Miller's definitions of gangs. ...

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Explain Thrasher's, Klein's, and Miller's definitions of gangs. Discuss their similarities or differences.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

It is reported that economic stagnation has not affected the rise in international youth violence.
 
  a. True
   b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Answer to Question 1

 Thrasher: 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, movement 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.
 Klein: 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.
 Miller: 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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Answer to Question 2

FALSE

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

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