Martin Sanchez Jankowski's and Felix Padilla's studies indicate that juvenile gangs can best be characterized as:

a. aggregates.
b. organizations.
c. bureaucracies.
d. near groups.


Answer: b

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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(a) a consensual encounter. (b) a detention. (c) an arrest. (d) a search.

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