Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Miller’s (1982, 1992) research on the geography of gang presence in the United States occurred in the ways predicted by Thrasher (1927) and other Chicago school sociologists.
2. Gang growth in the 1980s and 1990s is associated at least partly with the unsuccessful assimilation of Latino and Caribbean immigrants.
3. Media portrayals of gangs have remained largely consistent over time.
4. It is implied that police are the best sources for collecting data on street-level gang trends.
5. Smaller cities have a lower prevalence of gang activity than rural counties.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False

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