Final

Question 1

The philosophy that the government becomes responsible for the care of children and youth is known as:

Answer 1

Parens Patrice

Question 2

An act that would not be considered a crime if committed by an adult is called

Answer 2

Status offense

Question 3

The age at which a youth comes under the juvenile courts jurisdiction is established by

Answer 3

Each state

Question 4

The official halting of for al juvenile proceedings against an alleged offender and the referral to a care programs by a private or public service agency is known as

Answer 4

Diversion

Question 5

Retributive justice

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Is when revenge is sought for behavior that is unlawful

Question 6

The FBI s uniform crime report

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Measures violent and property crimes

Question 7

The first house of refuge was located in

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New York

Question 8

The four d’s of juvenile justice are

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Destitutionalization, diversion, due process, and decriminalization

Question 9

In breed v jones the Supreme Court held that

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A juvenile cannot be adjudicated in juvenile court and tied again in adult criminal court for the same offense

Question 10

The medical model note that the cause of crime was be ause of

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Disease of society or the individual

Question 11

The theory that suggests individuals within a society agree on basic values is called

Answer 11

Consensus theory

Question 12

Which of the following suggests that laws are established to keep the ruling class is power

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Conflict theory

Question 13

The 2 competing views that exist regarding responsibility for crime are

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Classical view and positivist view

Question 14

Crimes. That were originally differentiated as mala in se have the following characteristics

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Wrong in and of itself, origins in mores, natural law

Question 15

Social control theorists focus on

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Why people do not commit crimes

Question 16

When discussing theories in delinquency what is true

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A single theory is not sufficient to explain delinquency

Question 17

Conflict theory emphasizes what

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How law is used as a means by which certain groups dominate others

Question 18

A motivated offender, suitable target and a lack of a capable guardian are examples of which of the following theories

Answer 18

Routine activities

Question 19

Principles of classical theory include what

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Individuals have free will, laws should bring happiness to the largest number of people, those who break the law should be punished accordingly

Question 20

In general as youths approach adolescence the

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Influence of peers becomes stronger

Question 21

The most formative years of a child’s life is

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Birth to 3

Question 22

The fourth grade plunge is apparent when

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Students begin to be identified with significant academic deficits

Question 23

Risk factors have been identified in the following areas

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Family, school, peers,

Question 24

The three pathways of disruptive behavior include the following

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Authority conflict pathways
Covert behavior pathway
Overt behavior pathway

Question 25

The overt behavior pathway includes

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Annoying others Bullying Fighting

Question 26

The largest single cause of death in young children is

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Neglect

Question 27

The broken home in and of itself

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Does not cause delinquency

Question 28

The leading cause of teen suicide is

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Untreated depression

Question 29

Sexual abuse by a parent or other family member is referred to as

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Intrafamilial sexual abuse

Question 30

Status offenses can include

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Running away, habitual truancy, violating curfew, early substance abuse

Question 31

The most frequent self reported offense for those 16 and older is

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Liquor law violations

Question 32

High school seniors self report being engaged most frequently in

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Shoplifting

Question 33

Which type of juvenile crime has experienced a decrease in arrests in the past decade

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Property crime

Question 34

Regressed sexual offenders possess the following characteristics

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Prefer female victims, offend in response to stress, use the victim as an alternate sex partner

Question 35

Is skipping school an example of a status offense

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Yes

Question 36

According to self reports is delinquency almost universal

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Yes

Question 37

Does self report data reveal the same prevalence and frequency of offending and court records

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Nope

Question 38

Are youths arrested

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No, they are taken into custody

Question 39

The holding in re gault is thought to be the most important event in history of juvenile justice

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Yep

Question 40

An example of conflict theory would be today's vagrancy laws

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Yes

Question 41

A leader in the classical school was cesare beccaria

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Yes

Question 42

Classical, theorists believed that delinquency was the result of

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Free will

Question 43

The focus of the classical view of criminality is on the criminal true or false

Answer 43

False

Question 44

Should a combination of theories be considered when attempting to explain delinquency

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Yes

Question 45

Research has shown that children of incarcerated pare to are 5 or 6 times more likely to become involved in crime. T or f

Answer 45

True

Question 46

Research indicates that early intervention focusing on at risk use is a valid preventative tool

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True

Question 47

Protective factors also relate to

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Individual, family, school peers and community

Question 48

A risk factor doesn't make offending a certainty

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True

Question 49

Using illegal credit cards is an example of overt behavior q

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False

Question 50

The cycle of violence has been used to describe the phenomenon where a victim is transformed into the victimizer over time

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True

Question 51

Expressive violence is a way to vent emotions t or f

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True

Question 52

Girls traditionally enter the Jj system by involvement in violent offenses t or f

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False

Question 53

Forcefully robbing another youth of his or her team jacket is an example of instrumental violence t or f

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True

Question 54

The underlying premise of the first jj court was the responsibility of what to protect its youth

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State

Question 55

An act that would not be considered a crime if committed by an adult is called a

Answer 55

Status offense

Question 56

A what is a youth who commits an act that would be a crime if it were to be committed by an adult

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Delinquent

Question 57

The most commonly recognized oldest age for juvenile courts jurisdiction in delinquency matters is

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17

Question 58

The terminology used in the juvenile justice system emphasized the importance of protecting youth from

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Labeling

Question 59

The secure placement of a youth into a facility at some point during the court proceedings of their case is referred to as

Answer 59

Detention

Question 60

The child savers believed that children's environments could make them bad, consequently these individuals attempted to save children by placing them in

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Foster homes and reform schools

Question 61

Acts that are considered immoral or wrong in and of themselves like murder are called

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Mala in se

Question 62

The 2 opposing views exist as to whom or what is responsible for crime are the

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Classical and positivist view

Question 63

In labeling theory what is the initial criminal act and what is accepting criminal label

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Primary deviance, secondary deviance

Question 64

Frequent hunger, poor hygiene, inappropriate dress, constant lack of supervision are considered what of child neglect

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Physical indicators

Question 65

What laws are one way for communities to lower their incidents of juvenile crime after a certain hour

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Curfew laws

Question 66

Sexual offenders are categorized int 2 categories

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Regressed and fixated

Question 67

5 domains of risk factors

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individual, family, school, peer, community

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identifiable leadership, claim territory and engage in criminal activity

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street gang

Question 69

The cycle of violence occurs due to this phenomenon

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Learned behavior

Question 70

They comprise about 8-30 percent of the gang membership

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female gang membes

Question 71

they are thought to be the 2 leading causes of child abuse

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poverty and violence between spouses

Question 72

Appointed by the juvenile court judge this position serves to represent youths and their best interests

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guardian ad litem

Question 73

It is the official holding of formal juvenile proceedings against an alleged offender and the referral to a treatment or care program by a private or public service agency

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diversion

Question 74

they are acts prohibited because they infringe on others rights not because they are necessarily evil by nature

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mala prohibita

Question 75

Once a petition is filed this process begins

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adjudication process

Question 76

it was an effort undertaken to combat the rise of youth firearms violence

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youth firearms violence initiative

Question 77

it exists in some states where certain offenses reside in both the juvenile and criminal adult courts

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concurrent jurisdiction