Deck 1: Defining and Measuring Juvenile Dleinquency

Question 1

Self-reports provide:

A) A more accurate and comprehensive measure of delinquency than police reports.
B) A more comprehensive measure of delinquency than police reports.
C) A less comprehensive measure of delinquency than police reports.
D) Are the same as police reports.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is the Uniform Crime ReportUCR) considered?

A) An Official crime statistic
B) A Unofficial crime statistic
C) A Quasi-Official crime statistic
D) The UCR is not a crime statistic in the first place

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Juveniles accounted for what percentage of all violent crime in 2005?

A) 12%
B) 13%
C) 50%
D) 15%

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What system is the FBI implementing in an effort to patch holes in the Uniform Crime ReportUCR)?

A) The UCR-2
B) The National Crime Analysis Act
C) The NIBRS, National Incident-Based Reporting System
D) The Prison Report

Question 5

What form of juvenile offending and victimization measure is considered the most accurate?

A) Official Crime Statistics
B) Unofficial Crime Statics
C) Victimization Surveys
D) None of the Above

Question 6

Most states define a "juvenile" as:

A) A person between the ages of 5-10 years of age; although in some states 21-year-olds are treated as juveniles.
B) A person between the ages of 10-18 years of age; although in some states 16- to 17-year-olds may be treated as adults when they have committed a crime.
C) A person between the ages of 10-18 years of age.
D) All of the Above

Question 7

What is a weakness of Self-report measures?

A) The samples are relatively large and not representative of the true population of juvenile offenders.
B) The samples are relatively small and are an accurate representation of juvenile offenders.
C) The samples are relatively small and are not representative of the population of juvenile offenders.
D) Self-report measures are bad methodology.

Question 8

The number of arrests of juveniles, since 1993, has been:

A) Inclining
B) Is about the same
C) Is exponential
D) Declining

Question 9

Black youth were:

A) Under represented in juvenile arrests.
B) Over represented in juvenile arrests.
C) Represented equally in juvenile arrests.
D) Were not represented at all in juvenile arrests.

Question 10

Victimization surveys are:

A) Just as reliable and accurate for measuring juvenile offending as official measures and self-reports.
B) Just as reliable and accurate for measuring victimization of juveniles in schools.
C) Not as reliable as self-reports.
D) Not as reliable and accurate for measuring juvenile offending as are official measures and self-reports.

Question 11

What does NCVS stand for?

A) National Crime Visage Statistics
B) Notational Crime Visual Statistics
C) National Crime Victimization Survey
D) None Criminal Victimization Survey

Question 12

What is the average number of juveniles murdered annually in the United States between 1980 and 2002?

A) 1000
B) 1500
C) 2000
D) 2500

Question 13

A "Delinquent Child" is defined as:

A) A child who has violated any state or local law.
B) A child who has violated any federal law.
C) A child who has violated any state or local law; a federal law or law of another state; or who has escaped from confinement in a local or state correctional facility.
D) None of the Above

Question 14

What are the leading causes of death for children and youth in the United States?

A) Homicide and Infanticide
B) Homicide and Accidental Injuries
C) Homicide and Suicide
D) Accidental and Unintentional Injury

Question 15

The FBI publishes an annual report on what?

A) Crime in the United States
B) The National Victimization Survey
C) National Crime Analysis
D) Statistical Report on Crime

Question 16

?In 2005 how many juveniles were arrestedestimate)?

A) 3 million
B) 1 million
C) 3.2 million
D) 2.1million

Question 17

In a 2006 National report: children under six who were victims of murder, were most often killed by a:

A) Sibling
B) Friend
C) Relative
D) Parent

Question 18

Violent Crimes committed by juveniles less than 18 have:

A) Declined
B) Increased
C) Have remained the same
D) Have peeked in frequency

Question 19

Criminologists have used the National Youth Survey, which is what kind of measurement:

A) Official Crime Statistic
B) A Victimization Survey
C) A Self-Report Measure
D) An Unofficial Crime Report

Question 20

What is the leading cause of death for children between the ages of 5 to 19?

A) Accidental Injuries
B) Unintentional Injury
C) Congenital anomalies
D) Homicide

Question 21

The National Crime Victimization Survey is compiled by using police, courts, and corrections records to identify and classify victims' reactions to crime.

Question 22

"Official measures" of juvenile crime use self-report questionnaires as a data source.

Question 23

Youths between the ages of 7 and 17 are about as likely to be victims of suicide as they are to be victims of homicide.

Question 24

Identify the three types of measurement of juvenile crime. What are the sources and methods for compiling data for each?

Question 25

Warr, 2000) stated that most Americans' knowledge and opinions of crime and justice are based upon what they see on television and read in newspapers.

Question 26

"Official Crime Statistics" are not a precise measure of the true extent of crime because many crimes are not reported to police.

Question 27

Child victimization has been linked to problem behaviors, delinquency and criminal behavior in later life.

Question 28

Results of self-report measures show that delinquent behavior is spread more equally among youth of all social classes.

Question 29

A majority of young people admit to engaging in some types of delinquent behavior.

Question 30

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each juvenile crime measurement and the importance and benefit of combining the measurements.

Question 31

Victimization surveys are not as reliable as official measures for measuring juvenile offending because victims may not be able to identify their perpetrator and know if the perpetrator was actually a juvenile.

Question 32

Criminologists and lawmakers have focused their efforts on examining causes of juvenile crime to prevent delinquency and correct juvenile offenders.

Question 33

Most serious property and personal violent crimes are committed by juvenile offenders under the age of 18.

Question 34

The UCR is known as the "official" report on crime in the U.S. because it includes all juvenile offenders who have been arrested by police.

Question 35

Many youth engage in status offenses including school truancy and curfew violations.

Question 36

The FBI is introducing the NIBRS. How is this report different from the NCR?

Question 37

Juvenile arrests disproportionately involve minorities.

Question 38

Discuss the impact television, radio and newspapers have had on the perception of juvenile crime in the U.S.

Question 39

The definition of "Juvenile Delinquency" varies according to statutory definitions in each state.