Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Identify and discuss at least four of the nine school security efforts presented in the text.

Accepted Answer

Limiting Access
•	Access control. About 75 percent of all schools control access to school buildings by locking or monitoring doors.
•	Control lighting. Some administrators keep buildings dark at night, believing that brightly illuminated schools give the buildings too high a profile and attract vandals who might have not bothered with the facility, or even noticed it, if the premises were not illuminated.  
•	Gates. About one-third of schools control access to school grounds with locked or monitored gates.
•	Picture IDs. About one-quarter of schools require faculty or staff to wear picture IDs and a number now require students to have badges or picture IDs.
•	Security cameras. About 84 percent of high schools, 73 percent of middle schools, and 51 percent of primary schools report that they use security cameras to monitor their schools.
Monitoring Students
•	Control book bags. Some schools require transparent book bags or ban book bags altogether.
•	Random checks. About 15 percent of secondary schools use random metal detector checks, half use random dog sniffs, and one-quarter use random sweeps for contraband.
•	Computer and electronic device monitoring. More than 90 percent of schools now limit access to social networking websites from school computers  and prohibit the use of cell phones and text messaging devices during school hours.
•	Threat reporting.  More than one third of schools have installed a structured, anonymous threat reporting system in place.

Question 3

According to the text,which of the following security measures is used most often in both public and private schools?

Accepted Answer

A) Enforcing strict dress code 
B) Random canine checks for drugs 
C) Random metal detectors 
D) Controlled access to grounds during school hours 
A) Enforcing strict dress code 
B) Random canine checks for drugs 
C) Random metal detectors 
D) Controlled access to grounds during school hours A

Question 4

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 ___________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a 1988 case,Hazelwood School District v.Kuhlmeier,the...

Question 5

In the case of J.D.B.v.North Carolina,the Court ruled that a suspect's _________ must be considered when determining if a confession was given freely while they believed they were in custody.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the case of J.D.B.v.North Carolina,the Court...

Question 6

Given the risk factors,Jazmyn will likely join approximately what percentage of high school students that dropout?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 33 
D) 40 
A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 33 
D) 40

Question 7

Dropout factories are high schools where the completion rate is 75 percent or less.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The 2000 U.S.Supreme Court case Santa Fe Independent School District,Petitioner v.Jane ruled that___________________ led by an elected student threatens the religious freedom of minority viewpoints and therefore is unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The 2000 U.S.Supreme Court case Santa Fe...

Question 9

Which of the following statements about tracking and school failure is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Studies indicate that non-college-track students experience progressive deterioration of achievement. 
B) Studies indicate non-college-track students experience less academic failure. 
C) Studies indicate non-college-track students participate more in extracurricular activities. 
D) Studies indicate non-college-track students have a decreased tendency to drop out. 
A) Studies indicate that non-college-track students experience progressive deterioration of achievement. 
B) Studies indicate non-college-track students experience less academic failure. 
C) Studies indicate non-college-track students participate more in extracurricular activities. 
D) Studies indicate non-college-track students have a decreased tendency to drop out.

Question 10

Chronic victims of bullying experience more physical and psychological problems than their peers who are not harassed by other children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An important U.S.Supreme Court decision concerning a student's right to passive speech was in 1969 in the case of _______________ v.Des Moines Independent Community School District;this case involved the right to wear black armbands to protest the war in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An important U.S.Supreme Court decision concerning a...

Question 12

Approximately what percentage of high school students drop out?

Accepted Answer

A) 20 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 33 percent 
D) 40 percent 
A) 20 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 33 percent 
D) 40 percent

Question 13

School desegregation efforts have heralded a new age of improved race relations,which in the long run may help reduce crime rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not an educational factor related to dropping out?

Accepted Answer

A) Maintaining a grade point average just below 2.0 
B) Failing one course 
C) Missing 10 percent of instructional time in a school year 
D) The use of suspensions and transfers by school administration as the solution to troublemakers 
A) Maintaining a grade point average just below 2.0 
B) Failing one course 
C) Missing 10 percent of instructional time in a school year 
D) The use of suspensions and transfers by school administration as the solution to troublemakers

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Affluent students are less  affected by school failure than lower-class youths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In _________________________ (2001),the Supreme Court required an upstate New York school district to provide space for an after-school Bible club for elementary students.

Accepted Answer

A) Good News Club v.Milford Central School 
B) Vernonia School District v.Acton 
C) Goss v.Lopez 
D) Ingraham v.Wright 
A) Good News Club v.Milford Central School 
B) Vernonia School District v.Acton 
C) Goss v.Lopez 
D) Ingraham v.Wright

Question 18

Schools can drug test student athletes according to the U.S.Supreme Court decision in:

Accepted Answer

A) New Jersey v.T.L.O. 
B) Goss v.Lopez 
C) Vernonia School District v.Acton 
D) Burton v.Charleston Country
​ 
A) New Jersey v.T.L.O. 
B) Goss v.Lopez 
C) Vernonia School District v.Acton 
D) Burton v.Charleston Country
​

Question 19

A number of researchers have observed that school crime is a function of the community in which the school is located. This is considered a:

Accepted Answer

A) school-level cause 
B) community-level cause 
C) individual-level cause 
D) administrative-level cause 
A) school-level cause 
B) community-level cause 
C) individual-level cause 
D) administrative-level cause

Question 20

Repeated,negative acts committed by one or more children against another,that may be physical or verbal in known as _____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Repeated,negative acts committed by one or more...

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

Identify and discuss at least four of the nine school security efforts presented in the text.

According to the text,which of the following security measures is used most often in both public and private schools?

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 ___________________.

In the case of J.D.B.v.North Carolina,the Court ruled that a suspect's _________ must be considered when determining if a confession was given freely while they believed they were in custody.

Given the risk factors,Jazmyn will likely join approximately what percentage of high school students that dropout?

Dropout factories are high schools where the completion rate is 75 percent or less.

The 2000 U.S.Supreme Court case Santa Fe Independent School District,Petitioner v.Jane ruled that___________________ led by an elected student threatens the religious freedom of minority viewpoints and therefore is unconstitutional.

Which of the following statements about tracking and school failure is true?

Chronic victims of bullying experience more physical and psychological problems than their peers who are not harassed by other children.

An important U.S.Supreme Court decision concerning a student's right to passive speech was in 1969 in the case of _______________ v.Des Moines Independent Community School District;this case involved the right to wear black armbands to protest the war in Vietnam.

Approximately what percentage of high school students drop out?

School desegregation efforts have heralded a new age of improved race relations,which in the long run may help reduce crime rates.

Which of the following is not an educational factor related to dropping out?

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

Affluent students are less affected by school failure than lower-class youths.

In _________________________ (2001),the Supreme Court required an upstate New York school district to provide space for an after-school Bible club for elementary students.

Schools can drug test student athletes according to the U.S.Supreme Court decision in:

A number of researchers have observed that school crime is a function of the community in which the school is located. This is considered a:

Repeated,negative acts committed by one or more children against another,that may be physical or verbal in known as _____________.

Childhood and Delinquency

The Nature and Extent of 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

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

Exam 8: Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups

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

Identify and discuss at least four of the nine school security efforts presented in the text.

According to the text,which of the following security measures is used most often in both public and private schools?

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 ___________________.

In the case of J.D.B.v.North Carolina,the Court ruled that a suspect's _________ must be considered when determining if a confession was given freely while they believed they were in custody.​

Given the risk factors,Jazmyn will likely join approximately what percentage of high school students that dropout?

Dropout factories are high schools where the completion rate is 75 percent or less.

The 2000 U.S.Supreme Court case Santa Fe Independent School District,Petitioner v.Jane ruled that___________________ led by an elected student threatens the religious freedom of minority viewpoints and therefore is unconstitutional.

Which of the following statements about tracking and school failure is true?

Chronic victims of bullying experience more physical and psychological problems than their peers who are not harassed by other children.

An important U.S.Supreme Court decision concerning a student's right to passive speech was in 1969 in the case of _______________ v.Des Moines Independent Community School District;this case involved the right to wear black armbands to protest the war in Vietnam.

Approximately what percentage of high school students drop out?

School desegregation efforts have heralded a new age of improved race relations,which in the long run may help reduce crime rates.

Which of the following is not an educational factor related to dropping out?

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

Affluent students are less affected by school failure than lower-class youths.

In _________________________ (2001),the Supreme Court required an upstate New York school district to provide space for an after-school Bible club for elementary students.

Schools can drug test student athletes according to the U.S.Supreme Court decision in:

A number of researchers have observed that school crime is a function of the community in which the school is located. This is considered a:

Repeated,negative acts committed by one or more children against another,that may be physical or verbal in known as _____________.

Childhood and Delinquency

The Nature and Extent of 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

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

In the case of J.D.B.v.North Carolina,the Court ruled that a suspect's _________ must be considered when determining if a confession was given freely while they believed they were in custody.