Exam 3: Status Offending

Along with trends relating to criminal offenses for juveniles, fewer offenders for status offenses have resulted in detention.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, higher rates of truancy are found in ___________ schools.

A common trend in delinquency is that offenders are attempting to represent themselves.

The status offense routinely ignored by police, because the juveniles are rarely punished is ___________.

Which of the following contributes to lower occurrences of truancy?

Most teens who run away are doing it to flee a violent home situation.

The "stubborn child" offense-an early solution to delinquency-was first passed in Massachusetts in

Parents can be penalized under some anti-truancy programs if their child violates the rules.

According to the National School Safety Center, how many high-school students skip school because they feel unsafe?

One of the problems with curfews is that __________.

Which of the following is an amendment to the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act?

Drinking alcohol during the early teen years often results in a teen becoming a binge drinker in college.