Groups of loosely affiliated gangs that pay tribute to Mexican Mafia in U.S. prisons are known as which?

Groups of loosely affiliated gangs that pay tribute to Mexican Mafia in U.S. prisons are known as which?

• A. Norteños
• B. Sureños
• C. Crips
• D. Bloods

Answer: (B)

Sureños describes groups of loosely affiliated street gangs that pledge allegiance to the Mexican Mafia (La Eme) and, in U.S. prisons, pay tribute to that organization. This arrangement creates a unified chain of command and cooperation across southern-area gangs, with the Mexican Mafia exerting discipline and coordinating criminal activity inside and outside of prison. The term distinguishes these southern-affiliated groups from Norteños, who align with Nuestra Familia in Northern California, and from the Crips and Bloods, which are large independent street gangs with separate leadership and rivalries. So, the description fits Sureños.

Sureños describes groups of loosely affiliated street gangs that pledge allegiance to the Mexican Mafia (La Eme) and, in U.S. prisons, pay tribute to that organization. This arrangement creates a unified chain of command and cooperation across southern-area gangs, with the Mexican Mafia exerting discipline and coordinating criminal activity inside and outside of prison. The term distinguishes these southern-affiliated groups from Norteños, who align with Nuestra Familia in Northern California, and from the Crips and Bloods, which are large independent street gangs with separate leadership and rivalries. So, the description fits Sureños.