Exam 4: Media Constructions of Children: Evil Monsters and Tragic Victims

Prior to the mid-19th century when ______ emerged to challenge it, ideas about crime and punishment were dominated by a theoretical perspective known as "______."

Idealists believe that crime must be taken seriously and not regarded as mediated fabrication.

The pedophile has been characterized as the folk devil par excellence in contemporary Western society.

Japan's Criminal Code, which designates ______ as the age of criminal responsibility.

The term "pedophile" first rose to prominence in the ______ when the theme of "pedophile in the community" came to prominence.

All of these states have "once an adult, always an adult" laws except:

Children became regarded both as evil monsters capable of committing the most depraved of acts in the:

In 2010, there were around ______ youth in residential treatment centers or incarcerated in secure facilities.

No one seems to be sure exactly when childhood is left behind or when adulthood is achieved.

The legal doctrine known as doli incapax means "incapable of wrong."

Under ______ law, however, children between the ages of 10 and 14 can be held accountable for a crime.

What was the purpose of the 2006 Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act? Do you believe that this law has been effective? What are some of the current issues associated with sex offender registration?

Which of the following individuals were identified as "psychosexual serial killers?"

Identify the reason why "Megan's Law" was created. Do you believe that it is a resourceful tool? Why or why not?

The milk carton kids campaign helped raise awareness about child abduction.

Why was the "Child Saver" movement of the early 1900s founded?

The Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act was passed in ______.

All of the following states have a juvenile age of jurisdiction of 17 except:

United States courts are by far the most inclined to lock children up than other Western industrialized nations.

The labeling of pedophiles as "enemies within" thus gives the hub of the group (often referred to euphemistically as the "moral majority") a sense of their own cultural identity.