Exam 9: Schools and Delinquency

Academic tracking is an effective method for providing academic success to all students in a school.

____________________ is a form of expression protected by the First Amendment but not associated with actually speaking words.

According to the text, almost half of all female dropouts left school because they were pregnant or had already given birth.

The 1969 Supreme Court case of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District is the most important case concerning:

One common strategy of school-based delinquency prevention programs focus on _________________ strategies. These strategies seek to increase students' awareness about the dangers of drug abuse and delinquency.

In a 1988 case, Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, the Court extended the right of school officials to censor active speech when it ruled that the principal could censor articles in a student:

According to the text, about _____ percent of schools use random metal detectors.

According to the text, which of the following statements about kids who bring guns to school is false?

According to the text, the most frequent motivation behind school shootings is revenge.

One common strategy of school-based delinquency prevention programs focus on _________________ strategies. These strategies seek to improve students' psychological assets and self image, giving them the resources to resist antisocial behavior.

Family dysfunction increases the chances of dropping out of school among all racial and ethnic groups.

Today, more than 90 percent of school-aged children attend school, compared to only _____ percent in 1890.

Police need _________________ before they can conduct a search, but educators can legally search students when there are reasonable grounds to believe the students have violated the law or broken school rules.

According to the text, over 50 percent of students are bullied in school.

African American students drop out at a lower rate than European American students.

Cohen contends that delinquency among lower class youths is a result of their poor preparation and socialization to function in schools. According to Cohen they essentially failed to live up to ____________________________.

Identify and discuss how two educational trends and two educational problems facing impact delinquency rates.

In the 1976 case, ____________________, the Supreme Court rules that any time a student is to be suspended for up to ten days, he or she is entitled to a hearing.

A school-based prevention program based on behavioral strategies is most likely to involve:

In the 1984 United States Supreme Court case New Jersey v. T.L.O. the court ruled that students were protected against unreasonable searches and seizures, but that school personnel are not bound by the same restrictions as police officers.