Exam 2: The Nature and Extent of Delinquency

In looking at the different sources of data, you find that one source indicates Part I offenses and Part II offenses.  Which of the following releases their reports with these types of offenses?

One area researchers have identified as correlated with delinquency is that of social problems; rates of delinquency increase as the level of social problems increases.  Delinquency rates, according to researchers, have been correlated with which of the following? ​

The task was to identify potential problems associated with a data source.  One area of concern the group identified was the inclusion of misinterpreted events-for example, someone who lost his or her keys and reported the keys as stolen.  What type of error would this be known as?

What two factors stand out as encouraging recidivism? ​

What is the goal of data mining? ​

What are gang members far more likely to posses than are non-gang members? ​

Which of the following would not be considered an individual risk factor? ​

If you wanted to examine the changes in the number of juveniles arrested each year, the best source of this data would be found in which of the following?

Discuss the juvenile arrest trends presented in the text. Do you feel this information is different than or the same as the information presented in the media?  Explain your position. ​

In the text, it is reported that the latest data available show an estimated 12.4 million arrests were made in 2011.  Your assignment is to research trends in juvenile arrests and how juvenile arrests are reflected (i.e., higher, lower) in the overall crime rate. While increases and decreases in juvenile crime have been reported, you find that recent trends in juvenile crime ​

NCVS data tells us that teenage victimization is interracial.

It has been indicated that reporting practices in regard to self-report surveys may differ among racial, ethnic, and gender groups and that such differences can skew data, thereby providing misleading results.  In one study, which of the following reported results would align to gender/cultural reporting differences? ​

What is the research technique that employs graphic representations of crime data patterns? ​

According to official statistics, minority youths are arrested for serious criminal behavior at a rate that is proportionate to their representation in the population. ​

Your friend wants to investigate the nature and extent of delinquency.  Name the three best data sources for your friend to use in his or her investigation.

The Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children Law, passed in 1996, requires states to pass some version of what law or risk the loss of federal aid? ​

Children who engage in disruptive behaviors when they are 5 or 6 years old are most likely to exhibit disruptive behaviors throughout adolescence.

Which of the following represents areas of the United States where victimization by juveniles occurs more often than in other parts of the United States? ​

John's class was given the following equation:  Number of Reported Crimes / Total U.S. Population x 100,000. What does this equation compute? ​

What data source indicates that the number of people who break the law is far greater than the number projected by official statistics? ​