Question 1

Victimization surveys indicate that significantly more crime is committed than recorded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Match each term with its description.
-Age of onset

Accepted Answer

A)  An increase in the number of crimes by the offender 
B)  When juvenile begins law-violating behavior 
C)  The tendency to repeat one type of crime 
D)  The termination of delinquency 
A)  An increase in the number of crimes by the offender 
B)  When juvenile begins law-violating behavior 
C)  The tendency to repeat one type of crime 
D)  The termination of delinquency B

Question 3

Match each term with its description.
-Uniform Crime Reports

Accepted Answer

A)  Utilizes raw police files and other data 
B)  Administered by the U.S. Census Bureau 
C)  Used to measure hidden youth crime 
D)  Major source of crime information 
A)  Utilizes raw police files and other data 
B)  Administered by the U.S. Census Bureau 
C)  Used to measure hidden youth crime 
D)  Major source of crime information D

Question 4

Match each term with its description.
-Desistance from crime

Accepted Answer

A)  An increase in the number of crimes by the offender 
B)  When juvenile begins law-violating behavior 
C)  The tendency to repeat one type of crime 
D)  The termination of delinquency 
A)  An increase in the number of crimes by the offender 
B)  When juvenile begins law-violating behavior 
C)  The tendency to repeat one type of crime 
D)  The termination of delinquency

Question 5

The National Youth ________ concluded, "There are few if any substantial and consistent differences between the delinquency involvement of different racial groups."

Accepted Answer

The answer of The National Youth ________ concluded, "There are...

Question 6

The national epidemic of youth violence ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  began in the 1950s 
B)  is not directly related to the availability of guns 
C)  increased after the 1990s 
D)  peaked in the 1990s 
A)  began in the 1950s 
B)  is not directly related to the availability of guns 
C)  increased after the 1990s 
D)  peaked in the 1990s

Question 7

The representatives of the Bureau of the Census collect data for the National Crime Victimization Survey by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  interviewing hospital emergency room personnel to determine the number of victims of violent crime 
B)  conducting classroom surveys in all higher education programs 
C)  interviewing all household residents twelve years of age or older in the selected sample 
D)  collating news reports on violent crimes across all media channels 
A)  interviewing hospital emergency room personnel to determine the number of victims of violent crime 
B)  conducting classroom surveys in all higher education programs 
C)  interviewing all household residents twelve years of age or older in the selected sample 
D)  collating news reports on violent crimes across all media channels

Question 8

According to the Philadelphia cohort study, which of the following would be accurate about the age of onset?

Accepted Answer

A)  Juveniles first convicted at the earliest age consistently offended at a lower rate and for a shorter time period. 
B)  Juveniles first convicted at later ages consistently offended at a higher rate and for a longer time period. 
C)  The average number of offenses tended to decline almost uniformly as the age of onset increased. 
D)  The earlier the juveniles began law-violating behaviors the less likely they were to continue such behaviors. 
A)  Juveniles first convicted at the earliest age consistently offended at a lower rate and for a shorter time period. 
B)  Juveniles first convicted at later ages consistently offended at a higher rate and for a longer time period. 
C)  The average number of offenses tended to decline almost uniformly as the age of onset increased. 
D)  The earlier the juveniles began law-violating behaviors the less likely they were to continue such behaviors.

Question 9

Studies reveal that youths who were members of gangs had a lower probability of carrying a hidden gun than those who were not members of gangs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Juvenile murder rates declined between 1987 and 1993.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match each term with its description.
-Murder

Accepted Answer

A)  An arm of the U.S. Department of Justice 
B)  A part II crime 
C)  Recommended the collection of national crime data 
D)  A part I crime 
A)  An arm of the U.S. Department of Justice 
B)  A part II crime 
C)  Recommended the collection of national crime data 
D)  A part I crime

Question 12

Robbery, rape, auto theft, and murder are examples of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Misdemeanors 
B)  Part I offenses 
C)  Part II offenses 
D)  Status offenses 
A)  Misdemeanors 
B)  Part I offenses 
C)  Part II offenses 
D)  Status offenses

Question 13

Which of the following is True about youth violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Youths who carried guns were more likely to live in communities with a high presence of gun ownership. 
B)  Youths who lived in communities with high rates of violence were less likely to carry guns so they wouldn't get blamed for the crimes. 
C)  Youths who carried guns were surprisingly less likely to engage in robberies than those who did not have guns. 
D)  Youths who carried guns were surprisingly less likely to engage in serious assaults because others would avoid them. 
A)  Youths who carried guns were more likely to live in communities with a high presence of gun ownership. 
B)  Youths who lived in communities with high rates of violence were less likely to carry guns so they wouldn't get blamed for the crimes. 
C)  Youths who carried guns were surprisingly less likely to engage in robberies than those who did not have guns. 
D)  Youths who carried guns were surprisingly less likely to engage in serious assaults because others would avoid them.

Question 14

The UCR classifies crimes into ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  juvenile and status offenses 
B)  CIUS reports and victimization reports 
C)  delinquency and adult crimes 
D)  Part I and Part II offenses 
A)  juvenile and status offenses 
B)  CIUS reports and victimization reports 
C)  delinquency and adult crimes 
D)  Part I and Part II offenses

Question 15

Victimization surveys include information on status offenses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the purpose of self-report studies?

Accepted Answer

Self-report studies
• provide fuller and

Question 17

If the government wanted to reduce youth violence and there were extra funds available for anti-violence programs, would it be more beneficial to dedicate the funding to violence against females or violence against males? Explain!

Accepted Answer

Violence against males.
• Males are more

Question 18

The police have not played a major role in the decline of guns use by juveniles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The time when a juvenile begins law-violating behavior is referred to as the age of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The time when a juvenile begins law-violating...

Question 20

The UCRs does NOT provide data on which of the following categories?

Accepted Answer

A)  age 
B)  gender 
C)  Social class 
D)  race 
A)  age 
B)  gender 
C)  Social class 
D)  race

Victimization surveys indicate that significantly more crime is committed than recorded.

Match each term with its description. -Age of onset

Match each term with its description. -Uniform Crime Reports

Match each term with its description. -Desistance from crime

The National Youth ________ concluded, "There are few if any substantial and consistent differences between the delinquency involvement of different racial groups."

The national epidemic of youth violence ________.

The representatives of the Bureau of the Census collect data for the National Crime Victimization Survey by ________.

According to the Philadelphia cohort study, which of the following would be accurate about the age of onset?

Studies reveal that youths who were members of gangs had a lower probability of carrying a hidden gun than those who were not members of gangs.

Juvenile murder rates declined between 1987 and 1993.

Match each term with its description. -Murder

Robbery, rape, auto theft, and murder are examples of ________.

Which of the following is True about youth violence?

The UCR classifies crimes into ________.

Victimization surveys include information on status offenses.

What is the purpose of self-report studies?

If the government wanted to reduce youth violence and there were extra funds available for anti-violence programs, would it be more beneficial to dedicate the funding to violence against females or violence against males? Explain!

The police have not played a major role in the decline of guns use by juveniles.

The time when a juvenile begins law-violating behavior is referred to as the age of ________.

The UCRs does NOT provide data on which of the following categories?

Juvenile Justice: An Overview

Causes of Juvenile Crime

Gender and Juvenile Justice

The Police

The Juvenile Court

Juveniles in Adult Court

Juvenile Probation

Community-Based Programs

Juvenile Institutionalization

Juvenile Aftercare

Treatment Technologies

Juvenile Gangs

Special Juvenile Offender Populations

Juvenile Justice in the Twenty-First Century

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Exam 2: Measurement and Nature of Juvenile Crime

Victimization surveys indicate that significantly more crime is committed than recorded.

Match each term with its description. -Age of onset

Match each term with its description. -Uniform Crime Reports

Match each term with its description. -Desistance from crime

The National Youth ________ concluded, "There are few if any substantial and consistent differences between the delinquency involvement of different racial groups."

The national epidemic of youth violence ________.

The representatives of the Bureau of the Census collect data for the National Crime Victimization Survey by ________.

According to the Philadelphia cohort study, which of the following would be accurate about the age of onset?

Studies reveal that youths who were members of gangs had a lower probability of carrying a hidden gun than those who were not members of gangs.

Juvenile murder rates declined between 1987 and 1993.

Match each term with its description. -Murder

Robbery, rape, auto theft, and murder are examples of ________.

Which of the following is True about youth violence?

The UCR classifies crimes into ________.

Victimization surveys include information on status offenses.

What is the purpose of self-report studies?

If the government wanted to reduce youth violence and there were extra funds available for anti-violence programs, would it be more beneficial to dedicate the funding to violence against females or violence against males? Explain!

The police have not played a major role in the decline of guns use by juveniles.

The time when a juvenile begins law-violating behavior is referred to as the age of ________.

The UCRs does NOT provide data on which of the following categories?

Juvenile Justice: An Overview

Causes of Juvenile Crime

Gender and Juvenile Justice

The Police

The Juvenile Court

Juveniles in Adult Court

Juvenile Probation

Community-Based Programs

Juvenile Institutionalization

Juvenile Aftercare

Treatment Technologies

Juvenile Gangs

Special Juvenile Offender Populations

Juvenile Justice in the Twenty-First Century

Filters