Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups Crossword

Small groups of friends who share intimate knowledge and confidence.
Group of youth who collectively engage in delinquent behaviors.
Member of a white supremacist gang, identified by a shaved skull and Nazi or Ku Klux Klan markings.
Clusters of youth who, outwardly, seem unified but actually have limited cohesion, impermanence, minimal consensus of norms, shifting membership, disturbed leadership, and limited definitions of membership expectations.
A process in which close friends reinforce deviant behavior choices through talk and interaction.
A method of enforcement in which police, armed with arrest and search warrants, enter a neighborhood in force in an operation to make as many arrest as possible.
Subgroup of same-aged youths in Hispanic gangs that remain together and have separate names and unique identity in gangs.
Social workers who go out into the community and establish close relationships with juvenile gangs with the goal of modifying gang behavior to conform to conventional behaviors and help gang members get jobs and educational opportunities.
A Spanish word meaning "District."
Loosely organized groups who share interest and activities.
Delinquent group that fills a crack in the social fabric and maintains standard group practices.
Inner-city areas of extreme poverty where the critical social mechanisms have broken down.
Inscriptions or drawings made on a wall or structure and used by delinquents for gang message and turf definition.
A system of position, facial expressions, and body language used by gang members to convey a message.
Tossing or flashing gang signs in the presence of rivals, often escalating to verbal or physical confrontation.
Stealing or assaulting someone to gain prestige in the neighborhood; often part of a gang initiation rites.