Deck 2: Dimensions of Juvenile Delinquency

Question 1

Which of the following characteristics of an investigation could affect the findings of a research project?

A)only the investigator's attitude
B)only the investigator's questions
C)only the presence of the investigator
D)the investigator's attitude,questions,or presence

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The first four Index Offenses are referred to as __________.

A)violent crime
B)status offenses
C)property crime
D)juvenile offenses

Answer 2

A

Question 3

How many law enforcement agencies that report crime to the FBI use standardized definitions?

A)none
B)a few
C)most
D)all

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In 1930,a voluntary national program for the collection of crime statistics was initiated by the __________.

A)International Association of Chiefs of Police
B)United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
C)a and b
D)the Commerce Department

Question 5

Data-based findings note that only __________ percent of delinquents are chronic and violent offenders.

A)7 to 10
B)20
C)35-45
D)50

Question 6

Status laws were based on the state's generally accepted role as __________.

A)suo nominee
B)sub silentio
C)parens patriae
D)sub curia

Question 7

Why were the eight categories of crimes chosen as the basis for the Uniform Crime Report Index?

A)only because of their seriousness
B)only because of the frequency of occurrence
C)only because of the likelihood of being reported to the police
D)because of their seriousness,frequency of occurrence,and likelihood of being reported to the police

Question 8

There is growing support for the idea that the majority of status offenders __________.

A)should go to jail
B)should be removed from their parents' home
C)should not be arrested
D)should be diverted to juvenile group homes

Question 9

Each year the FBI summarizes data on crime and delinquency into statistical tables and issues a __________.

A)Juvenile Justice Report
B)Delinquent Children's Report
C)American Crime Report
D)Uniform Crime Report

Question 10

A measure has validity when __________.

A)people can understand it
B)people agree with it
C)people use it
D)it in fact measures whatever it is supposed to measure

Question 11

With regard to the media's portrayal of juvenile delinquency,which of the following statements is NOT true?

A)Only a small number of youths are delinquent.
B)Most juvenile delinquents commit serious crimes.
C)The vast majority of juvenile arrests are for property crimes,vandalism,and status offenses.
D)Only 7 to 10 percent of delinquents are chronic offenders.

Question 12

A measure has reliability when __________.

A)it yields the same results upon repetition of the measuring procedure or repetition by other investigators
B)it produces results
C)the average person believes it
D)it has an effect

Question 13

The eight crime categories that were chosen as the basis for the Uniform Crime Report are referred to as __________.

A)normative crimes
B)misdemeanors
C)index offenses
D)total crimes

Question 14

Which of the following collects and summarizes juvenile crime statistics on a national scale into an annual report?

A)only the Federal Bureau of Investigation
B)only the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
C)the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
D)none of the above

Question 15

Each year,male juveniles are arrested,on average __________.

A)more than five times as often as female juveniles
B)far less often than female juveniles
C)for more violent crimes than property crimes
D)two and three times more often than female offenders

Question 16

If variables such as race,sex,and social class have been controlled,this means they are __________.

A)not important
B)different
C)held reasonably constant and similar
D)not noticed

Question 17

Since the mid-1960s,through a series of landmark decisions from the U.S.Supreme Court,society has __________.

A)become more sensitive to juveniles' legal rights.
B)moved away from seeing juveniles as a separate legal category
C)developed far stronger sanctions for status offenses
D)integrated juvenile law into the adult legal system

Question 18

In 1974,the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice and Goals identified juvenile delinquency as a critical,high priority,national concern.What did it suggest that the highest attention must be given to?

A)funding educational opportunities
B)hiring new police officers
C)training new police officers
D)preventing juvenile delinquency

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the first eight UCR categories?

A)murder
B)forcible rape
C)robbery
D)none of the above

Question 20

There is evidence that the gender difference in juvenile delinquency rates can be attributed to __________.

A)sexism among law enforcement officials
B)parental socialization
C)the fact that female offenders don't get caught nearly as often
D)societal views toward prostitution

Question 21

Most juvenile arrests are among female offenders.

Question 22

Arrests are highest in __________ and lowest in __________.

A)large cities; rural areas
B)rural areas; the Midwest
C)small towns,inner city districts
D)smaller cities; big cities

Question 23

Much of the juvenile delinquency we hear about on the news is sensationalized.

Question 24

Status offenses apply to adults as well as to juveniles.

Question 25

Validity and reliability are two precise concepts that will help us understand common problems and errors in research methodology.

Question 26

The major limitation of the victimization data collected by the National Crime Surveys is that __________.

A)victims really do not care to answer the questions
B)victims have never filed any police complaint
C)victims are the only source of information
D)victims distrust surveys

Question 27

The great majority of violent assaults by African-Americans are committed against

A)Hispanics
B)Asians
C)Whites
D)members of their own racial group

Question 28

White youths are much more likely than black youths to be arrested for

A)sex crimes
B)assault
C)property crimes
D)murder

Question 29

Socialization experiences are changing for women.

Question 30

Black youths are much more likely than white youths to be arrested for property crimes.

Question 31

In 1930,a voluntary national program for the collection of crime statistics was initiated by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Question 32

Very few violent crimes go unreported.

Question 33

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reports can be used to separate juvenile delinquency from adult crime.

Question 34

In an informally handled,or non-petitioned case,court intake personnel make a decision to:

A)send the juvenile directly to juvenile detention or foster care
B)divert the matter away from the court system
C)dismiss the case
D)let the parents handle the case