While important, determining the true association between SES and delinquency is not
necessarily critical to the study of delinquency.
a. True
b. False
One method of contemporary delinquency prevention relies on aggressive patrolling
targeted at specific patterns of delinquency.
a. True
b. False
Persistent offenders generally originate from wealthier families.
a. True
b. False
The Gluecks identified a number of personal and social factors related to persistent
offending. The most important of those factors was family relations. What were the
terms considered in the family relations?
a. Quality of time parents spent with their children
b. Number of children in familydivision of parental time among children
c. Family compositionintact nuclear family
d. Quality of discipline and emotional ties with parents
The formal complaint that initiates judicial actions against a juvenile charged with
delinquency or a status offense is called the _____.
a. complaint
b. indictment
c. petition
d. trial information
A popular and effective form of family support according to the text is _____.
a. Head Start
b. Mentor America
c. home visitation
d. PALS
In regard to drug testing of student athletes, the only consequence of a failed drug test is
to limit the student’s privilege of participating in extracurricular activities.
a. True
b. False
A probation sentence implies a contract between the court and the juvenile.
a. True
b. False
There is common agreement amongst experts that waivers are a beneficial practice.
a. True
b. False
The Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) personnel teaches parents _____.
a. disciplinary techniques that stress firmness
b. that scowling or scolding is effective at deterring their children’s behavior
c. that time out is ineffective for controlling their children’s behavior
d. that explosive discipline is a last resort form of discipline
Boys and Girls Clubs of America are one of the most successful ______ in preventing
juvenile delinquency.
a. mentoring programs
b. after-school programs
c. job training programs
d. comprehensive community-based programs
Throughout the history of the juvenile justice system, what behaviors were girls more
likely to be punished for as opposed to actual delinquency?
a. Running away
b. Cursing
c. Immorality
d. Substance abuse
Community norms would be an example of an environmental factor of discretion.
a. True
b. False
Teachers are also the victims of school violence and intimidation.
a. True
b. False
In their early teens, Jack, Cole, and Hardy live in areas where both conventional and
delinquent activities are limited and adult role models are in absentia. Applying
differential opportunity theory, Jack, Cole, and Hardy are likely to join one of three
types of gangs to in order to achieve what they consider success.
Jack, for example, lives on the fringe of society and is constantly looking for ways to
get highhe has consumed alcohol, smoked pot, and enjoys what some would consider
unusual sexual experiences. He has been involved in a few fights, but is not very good
at fighting. Since Jack spends a lot of time high, it is difficult to know if his failed
attempts at fighting were due to fear, clumsiness, or sheer weakness. What type of gang
will Jack join?
a. Conflict gang
b. Criminal gang
c. Rebellion gang
d. Retreatist gang
By age 18, many American youths have spent more time watching television shows
than they have spent in the classroom.
a. True
b. False
The legal definition of juvenile crime does not vary from country to country.
a. True
b. False
What theory holds the view that lower female crime and delinquency rates are a
reflection of the leniency with which police treat female offenders?
a. Power-control theory
b. Chivalry hypothesis
c. Masculinity hypothesis
d. Gender-schema theory
What refers to an environment of discord and conflict within the family?
a. Interfamily violence
b. Intrafamily violence
c. Overt family conflict
d. Covert family conflict
_____ refers to the hearing held in juvenile court to determine the ‘sentence” of the
juvenile.
a. Adjudication
b. Disposition
c. Transfer
d. Review
The type of program designed to ward off involvement in more serious delinquency is
called_____.
a. intervention
b. prevention
c. reformation
d. adjudication
In a process called _____, close friends reinforce deviant behavior through talk and
interaction.
a. deviancy training
b. social bonding
c. clique control
d. sports
Defective intelligence, damaged or impulsive personality, genetic abnormalities, and
environmental influences on brain function such as alcohol and drugs are all examples
of what?
a. Latent traits
b. Brain patterns
c. Antisocial traits
d. Psychosis
Determining whether a child is to be remanded to a shelter or released is the purpose of
the detention hearing.
a. True
b. False
According to the _____ view, ganging can provide girls with a sense of security, at least
from non-gang members.
a. social injury
b. sisterhood
c. rational choice
d. opportunistic
What, according to contemporary socialization views, is the key to understanding
female delinquency?
a. Male”female social development
b. Family interaction
c. Family structure
d. Female social development
Frederick Thrasher coined the term _____, to describe a group that fills a crack in the
social fabric and maintains standard group practices.
a. criminal gang
b. interstitial group
c. gang banger
d. profit gang
Delinquent expresses were sealed trains that transported urban youth to rural areas for
compulsory manual labor farms.
a. True
b. False
The Factory Act limited the number of hours children were permitted to work, but did
nothing to address school attendance.
a. True
b. False
A high percentage of juvenile offenders, like their adult counterparts, enter a plea of
guilty.
a. True
b. False
You are interested in learning about substance abuse trends among American teens;
what data source would best fit your interest?
a. National Crime Victims Survey (NCVS)
b. Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
c. National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
d. Monitoring the Future survey (MTF)
Males view aggression as an appropriate means to gain status.
a. True
b. False
Incorporation of social, personal, and developmental factors into complex explanations
of human behavior is presented through what theory?
Describe the concept of symbolic interaction, including some examples. Explain your
view of this concept.
Describe behavior modification and its effect on recidivism.
Most status offenders are held in _____ facilities.
Crime that is punishable under international law is called ____.
Students who leave school before completing their required program of education are
referred to as _____.
_____ are insulated from the justice system because their activities rarely result in
apprehension.
Representing the conscience and moral rules shared by most adults, what develops
through interactions with parents and other significant people in a youth’s life?
Explain the public heath approach to delinquency prevention.
An elementary school program, _____ is publicized as providing students with the skill
set to resist peer pressure to experiment with tobacco, drugs, and alcohol.
The _____ is the criminal court that deals with adult offenders or juveniles who have
been transferred from youth court.
Boot camps present an example of delinquency ______.
A drug abuser who frequently commits criminal acts is called a _____.
What is Hope’s Law? Discuss the history of Hope’s Law.
_____ enables youths to live in a more homelike setting while the courts dispose of
their cases.