Question 1

According to the text, girls are more likely than boys to be arrested as runaways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Identify and briefly discuss the factors that characterize teen victimization.

Accepted Answer

NOT ANSWER

Question 3

Research shows that the more kids watch TV, the more often they get into violent encounters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

When at least one person is arrested, charged, or turned over to the court for prosecution, a crime has been:

Accepted Answer

A) "solved" 
B) "recorded" 
C) "indexed" 
D) "cleared" 
A) "solved" 
B) "recorded" 
C) "indexed" 
D) "cleared"

Question 5

Police routinely search, question, and detain all African American males in an area if a violent criminal has been described as "looking or sounding Black." This phenomenon is called _____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Police routinely search, question, and detain all...

Question 6

"_______________________ kidnappings" are defined as abductions perpetrated by a stranger or slight acquaintance and involving a child who was transported 50 or more miles, detained overnight, held for ransom or with the intent to keep the child permanently, or killed.

Accepted Answer

The answer of "_______________________ kidnappings" are defined as abductions perpetrated...

Question 7

According to the text, the teen murder rate, declined around 20 percent during the past decade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Males commit _____ property offenses for every one committed by females.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) four 
C) six 
D) ten 
A) two 
B) four 
C) six 
D) ten

Question 9

Which of the following is a Part II offense?

Accepted Answer

A) robbery 
B) forcible rape 
C) vandalism 
D) aggravated assault 
A) robbery 
B) forcible rape 
C) vandalism 
D) aggravated assault

Question 10

About ______________ juvenile arrests were made in 2008 for Part II offenses.

Accepted Answer

A) 125,000 
B) 450,000 
C) 1.2 million 
D) 3.4 million 
A) 125,000 
B) 450,000 
C) 1.2 million 
D) 3.4 million

Question 11

In the Pennsylvania birth cohort follow-up, it was found that chronic offenders had a(n)_____ percent chance of becoming adult offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) 30 
B) 40 
C) 100 
D) 80 
A) 30 
B) 40 
C) 100 
D) 80

Question 12

In 2008, juveniles were responsible for about ___ percent of the property crime arrests.

Accepted Answer

A) 9 
B) 18 
C) 26 
D) 34 
A) 9 
B) 18 
C) 26 
D) 34

Question 13

Researchers have found that the severity of offending rather than frequency of criminal behavior had the greatest impact on later adult criminality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A crime is said to have been "_______________" by exceptional means, when some element beyond police control precludes the physical arrest of an offender.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A crime is said to have been...

Question 15

Which of the following statements about the victimization of teens is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Most teens are victimized by strangers. 
B) Most teens are victimized at night. 
C) Most teens are victimized by their peers. 
D) Most teens are victimized by their parents. 
A) Most teens are victimized by strangers. 
B) Most teens are victimized at night. 
C) Most teens are victimized by their peers. 
D) Most teens are victimized by their parents.

Question 16

Briefly discuss how the following correlates impact delinquency: gender, race, social class and age. Provide examples whenever possible.

Accepted Answer

Gender, race, social class, and age all

Question 17

Describe the three methods used by the UCR to express crime data.

Accepted Answer

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) progra

Question 18

___________________ theory suggests that as the size of the African American population increases, the amount of social control imposed against African American by police grows proportionately.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________________ theory suggests that as the size...

Question 19

_____________________ refers to the age at which youths being their delinquent careers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________________ refers to the age at which...

Question 20

In terms of race and delinquency, the official statistics show that:

Accepted Answer

A) European American juveniles composed about 30 percent of all juveniles arrested in 2008. 
B) There is virtually no racial discrimination in the juvenile justice system. 
C) African American youths are less likely to be formally arrested by the police, who treat them as first-time offenders. 
D) minority youths are arrested for serious criminal behavior at a rate that is disproportionate to their representation in the population. 
A) European American juveniles composed about 30 percent of all juveniles arrested in 2008. 
B) There is virtually no racial discrimination in the juvenile justice system. 
C) African American youths are less likely to be formally arrested by the police, who treat them as first-time offenders. 
D) minority youths are arrested for serious criminal behavior at a rate that is disproportionate to their representation in the population.

According to the text, girls are more likely than boys to be arrested as runaways.

Identify and briefly discuss the factors that characterize teen victimization.

Research shows that the more kids watch TV, the more often they get into violent encounters.

When at least one person is arrested, charged, or turned over to the court for prosecution, a crime has been:

Police routinely search, question, and detain all African American males in an area if a violent criminal has been described as "looking or sounding Black." This phenomenon is called _____________________.

"_______________________ kidnappings" are defined as abductions perpetrated by a stranger or slight acquaintance and involving a child who was transported 50 or more miles, detained overnight, held for ransom or with the intent to keep the child permanently, or killed.

According to the text, the teen murder rate, declined around 20 percent during the past decade.

Males commit _____ property offenses for every one committed by females.

Which of the following is a Part II offense?

About ______________ juvenile arrests were made in 2008 for Part II offenses.

In the Pennsylvania birth cohort follow-up, it was found that chronic offenders had a(n)_____ percent chance of becoming adult offenders.

In 2008, juveniles were responsible for about ___ percent of the property crime arrests.

Researchers have found that the severity of offending rather than frequency of criminal behavior had the greatest impact on later adult criminality.

A crime is said to have been "_______________" by exceptional means, when some element beyond police control precludes the physical arrest of an offender.

Which of the following statements about the victimization of teens is true?

Briefly discuss how the following correlates impact delinquency: gender, race, social class and age. Provide examples whenever possible.

Describe the three methods used by the UCR to express crime data.

___________________ theory suggests that as the size of the African American population increases, the amount of social control imposed against African American by police grows proportionately.

_____________________ refers to the age at which youths being their delinquent careers.

In terms of race and delinquency, the official statistics show that:

Childhood and Delinquency

Individual Views of Delinquency: Choice and Trait

Sociological Views of Delinquency

Developmental Views of Delinquency: Life Course and Latent Trait

Gender and Delinquency

The Family and Delinquency

Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups

Schools and Delinquency

Drug Use and Delinquency

The History and Development of Juvenile Justice

Police Work With Juveniles

Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing

Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community Treatment, and Institutionalization

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Exam 2: The Nature and Extent of Delinquency

According to the text, girls are more likely than boys to be arrested as runaways.

Identify and briefly discuss the factors that characterize teen victimization.

Research shows that the more kids watch TV, the more often they get into violent encounters.

When at least one person is arrested, charged, or turned over to the court for prosecution, a crime has been:

Police routinely search, question, and detain all African American males in an area if a violent criminal has been described as "looking or sounding Black." This phenomenon is called _____________________.

"_______________________ kidnappings" are defined as abductions perpetrated by a stranger or slight acquaintance and involving a child who was transported 50 or more miles, detained overnight, held for ransom or with the intent to keep the child permanently, or killed.

According to the text, the teen murder rate, declined around 20 percent during the past decade.

Males commit _____ property offenses for every one committed by females.

Which of the following is a Part II offense?

About ______________ juvenile arrests were made in 2008 for Part II offenses.

In the Pennsylvania birth cohort follow-up, it was found that chronic offenders had a(n)_____ percent chance of becoming adult offenders.

In 2008, juveniles were responsible for about ___ percent of the property crime arrests.

Researchers have found that the severity of offending rather than frequency of criminal behavior had the greatest impact on later adult criminality.

A crime is said to have been "_______________" by exceptional means, when some element beyond police control precludes the physical arrest of an offender.

Which of the following statements about the victimization of teens is true?

Briefly discuss how the following correlates impact delinquency: gender, race, social class and age. Provide examples whenever possible.

Describe the three methods used by the UCR to express crime data.

___________________ theory suggests that as the size of the African American population increases, the amount of social control imposed against African American by police grows proportionately.

_____________________ refers to the age at which youths being their delinquent careers.

In terms of race and delinquency, the official statistics show that:

Childhood and Delinquency

Individual Views of Delinquency: Choice and Trait

Sociological Views of Delinquency

Developmental Views of Delinquency: Life Course and Latent Trait

Gender and Delinquency

The Family and Delinquency

Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups

Schools and Delinquency

Drug Use and Delinquency

The History and Development of Juvenile Justice

Police Work With Juveniles

Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing

Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community Treatment, and Institutionalization

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