Question 1

Apprenticeships were a privilege reserved for the wealthy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The Due Process Period emphasizing that juveniles must be offered some procedural rights similar to adults was from__________________.

Accepted Answer

A) 1880 to the 1920s 
B) 1922 to the early 1960s 
C) 1967 to the early 1980s 
D) 1984 to present day 
A) 1880 to the 1920s 
B) 1922 to the early 1960s 
C) 1967 to the early 1980s 
D) 1984 to present day C

Question 3

The first juvenile court focused on formally processing criminal acts by youths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following was created in England to handle youthful beggars?

Accepted Answer

A) Bridewell Institution 
B) Chancery Court 
C) Lyman School for Boys 
D) None of the above 
A) Bridewell Institution 
B) Chancery Court 
C) Lyman School for Boys 
D) None of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is a trait of the first juvenile court?

Accepted Answer

A) Belief in altering youthful behavior so that youths were trained correctly rather than punished 
B) Highly informal operations with judges acting paternally to provide necessary help and assistance 
C) Could handle all juveniles under 16, including the poor and immigrants, not just those committing criminal acts 
D) All of the above 
A) Belief in altering youthful behavior so that youths were trained correctly rather than punished 
B) Highly informal operations with judges acting paternally to provide necessary help and assistance 
C) Could handle all juveniles under 16, including the poor and immigrants, not just those committing criminal acts 
D) All of the above

Question 6

Many laws mandating humanitarian reforms were passed in the Benevolent Period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The killing of young children is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Infanticide 
B) Juvenicide 
C) Youth homicide 
D) Kindercide 
A) Infanticide 
B) Juvenicide 
C) Youth homicide 
D) Kindercide

Question 8

Which of the following is the current key philosophy underlying U.S.juvenile courts?

Accepted Answer

A) Rehabilitation 
B) Parens patriae 
C) Accountability 
D) Punitive justice 
A) Rehabilitation 
B) Parens patriae 
C) Accountability 
D) Punitive justice

Question 9

Balanced and restorative justice is the current key purpose underlying U.S.juvenile courts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT true about the killing of young children and abandonment?

Accepted Answer

A) Justified for future economic reasons 
B) Made easier by the likelihood of future death by disease 
C) Common practice well into the 16th century 
D) Especially occurred to female children 
A) Justified for future economic reasons 
B) Made easier by the likelihood of future death by disease 
C) Common practice well into the 16th century 
D) Especially occurred to female children

Question 11

People v.Turner ruled in favor of parental rights over parens patriae.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following was used by the juvenile court as a precedent to justify intervention into the lives of children?

Accepted Answer

A) Chancery Court 
B) Ex parte Crouse 
C) Bridewell Institution 
D) Constitutional rights 
A) Chancery Court 
B) Ex parte Crouse 
C) Bridewell Institution 
D) Constitutional rights

Question 13

Which of the following is the best example of a dowry?

Accepted Answer

A) A large wedding celebration paid for by the bride's family 
B) A gift of land from the bride's family to the groom 
C) A groom's written request and proposal of marriage for the bride's father 
D) A meeting between families to determine the future marriage arrangements for their young children 
A) A large wedding celebration paid for by the bride's family 
B) A gift of land from the bride's family to the groom 
C) A groom's written request and proposal of marriage for the bride's father 
D) A meeting between families to determine the future marriage arrangements for their young children

Question 14

Which of the following is a rationale utilized by current juvenile courts?

Accepted Answer

A) Balanced and restorative justice 
B) Child welfare 
C) Punishment and deterrence 
D) All of the above 
A) Balanced and restorative justice 
B) Child welfare 
C) Punishment and deterrence 
D) All of the above

Question 15

Throughout much of history, children were considered:

Accepted Answer

A) People 
B) Property 
C) Neither a or b 
D) Both a and b 
A) People 
B) Property 
C) Neither a or b 
D) Both a and b

Question 16

Which case adequately challenged the benevolent parens patriae premise of the juvenile system?

Accepted Answer

A) Ex parte Crouse 
B) People v.Turner 
C) Commonwealth v.Fisher 
D) Kent v.United States 
A) Ex parte Crouse 
B) People v.Turner 
C) Commonwealth v.Fisher 
D) Kent v.United States

Question 17

Which BEST defines a house of refuge?

Accepted Answer

A) Institution for children designed to separate them from the environment of the city 
B) Juvenile institution in which youths were kept away from substandard, bad parents 
C) Temporary shelters for youths from violent or abusive homes 
D) All of the above 
A) Institution for children designed to separate them from the environment of the city 
B) Juvenile institution in which youths were kept away from substandard, bad parents 
C) Temporary shelters for youths from violent or abusive homes 
D) All of the above

Question 18

Institutions designed to separate youths from city environments were called houses of refuge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following best defines wet-nursing?

Accepted Answer

A) The use of a surrogate mother paid to care for a child 
B) The use of a surrogate mother paid to bear a child 
C) The use of a water birth by a biological mother 
D) The use of a mid-wife during birth 
A) The use of a surrogate mother paid to care for a child 
B) The use of a surrogate mother paid to bear a child 
C) The use of a water birth by a biological mother 
D) The use of a mid-wife during birth

Question 20

The Punitive Period showed decreased emphasis on rehabilitation and treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Apprenticeships were a privilege reserved for the wealthy.

The Due Process Period emphasizing that juveniles must be offered some procedural rights similar to adults was from__________________.

The first juvenile court focused on formally processing criminal acts by youths.

Which of the following was created in England to handle youthful beggars?

Which of the following is a trait of the first juvenile court?

Many laws mandating humanitarian reforms were passed in the Benevolent Period.

The killing of young children is called:

Which of the following is the current key philosophy underlying U.S.juvenile courts?

Balanced and restorative justice is the current key purpose underlying U.S.juvenile courts.

Which of the following is NOT true about the killing of young children and abandonment?

People v.Turner ruled in favor of parental rights over parens patriae.

Which of the following was used by the juvenile court as a precedent to justify intervention into the lives of children?

Which of the following is the best example of a dowry?

Which of the following is a rationale utilized by current juvenile courts?

Throughout much of history, children were considered:

Which case adequately challenged the benevolent parens patriae premise of the juvenile system?

Which BEST defines a house of refuge?

Institutions designed to separate youths from city environments were called houses of refuge.

Which of the following best defines wet-nursing?

The Punitive Period showed decreased emphasis on rehabilitation and treatment.

Introduction: the Definition and Extent of Delinquency

Explaining Delinquency: Biological and Psychological Approaches

Sociological Explanations of Delinquency

Gang Delinquency

Drugs and Delinquency

Policing and Juveniles

The Juvenile Court Process

Due Process and Juveniles

Institutionalresidential Interventions

Juvenile Probation and Community Corrections

Prevention in Juvenile Justice

The Victimization of Juveniles

Future Directions in Juvenile Justice

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Exam 2: The History of Juvenile Justice

Apprenticeships were a privilege reserved for the wealthy.

The Due Process Period emphasizing that juveniles must be offered some procedural rights similar to adults was from__________________.

The first juvenile court focused on formally processing criminal acts by youths.

Which of the following was created in England to handle youthful beggars?

Which of the following is a trait of the first juvenile court?

Many laws mandating humanitarian reforms were passed in the Benevolent Period.

The killing of young children is called:

Which of the following is the current key philosophy underlying U.S.juvenile courts?

Balanced and restorative justice is the current key purpose underlying U.S.juvenile courts.

Which of the following is NOT true about the killing of young children and abandonment?

People v.Turner ruled in favor of parental rights over parens patriae.

Which of the following was used by the juvenile court as a precedent to justify intervention into the lives of children?

Which of the following is the best example of a dowry?

Which of the following is a rationale utilized by current juvenile courts?

Throughout much of history, children were considered:

Which case adequately challenged the benevolent parens patriae premise of the juvenile system?

Which BEST defines a house of refuge?

Institutions designed to separate youths from city environments were called houses of refuge.

Which of the following best defines wet-nursing?

The Punitive Period showed decreased emphasis on rehabilitation and treatment.

Introduction: the Definition and Extent of Delinquency

Explaining Delinquency: Biological and Psychological Approaches

Sociological Explanations of Delinquency

Gang Delinquency

Drugs and Delinquency

Policing and Juveniles

The Juvenile Court Process

Due Process and Juveniles

Institutionalresidential Interventions

Juvenile Probation and Community Corrections

Prevention in Juvenile Justice

The Victimization of Juveniles

Future Directions in Juvenile Justice

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