Deck 10: Juveniles and Multiculturalism

Question 1

Which of the following is true?

A) each state has its own definition of delinquency
B) historically, many states have failed to distinguish between juvenile offenders and those who are victims of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment
C) status offenders can only be committed by youth
D) all the above

Answer 1

all the above

Question 2

Which of the following is considered a status offense

A) Running Away
B) Truancy
C) Underage Drinking
D) All the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In Blackstone's treaty, which of the following were incapable of committing a crime

A) high school graduates
B) Infants
C) Mentally ill adults
D) none of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

__________ were efforts to help homeless children

A) Children's Aid Society
B) Houses of Refuge
C) Child Saver's Movement
D) Orphan Trains

Question 5

In keeping with the parameters of the juvenile court

A) proceedings were housed in a separate building
B) Cases were treated as civil acts
C) the goal was punishment
D) All cases were treated as criminal ones

Question 6

Which piece of legislation solidified the role of status offenders in the juvenile justice system?

A) Barclay Jones Act
B) the Mann Act
C) Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
D) all the above

Question 7

Which U.S. Supreme Court case determined the issue of juvenile waivers

A) Gideon v. Wainwright
B) in re Gault
C) McKinnon v. U.S.
D) Kent v. U.S.

Question 8

Children who lived in families who received food stamps, had low incomes, or lived in public housing were _______to be abused.

A) twenty times more likely
B) ten times more likely
C) fifty times more likely
D) seven times more likely

Question 9

The overwhelming majority of maltreatment offenders are

A) siblings
B) aunts/uncles
C) boyfriends/girlfriends
D) parents

Question 10

Black youths represent _____ of all arrests.

A) half
B) three-fourths
C) a third
D) less than ten percent

Question 11

According to a recent survey, more than 20 million youth are at risk for suicide, nearly 90% of the juvenile population.

Question 12

Females are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD, Conduct Disorders, and Bipolar Disorder, compared to males.

Question 13

For many youth, detention is often identified as "upward social mobility"-meaning their standard of living actually improves compared to home life.

Question 14

The Relative Rate Index is designed to measure disparities at every stage of the juvenile justice system by comparing rates of contact experienced by different groups of youth.

Question 15

Females represent about 25% of all delinquency cases handled by the juvenile courts but have higher rates based on specific offenses.

Question 16

The majority of offenders in the juvenile justice system do not return to and most offenders in general never enter the system in the first place.

Question 17

According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, youth 12-17 years old were about twice as likely to be victims of serious violent crime than adults.

Question 18

The overwhelming majority of maltreatment offenders are siblings of the victims.

Question 19

Generally speaking, child maltreatment rates vary by parental employment status and economic situation.

Question 20

Ample research shows that incarceration may contribute to higher delinquency and adult crime rates.

Question 21

The overwhelming majority of maltreatment offenders are _________.

Question 22

Research shows that _________ contributes to higher rates of adult crime and delinquency.

Question 23

According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, youth 12-17 years old were about ________ to be victims of serious violent crime than adults.

Question 24

Overall, females represent about ______of all delinquency cases handled by the juvenile courts.

Question 25

For many youth, detention is often identified as improving their standard of living compared to home life. This is known as __________.

Question 26

__________ measures disparities at every stage of the juvenile justice system by comparing rates of contact experienced by different groups of youth.

Question 27

__________ were efforts to help homeless children

Question 28

______are offenses that only juveniles can commit.

Question 29

__________ solidified the role of status offenders in the juvenile justice system?

Question 30

The general trend about delinquency for the past decade has shown that rates are _______.