Over time, the Diamonds gang of Puerto Rican youths in Chicago studied by Felix Padilla:
a. changed from a fighting gang to a business enterprise.
b. formed an alliance with a local Mafia family.
c. changed from a business enterprise to a fighting gang.
d. broke up when its members were arrested for drug dealing.
Answer: a
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