TRUE
46. The concept of protecting turf was first started, and then expanded, within
the Maravilla Housing Projects. TRUE
47. Many gang members who are currently fighting with another gang often do
not really know why. TRUE
48. Generally, Latino street gangs use the "musical chairs" type of leadership
model. FALSE
49.
U.S.-based street gangs can have direct and indirect relationships with Mexican drug
trafficking organizations. TRUE
50. The inclusion of generational Hispanic street gangs (GHSGs) within the
Seattle Study would most likely have no affect on the study's results. FALSE
51. Drug distribution is not the primary source of income for American street
gangs. FALSE
52. Cocaine hydrochloride (powder cocaine) is the most widely used form of
cocaine today. FALSE
53. Street gangs, prison gangs, and outlaw motorcycle gangs have become the
primary traffickers
of illegal drugs in the U.S FALSE
54. The ability to produce meth is heavily dependent on the availability of
pseudoephedrine; La Familia Michoacana was able to gain power quickly due
to the massive loads of pseudoephedrine that were being smuggled into the
Michoacán port from Asia. TRUE
55. Some gangs specialize in the sales of a certain drug. TRUE
56. Mexican investigators believe that La Familia exerts very little influence over
local governments in the Mexican state of Michoacán. FALE
57. When a user stops taking an opiate - like heroin - their body typically
experiences severe flu-like withdrawal symptoms, which can even be life-
threatening or fatal. This suggests that opiates are very physically addictive
substances. TRUE
58.
Southern California remains the dominant entry port for smuggling cocaine into
the U.S. FALSE
59.
The majority of human trafficking victims are women and children. TRUE
60.
The initial rush that one receives from the first experience with an opiate can
never be achieved again: this is one reason why opiates tend to be especially
problematic and addictive. TRUE
61.
No Asian gangs have been involved in human smuggling across the southern
border of the U.S. FALSE
62.
MDMA/Ecstasy is a derivative form, or a "chemical cousin," of
methamphetamine. TRUE
63.
"Black Tar" is slang for hashish. FALSE
64. Citizens who live in Michoac
á
n consider El Mas Loco as a “Robin Hood” because he brings
money and food into the poor neighborhoods. TRUE
65.
Both cocaine and amphetamines have legitimate medical uses. TRUE
66. The TIME magazine article suggests that the best way to deal with the Mexican cartels would be
to implement a military troop surge against them. FALSE
67. Crack is the most addictive form of cocaine, and it offers a much higher profit margin for dealers.
TRUE
68. La Familia Michoacana was initially formed in the 1980s as an anti-crime vigilante group, but its
early leaders quickly got sucked into drug trafficking. TRUE
69.
