Gang Members

Question 0

Legits:

Answer 0

Economic gain, left lifestyle

Question 1

4 Ideal Types

Answer 1

Legits
Homeboys
Dope Fiends
New Jacks

Question 2

Homeboys

Answer 2

Want to be legit
Work legitimate jobs, sell drugs when needed for survival
Resulting from strain: Replace legitimate means with illegitimate means, but want to use legitimate means

Question 3

Dope Feinds:

Answer 3

Want to be legit
Work legitimate jobs, sell drugs to support habit
Resulting from strain: Replace legitimate means with illegitimate means, but want to use legitimate means

Question 4

New Jacks:

Answer 4

Selling drugs = career

Reject norms, means, and goals

Question 5

Implications on public policy:

increase access to _ and _ _, _ _, or _ is much better than the current approach.

Answer 5

Jobs, drug treatment, alternative sentences, decriminalization

Question 6

Perspective?

Answer 6

Normative