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66. What is the goal of data mining?
67. Weather may affect delinquent behavior in a number of ways; most delinquent acts, according to the text, occur in
what two months of the year?
68. It was reported that there has been an explosive growth of youth gangs in the United States; according to surveys,
there are in excess of how many gang members in the United States?
69. According to the text, the African American family structure has been weakened by what two areas of
marginalization?
70. One of the few approaches to interpersonal change validated by research is a treatment that focuses on patterns of
thinking and the beliefs, attitudes, and values that underlie thinking. What is the name of this program?
71. Explain three of the secondary sources of delinquency data provided in the text. Of these, which do you believe to be
the most reliable? Provide a rationale for your choice. How do you believe these sources of data compare to "official
sources" such as the UCR or NCVS? Explain your position.
72. Discuss the juvenile arrest trends presented in the text. Do you feel this information is different than or the same as the
information presented in the media? Explain your position.
73. Discuss the concept of the chronic offender. Do you agree that early, repeated engagement in delinquency is
the best predictor of future adult criminality? Do you think that "careers in delinquency" is an apropos
descriptor for this group of youthful offenders? Explain your position.
74. Explain cognitive behavioral therapy and the effectiveness of the program. What are your views on this treatment?
Do you agree with the claim that it addresses such areas as mood disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?
What type of youth-adjudicated delinquent would be the ideal candidate for this type of treatment? Provide a rationale for
your views.
75. Delinquency experts have identified a variety of social, economic, personal and demographic factors that influence
juvenile crime trends. Identify and describe five of the nine listed influences as presented in the text. Which of the
influences you listed do you believe to have the most impact on delinquency? Explain your position.
76. Discuss the compatibility of the UCR, NCVS, and self-report data sources. Assume that you are assigned a research
project and one of the requirements of the assignment is that you use one of these data sources. Which of these data
sources would you be more inclined to use? Provide a rationale for your choice.
77. List the four childhood risk factors, along with descriptors identified as contributing to persistent delinquency.
Indicate which of these factors you would identify as the most important and provide a rationale for your choice.
78. List and describe three reasons experts provide as to why crime declines with age. Which of the reasons do you find
most viable? Provide a rationale for your views.
79. Discuss the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and delinquency. Be sure to include the points indicated
in the text as clear-cut indicators of the relationship. Do you agree or disagree that SES is related to delinquency?
Provide a rationale for your view.
80. Discuss juvenile victimization trends. Be sure to include male/female victimization experiences, rates of serious crime
experiences, and rates of increase or decline; also address juvenile reports of victimization. Why do you think juveniles
would report or not report being victims of crime? Provide a rationale for your view.
