Exam 1: What Is Delinquency and How Does It Differ From Adult Crime

Attempts to "get tough" with very young offenders (for example, offenders who are 5 years old):

The terms CHINS and PINS are used to:

What were some of the problems found in the slums in the late 1800s and early 1900s where children lived?

Which of the following is NOT a status offense?

In the 1980s and 1990s, there was a major movement to:

Agnew and Brezina used two examples of very young children who were involved in similar, serious offenses that occurred decades apart to illustrate:

Juvenile court hearings usually are closed to the public and the media. How is this different from adult court hearings? Are the policies of keeping juvenile court hearings closed beginning to change? If so, how?

Describe how our view and treatment of juvenile offenders has changed since the early 2000s. What are the reasons for this change?

According to Agnew and Brezina, the "child savers" who helped invent juvenile delinquency were most likely motivated by:

Which of the following is a reason for the retreat from the get-tough approaches of the 1980s and 1990s?

According to Agnew and Brezina, status offense laws reflect:

Discuss advantages and disadvantages specific to juveniles in having most of the due process rights that are available to adults.

The invention of juvenile delinquency was fostered by:

Explain how and why our conception of childhood changed over time.

Agnew and Brezina consider the case studies of "Little B" and the juvenile at Heritage High School to illustrate:

How are the goals of juvenile court different from the goals of adult court?

Describe how juvenile delinquents are viewed differently than adult offenders. What impact does this view have on the treatment of juvenile offenders?

In the adult court system, they use terms like "conviction" and "sentencing." The equivalent terms (in the correct order) in the juvenile court system are:

In the United States, juvenile courts were not present in all 50 states until what year?

In Chapter 1, Agnew and Brezina describe various ways in which juveniles and adults are viewed and treated differently. Discuss how our society would be different if we viewed and treated them the same. Do you think juveniles would be more or less involved in crime?