Question 1

Identify and discuss four factors that affect chronic delinquency.

Accepted Answer

Individual Factors
• Early antisocial behavior
• Emotional factors,such as high behavioral activation and low behavioral inhibition
• Poor cognitive development
• Low intelligence
• Hyperactivity
School and Community Factors
• Failure to bond to school
• Poor academic performance
• Low academic aspirations
• Living in a poor family
• Neighborhood disadvantage
• Disorganized neighborhoods
• Concentration of delinquent peer groups
• Access to weapons
Family Factors
• Parenting
• Maltreatment
• Family violence
• Divorce
• Parental psychopathology
• Familial antisocial behaviors
• Teenage parenthood
• Family structure
• Large family size
Peer Factors
• Association with deviant peers
• Peer rejection

Question 2

Part I property-related crimes includes burglary,____________,arson,and motor vehicle theft.

Accepted Answer

larceny

Question 3

Although research has depicted that chronic offenders make up over 50 percent of all offending,arresting and charging chronic offenders had a significant impact on future deterrence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

In comparison to his grandparents,Tim's likelihood of being a victim of a crime is:

Accepted Answer

A) 5 times less likely than his grandparents 
B) as likely as his grandparents 
C) 10 times more likely than his grandparents 
D) None of the above 
A) 5 times less likely than his grandparents 
B) as likely as his grandparents 
C) 10 times more likely than his grandparents 
D) None of the above

Question 5

__________ is the age at which youths begin their delinquent careers.

Accepted Answer

A) Desistance 
B) Age of onset 
C) Bias age 
D) Chronicity 
A) Desistance 
B) Age of onset 
C) Bias age 
D) Chronicity

Question 6

​Researchers believe that juvenile offending and victimization may be so high because juveniles spend a significant amount of time in one of the country's most dangerous places,local schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Teens are less likely than their grandparents to become the victims of crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Briefly discuss how the following correlates impact delinquency: gender,social class,and age.

Accepted Answer

Gender
With a few exceptions,males are s

Question 9

Identify and briefly discuss the factors that characterize teen victimization.

Accepted Answer

•The National Crime Victimization Survey

Question 10

___________________ studies are designed to obtain information from youthful subjects about their violations of the law.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________________ studies are designed to obtain information...

Question 11

NCVS data indicate that people in almost all age groups who were victimized by groups of offenders identified their attackers as _________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of NCVS data indicate that people in almost...

Question 12

Most self-report studies have focused on juvenile delinquency and youth crime.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The aging-out process is sometimes called desistance from crime or ______________________.

Accepted Answer

spontaneou

Question 14

Males commit _____ property offenses for every 1 committed by females.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 4 
C) 6 
D) 10 
A) 2 
B) 4 
C) 6 
D) 10

Question 15

The annual national self-report survey of 8th-,10th-,and12th-graders graders conducted by the Institute for Social Research (ISR)is called ________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) National Crime Victimization Survey 
B) Monitoring the Future 
C) National Survey on Drug Use and Health 
D) Safe Schools/Healthy Students 
A) National Crime Victimization Survey 
B) Monitoring the Future 
C) National Survey on Drug Use and Health 
D) Safe Schools/Healthy Students

Question 16

The concept of the chronic career offender is most closely associated with the research efforts of ______________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The concept of the chronic career offender...

Question 17

A great deal of juvenile delinquency is unknown to the police;these unrecorded delinquent acts are referred to as ______________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) self-report data 
B) observational records 
C) dark figures of crime 
D) diversion cases 
A) self-report data 
B) observational records 
C) dark figures of crime 
D) diversion cases

Question 18

Most teens are victimized by people with whom they are __________________.

Accepted Answer

acquainted

Question 19

Early and repeated delinquency is the best predictor of:

Accepted Answer

A) adult criminality 
B) problem behavior syndrome 
C) desistence 
D) crime pathways 
A) adult criminality 
B) problem behavior syndrome 
C) desistence 
D) crime pathways

Question 20

Crime victimization tends to be interracial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Identify and discuss four factors that affect chronic delinquency.

Part I property-related crimes includes burglary,____________,arson,and motor vehicle theft.

Although research has depicted that chronic offenders make up over 50 percent of all offending,arresting and charging chronic offenders had a significant impact on future deterrence.

In comparison to his grandparents,Tim's likelihood of being a victim of a crime is:

__________ is the age at which youths begin their delinquent careers.

Researchers believe that juvenile offending and victimization may be so high because juveniles spend a significant amount of time in one of the country's most dangerous places,local schools.

Teens are less likely than their grandparents to become the victims of crimes.

Briefly discuss how the following correlates impact delinquency: gender,social class,and age.

Identify and briefly discuss the factors that characterize teen victimization.

___________________ studies are designed to obtain information from youthful subjects about their violations of the law.

NCVS data indicate that people in almost all age groups who were victimized by groups of offenders identified their attackers as _________________.

Most self-report studies have focused on juvenile delinquency and youth crime.

The aging-out process is sometimes called desistance from crime or ______________________.

Males commit _____ property offenses for every 1 committed by females.

The annual national self-report survey of 8th-,10th-,and12th-graders graders conducted by the Institute for Social Research (ISR)is called ________________________________.

The concept of the chronic career offender is most closely associated with the research efforts of ______________________.

A great deal of juvenile delinquency is unknown to the police;these unrecorded delinquent acts are referred to as ______________________________.

Most teens are victimized by people with whom they are __________________.

Early and repeated delinquency is the best predictor of:

Crime victimization tends to be interracial.

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

Delinquency Prevention and Juvenile Justice Today

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

Identify and discuss four factors that affect chronic delinquency.

Part I property-related crimes includes burglary,____________,arson,and motor vehicle theft.

Although research has depicted that chronic offenders make up over 50 percent of all offending,arresting and charging chronic offenders had a significant impact on future deterrence.

In comparison to his grandparents,Tim's likelihood of being a victim of a crime is:

__________ is the age at which youths begin their delinquent careers.

​Researchers believe that juvenile offending and victimization may be so high because juveniles spend a significant amount of time in one of the country's most dangerous places,local schools.

Teens are less likely than their grandparents to become the victims of crimes.

Briefly discuss how the following correlates impact delinquency: gender,social class,and age.

Identify and briefly discuss the factors that characterize teen victimization.

___________________ studies are designed to obtain information from youthful subjects about their violations of the law.

NCVS data indicate that people in almost all age groups who were victimized by groups of offenders identified their attackers as _________________.

Most self-report studies have focused on juvenile delinquency and youth crime.​

The aging-out process is sometimes called desistance from crime or ______________________.

Males commit _____ property offenses for every 1 committed by females.

The annual national self-report survey of 8th-,10th-,and12th-graders graders conducted by the Institute for Social Research (ISR)is called ________________________________.

The concept of the chronic career offender is most closely associated with the research efforts of ______________________.

A great deal of juvenile delinquency is unknown to the police;these unrecorded delinquent acts are referred to as ______________________________.

Most teens are victimized by people with whom they are __________________.

Early and repeated delinquency is the best predictor of:

Crime victimization tends to be interracial.

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

Delinquency Prevention and Juvenile Justice Today

Police Work With Juveniles

Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing

Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community Treatment, and Institutionalization

Filters

Researchers believe that juvenile offending and victimization may be so high because juveniles spend a significant amount of time in one of the country's most dangerous places,local schools.

Most self-report studies have focused on juvenile delinquency and youth crime.