Question 1

The child saving movement was perhaps the most successful in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reinforcing the "dependent status of youth." 
B)  Expanding the definitions of "delinquency" to behaviors formally ignored or treated informally. 
C)  Making industrial schools more humane. 
D)  a and b only 
A)  Reinforcing the "dependent status of youth." 
B)  Expanding the definitions of "delinquency" to behaviors formally ignored or treated informally. 
C)  Making industrial schools more humane. 
D)  a and b only D

Question 2

Houses of Refuge were established for youths aged 18-21 who committed criminal acts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The term parens patriae refers to a belief in the importance of maintaining ties with one's parents while incarcerated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Briefly compare the "child saving movement" with the movement that established the houses of refuge. How were they similar? How were they different?

Accepted Answer

The "child saving movement" and the move

Question 5

Various court rulings (Ex Parte Crouse included) assumed that the Philadelphia, and presumably other houses of refuge, had a beneficial effect on its residents. The reason such corporal and physical abuses were allowed to continue without court or judicial intervention was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Houses of refuge were not regulated by laws. 
B)  Houses of refuge were considered schools and not prisons. 
C)  The courts agreed that physical abuse were supposed to be good for the child. 
D)  No one ever pointed out such abuses to the courts. 
E)  These abuses were NOT allowed. Strict court involvement and regulation resulted in numerous arrest for child abuse. 
A)  Houses of refuge were not regulated by laws. 
B)  Houses of refuge were considered schools and not prisons. 
C)  The courts agreed that physical abuse were supposed to be good for the child. 
D)  No one ever pointed out such abuses to the courts. 
E)  These abuses were NOT allowed. Strict court involvement and regulation resulted in numerous arrest for child abuse.

Question 6

The decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1838, in the case of Ex-Parte Crouse basically said:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Bill of Rights did not apply to minors. 
B)  The State would be held responsible for children who commit crimes. 
C)  Parents who didn't supervise their children's parties would be responsible for damages. 
D)  Houses of Refuge MUST supply health care and educational opportunities to the children forced to reside there 
E)  Quaker children CANNOT be forced to undergo Protestant religious training while under state control. 
A)  The Bill of Rights did not apply to minors. 
B)  The State would be held responsible for children who commit crimes. 
C)  Parents who didn't supervise their children's parties would be responsible for damages. 
D)  Houses of Refuge MUST supply health care and educational opportunities to the children forced to reside there 
E)  Quaker children CANNOT be forced to undergo Protestant religious training while under state control.

Question 7

One major problem with the educational system in these reformatories was the jobs and skills the inmates were forced to learn. Instead of learning farming and cultivation skills, the youths were:

Accepted Answer

A)  Taught domestic and servant skills that prevented most youths from getting hired, since many people of that day couldn't afford servants. 
B)  Taught outdated production skills that were not used in modern factories, and as such, prevented the youths from getting jobs upon their release. 
C)  Taught factory trades which confined the youths to working in large cities, the exact environment the child savers believed were responsible for the initial delinquency. 
D)  Taught sophisticated agriculture and biotechnology methods thus alienating many of the local farmers who refused to hire the youths. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Taught domestic and servant skills that prevented most youths from getting hired, since many people of that day couldn't afford servants. 
B)  Taught outdated production skills that were not used in modern factories, and as such, prevented the youths from getting jobs upon their release. 
C)  Taught factory trades which confined the youths to working in large cities, the exact environment the child savers believed were responsible for the initial delinquency. 
D)  Taught sophisticated agriculture and biotechnology methods thus alienating many of the local farmers who refused to hire the youths. 
E)  all of the above

Question 8

The juvenile court was founded on which of the following directives?

Accepted Answer

A)  The court should function as a social clinic designed to serve the best interests of children in trouble. 
B)  Children brought before the court should be given the same care provided by a good parent. 
C)  Children should not be treated as criminals. 
D)  The rights to shelter, protection and proper guardianship are the only rights of children. 
E)  all of these 
A)  The court should function as a social clinic designed to serve the best interests of children in trouble. 
B)  Children brought before the court should be given the same care provided by a good parent. 
C)  Children should not be treated as criminals. 
D)  The rights to shelter, protection and proper guardianship are the only rights of children. 
E)  all of these

Question 9

In the mid-1800s, most members of the juvenile justice system believed that the delinquent's family was generally considered a major source of the problem. Poor upbringing, bad habits, drinking and immorality were commonly accepted parental sources. Which religion did these "experts" believe were also indicative of these "symptoms"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jewish. 
B)  Protestant. 
C)  Catholic. 
D)  Quaker. 
E)  Mormon. 
A)  Jewish. 
B)  Protestant. 
C)  Catholic. 
D)  Quaker. 
E)  Mormon.

Question 10

The New York House of Refuge was established to confine young adult offenders between 18 and 24.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The definition of "delinquency" originally provided by the 1899 Illinois Juvenile Court Act was:

Accepted Answer

A)  acts that would be criminal if committed by adults; 
B)  acts that violated county, town or municipal ordinances; 
C)  violations of such catchalls as "vicious or immoral behavior," etc. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and c only 
A)  acts that would be criminal if committed by adults; 
B)  acts that violated county, town or municipal ordinances; 
C)  violations of such catchalls as "vicious or immoral behavior," etc. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and c only

Question 12

What are some of the reasons why "certification" tends to target African-American youths?

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons why certificat

Question 13

Recent Supreme Court decisions (e.g., In re Gault) have reinforced the parens patriae doctrine. Short

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In colonial America both boys and girls were subject to state control until they reached the age of 21.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The attention of the juvenile court and its supporters was mainly against the children of the poor. Which other subgroup of the poor received most of the attention from the juvenile court?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jewish persons. 
B)  Native Americans. 
C)  European Immigrants. 
D)  Children living in the rural communities. 
A)  Jewish persons. 
B)  Native Americans. 
C)  European Immigrants. 
D)  Children living in the rural communities.

Question 16

Almost without exception religious instruction inside houses of refuge consisted of Protestant indoctrination. This made sense because most of the managers were Protestant and most of the inmates were:

Accepted Answer

A)  Protestant. 
B)  Not religious and need some religious instruction 
C)  Unsure of their religious upbringing. 
D)  Quakers and as such not worshipping any known God. 
E)  This made no sense since most of the inmates were Catholic. 
A)  Protestant. 
B)  Not religious and need some religious instruction 
C)  Unsure of their religious upbringing. 
D)  Quakers and as such not worshipping any known God. 
E)  This made no sense since most of the inmates were Catholic.

Question 17

Briefly discuss some of the more recent Supreme Court cases, especially that of Gault and Kent. How do these cases compare with cases like Crouse, the O'Connell case and the Fisher case of 1905?

Accepted Answer

The Gault and Kent cases are both landma

Question 18

The case of People v. Turner (Danny O'Connell) essentially reinforced the doctrine of parents patriae and the Crouse decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the case of Ex Parte Crouse the Court ruled that the children could not be committed to institutions without a jury trial nor the youth having an attorney.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following was not a social condition that led to the founding of the House of Refuge in 1824?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many citizens were upset with the treatment of children by the adult justice system. 
B)  Urban residents were disenchanted with problems brought about by the rapidly increasing population such as filth, poverty and crime, especially among Irish immigrants. 
C)  The juvenile court was not being effective. 
D)  Many homeless children begging in the streets 
A)  Many citizens were upset with the treatment of children by the adult justice system. 
B)  Urban residents were disenchanted with problems brought about by the rapidly increasing population such as filth, poverty and crime, especially among Irish immigrants. 
C)  The juvenile court was not being effective. 
D)  Many homeless children begging in the streets

The child saving movement was perhaps the most successful in:

Houses of Refuge were established for youths aged 18-21 who committed criminal acts.

The term parens patriae refers to a belief in the importance of maintaining ties with one's parents while incarcerated.

Briefly compare the "child saving movement" with the movement that established the houses of refuge. How were they similar? How were they different?

Various court rulings (Ex Parte Crouse included) assumed that the Philadelphia, and presumably other houses of refuge, had a beneficial effect on its residents. The reason such corporal and physical abuses were allowed to continue without court or judicial intervention was:

The decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1838, in the case of Ex-Parte Crouse basically said:

One major problem with the educational system in these reformatories was the jobs and skills the inmates were forced to learn. Instead of learning farming and cultivation skills, the youths were:

The juvenile court was founded on which of the following directives?

The New York House of Refuge was established to confine young adult offenders between 18 and 24.

The definition of "delinquency" originally provided by the 1899 Illinois Juvenile Court Act was:

What are some of the reasons why "certification" tends to target African-American youths?

Recent Supreme Court decisions (e.g., In re Gault) have reinforced the parens patriae doctrine. Short

In colonial America both boys and girls were subject to state control until they reached the age of 21.

The attention of the juvenile court and its supporters was mainly against the children of the poor. Which other subgroup of the poor received most of the attention from the juvenile court?

Almost without exception religious instruction inside houses of refuge consisted of Protestant indoctrination. This made sense because most of the managers were Protestant and most of the inmates were:

Briefly discuss some of the more recent Supreme Court cases, especially that of Gault and Kent. How do these cases compare with cases like Crouse, the O'Connell case and the Fisher case of 1905?

The case of People v. Turner (Danny O'Connell) essentially reinforced the doctrine of parents patriae and the Crouse decision.

In the case of Ex Parte Crouse the Court ruled that the children could not be committed to institutions without a jury trial nor the youth having an attorney.

Which of the following was not a social condition that led to the founding of the House of Refuge in 1824?

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The Development of the Modern Police Institution: Controlling the Dangerous Classes

Processing the Dangerous Classes: The American Court System

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Exam 5: Controlling the Young: The Emergence and Growth of the Juvenile Justice System

The child saving movement was perhaps the most successful in:

Houses of Refuge were established for youths aged 18-21 who committed criminal acts.

The term parens patriae refers to a belief in the importance of maintaining ties with one's parents while incarcerated.

Briefly compare the "child saving movement" with the movement that established the houses of refuge. How were they similar? How were they different?

Various court rulings (Ex Parte Crouse included) assumed that the Philadelphia, and presumably other houses of refuge, had a beneficial effect on its residents. The reason such corporal and physical abuses were allowed to continue without court or judicial intervention was:

The decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1838, in the case of Ex-Parte Crouse basically said:

One major problem with the educational system in these reformatories was the jobs and skills the inmates were forced to learn. Instead of learning farming and cultivation skills, the youths were:

The juvenile court was founded on which of the following directives?

The New York House of Refuge was established to confine young adult offenders between 18 and 24.

The definition of "delinquency" originally provided by the 1899 Illinois Juvenile Court Act was:

What are some of the reasons why "certification" tends to target African-American youths?

Recent Supreme Court decisions (e.g., In re Gault) have reinforced the parens patriae doctrine. Short

In colonial America both boys and girls were subject to state control until they reached the age of 21.

The attention of the juvenile court and its supporters was mainly against the children of the poor. Which other subgroup of the poor received most of the attention from the juvenile court?

Almost without exception religious instruction inside houses of refuge consisted of Protestant indoctrination. This made sense because most of the managers were Protestant and most of the inmates were:

Briefly discuss some of the more recent Supreme Court cases, especially that of Gault and Kent. How do these cases compare with cases like Crouse, the O'Connell case and the Fisher case of 1905?

The case of People v. Turner (Danny O'Connell) essentially reinforced the doctrine of parents patriae and the Crouse decision.

In the case of Ex Parte Crouse the Court ruled that the children could not be committed to institutions without a jury trial nor the youth having an attorney.

Which of the following was not a social condition that led to the founding of the House of Refuge in 1824?

Perpetuating the Class System: The Development of Criminal Law

The Development of the Modern Police Institution: Controlling the Dangerous Classes

Processing the Dangerous Classes: The American Court System

Housing the Dangerous Classes: The Emergence of the Prison System

Perpetuating Patriarchy: Keeping Women in Their Place

Crime Control in the New Millennium: New Mechanisms for Controlling the Dangerous Classes

Where Do We Go From Here

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