Exam 2: Dimensions of Juvenile Delinquency

A measure has reliability when __________.

With regard to the media's portrayal of juvenile delinquency,which of the following statements is NOT true?

In 1930,a voluntary national program for the collection of crime statistics was initiated by the __________.

In 1974,the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice and Goals identified juvenile delinquency as a critical,high priority,national concern.What did it suggest that the highest attention must be given to?

Each year the FBI summarizes data on crime and delinquency into statistical tables and issues a __________.

Validity and reliability are two precise concepts that will help us understand common problems and errors in research methodology.

In 1930,a voluntary national program for the collection of crime statistics was initiated by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.

White youths are much more likely than black youths to be arrested for

The first four Index Offenses are referred to as __________.

In an informally handled,or non-petitioned case,court intake personnel make a decision to:

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reports can be used to separate juvenile delinquency from adult crime.

Much of the juvenile delinquency we hear about on the news is sensationalized.

How many law enforcement agencies that report crime to the FBI use standardized definitions?

If variables such as race,sex,and social class have been controlled,this means they are __________.

Which of the following collects and summarizes juvenile crime statistics on a national scale into an annual report?

Since the mid-1960s,through a series of landmark decisions from the U.S.Supreme Court,society has __________.

Socialization experiences are changing for women.

Black youths are much more likely than white youths to be arrested for property crimes.

Each year,male juveniles are arrested,on average __________.

The major limitation of the victimization data collected by the National Crime Surveys is that __________.