Exam 6: Delinquency Risks and Disproportionate Impact

______ adolescents are nearly 3 times more likely to report being a victim of childhood physical or sexual abuse than other adolescents.

Upwards of 50% of girls in the California juvenile system are ______.

Which of the following is an example of a dynamic risk factor?

______ that affect the likelihood of school discipline or juvenile justice system involvement are difficult to identify and measure.

Discuss the concept of protective factors. What is a protective factor? Why are protective factors difficult to study? What effects do risk factors have?

LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and ______.

Two thirds of Black children born between 1985 and 2000 were raised in neighborhoods with ______.

Experiences, traits, or issues that make an outcome more likely are referred to as ______.

The majority of youthful offenders are arrested for ______ offenses.

It is twice as likely that a Black or non-Hispanic Indian child, compared to a White child, will ______.

For adolescents, the same risk factors related to ______ are also related to delinquency.

Which of the following is a school-related factor of delinquency?

The ______ the onset of behavior difficulties, the greater chance there is for adolescent delinquency.

Which of the following refers to characteristics that either cannot be changed or are difficult to change.

When children's protective services utilize a ______ they place the child with family members outside the immediate family (e.g., grandmothers).

The term ______ refers to the ability of youth to adapt and thrive in spite of difficulties encountered.

Discuss the idea of maltreatment and other trauma as a risk factor in delinquency and involvement in the juvenile justice system. Why is it difficult to identify and prevent? What are the effects of maltreatment and other traumas on youths? How does it intersect with other risk factors for juvenile justice involvement?

For adolescents, one of the strongest family-related risk factors is ______.

Compared to White children, minority children experience foster care placements that are typically ______ months longer.

Since 1975, Black students have been suspended from school at 2-3 times the rates of White students.