Deck 14: Police Work With Juveniles

Question 1

The premise of the community policing model of crime prevention is that the police can carry out their duties more effectively by ______.

A)Gaining the trust and assistance of concerned citizens
B)Making more arrests
C)Using more undercover sting operations for drugs
D)Getting tough on crime

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Generally the first contact a juvenile has with the juvenile justice system is with the
______.

A)Defense attorney
B)Prosecuting attorney
C)Judge
D)Police

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The term in loco parentis is Latin for _______.

A)With the permission of a family member
B)The crime occurred in a certain location
C)In place of the parent
D)With the permission of the parent

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A law enforcement philosophy that focuses on addressing the problems underlying incidents of juvenile delinquency rather than the incidents themselves is called __________.

A)Strategic policing
B)Police-community relations
C)Tactical policing
D)Problem-oriented policing

Question 5

In ______ cases the police officer must personally observe the crime in order to place a suspect in custody.

A)Misdemeanor
B)Felony
C)State
D)Federal

Question 6

In the American colonies, the _____ became the most important police official.

A)Local sheriff
B)Bobbies
C)Commissioner
D)Departmental Deputy

Question 7

The use of personal decision making and choice in carrying out official duties in the criminal justice system is called _______

A)Decision making
B)Discretion
C)Flexibility
D)Unconstitutional

Question 8

A ______ is a serious offense, a ______ is a minor or petty crime.

A)Felony, misdemeanor
B)Misdemeanor, felony
C)Federal crime, state crime
D)Ordinance violation, misdemeanor

Question 9

The taking of a person into custody until he or she can be held accountable for the offense in court proceedings is called ______.

A)Detention
B)Delay
C)Arrest
D)Pickup

Question 10

______ are defined as those adjudicated delinquent for crimes of homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and kidnapping.

A)Violent juvenile offenders
B)Superpreditor delinquents
C)Young adult offenders
D)Transferred juveniles

Question 11

The _____ Amendment protects people from unreasonable search and seizure.

A)First
B)Fourth
C)Sixth
D)Eighth

Question 12

Reasonable ground to believe that an offense was committed and the accused committed that offense is called ______.

A)Reasonable suspicion
B)Probable cause
C)Reasonableness
D)Justifiable suspicion

Question 13

In a ______ case, the police officer may make the arrest without having observed the crime if the officer has probable cause to believe the crime occurred and the person being arrested committed it.

A)Misdemeanor
B)Felony
C)State
D)Federal

Question 14

An example of a felony is a _______________.

A)Petty larceny
B)Disturbing the peace
C)Public drunkenness
D)Robbery

Question 15

The _______ holds that police are likely to act paternally toward young girls and not arrest them.

A)Gentleman's hypothesis
B)Ladies' hypothesis
C)Chivalry hypothesis
D)Big brother hypothesis

Question 16

Police reform efforts of the 1930s resulted in the creation of specialized police units, known as _____.

A)Child savers
B)Juvenile watch system
C)Delinquency control squads
D)Juvenile order system

Question 17

In ______, the Court held that the question of a juvenile's waiver is to be determined by the totality of the circumstances doctrine.

A)Miranda v.Arizona
B)In re Gault
C)People v.Lara
D)Bailey v.Savage

Question 18

In _____ the Court ruled that a child asking to speak to his probation officer was not the equivalent of asking for an attorney.

A)Miranda v.Arizona
B)In re Gault
C)People v.Lara
D)Fare v.Michael C.

Question 19

Juveniles account for nearly ______ percent of all violent crime arrests.

A)8
B)10
C)14
D)27

Question 20

One large-scale study found that ______ percent of African American teens rated the police as "honest".

A)15
B)25
C)35
D)55

Question 21

A stop-and-frisk is an example of _____.

A)Aggressive law enforcement
B)Warrantless search
C)Illegal search
D)Police discretion

Question 22

The FBI estimates that _____ percent of juvenile arrests are referred to juvenile court.

A)67
B)75
C)56
D)60

Question 23

In _____ the U.S.Supreme Court established that police may stop a suspect and search for evidence without a warrant under certain circumstances.

Question 24

Curfews represent a form of ______.

A)Problem oriented policing
B)Community-based policing
C)Aggressive law enforcement
D)Problem solving

Question 25

Juvenile officers must have a thorough knowledge of the law, especially the _____ available to juveniles.

Question 26

Juvenile officers operate either as _____ in a police department, or as part of the _____ of a police department.

Question 27

An ______ is a person who has access to criminal networks and shares information with authorities in exchange for money or special treatment under conditions of anonymity.

Question 28

In the 1970s, Strasburg found that _____ percent of all youth who come in contact with the police do not get past the initial stage of the juvenile justice process.

A)25
B)50
C)60
D)68

Question 29

Boston's Operation Ceasefire is an example in ______.

A)Community policing
B)Police community relations
C)Pulling levers policing
D)Team policing

Question 30

Modeled after DARE, ______ was developed to help reduce adolescent involvement in crime.

A)GARE
B)GREAT
C)SROA
D)GERT

Question 31

Police departments in Chicago and Los Angeles have at one time used ______, targeting gang areas and arresting members for any law violations.

A)Community policing
B)Problem-oriented policing
C)Random patrol
D)Saturation patrol

Question 32

Most courts have concluded that ______ need not be present for children to effectively waive their rights to remain silent.

Question 33

S.A.R.A.is most closely associated with ______.

A)Community policing.
B)Police community relations
C)Problem-oriented policing
D)Team policing

Question 34

In _____ the U.S.Supreme Court established a clearly defined procedure for custodial interrogation.

Question 35

Modern policing developed in _____.

Question 36

In schools across the country, there are more than ______full time police working as school resource officers.

A)3,000
B)6,000
C)10,000
D)14,000

Question 37

An evaluation study of Boston's Operation Ceasefire program found that the program ______.

A)Produced a significant reduction in youth homicides in Boston
B)Backfired and increased youth homicides in Boston
C)Had no effect on youth homicides
D)Reduced youth homicides but increased overall gang violence

Question 38

Most police-juvenile encounters are brought about by _____ and _____ rather than by serious law violations.

Question 39

_____ is essential in providing individualized justice.

Question 40

In _____ the U.S.Supreme Court held that constitutional privileges against self-incrimination apply in juvenile as well as adult cases.

Question 41

Advocates of community policing regard the approach as useful in juvenile justice for a number of reasons.Name the reasons indicated by the authors.Explain your view on community policing and delinquency.

Question 42

Juveniles as young as 15 years old sufficiently understand their Miranda rights.

Question 43

Most states require that the law of arrest be the same for both adults and juveniles.

Question 44

One method of contemporary delinquency prevention relies on aggressive patrolling targeted at specific patterns of delinquency.

Question 45

Curfew laws are considered an example of pulling levers.

Question 46

_____ is an evaluation of the fairness of the manner in which an offender's or another group's problem or dispute was handled by police.

Question 47

Problem-oriented policing is also referred to as problem-solving policing.

Question 48

Discuss the history of juvenile policing in the early American colonies through the 1930s.

Question 49

Discuss Arizona v.Gant (2009).What is the history of the case, what constitutional amendment is under scrutiny, and what did court rule? Do you agree or disagree with the Courts holding? Explain.

Question 50

The origins of police agencies can be traced to early American society.

Question 51

Operation Ceasefire is an initiative to make peace between rival gangs.

Question 52

What is an informant? Discuss role conflict in regard to using juveniles as informants.Do you agree or disagree with the practice? Explain.

Question 53

The Industrial Revolution, recognition of the need to treat children as a distinguishable group, and growing numbers of unemployed and homeless youths were among the key events that helped _____ in America.

Question 54

Discuss the aspects (i.e., history, constitutional issues) of the Fare v.Michael C.and California v.Prysock cases.Do you agree or disagree with the Courts holdings? Explain.

Question 55

_____ that include targeting gang areas and arresting members for any law violation have not proven to be effective against gangs.

Question 56

The watch system assumed that neighbors would protect each other from thieves and
warring groups.

Question 57

Handling juvenile offenders can produce major role conflicts for police.

Question 58

Regarding gender, police tend to be more lenient toward ______ than ______ committing acts of delinquency.

Question 59

Curfews represent a form of problem-oriented policing

Question 60

Implemented in Boston,______ is one of the most successful examples of problem-oriented policing focusing on reducing juvenile crime and violence.

Question 61

Discuss the S.A.R.A.model.How would this model be of value to police working on delinquency prevention?

Question 62

Explain how environmental factors would influence a police officer's use of discretion.Do you think environmental factors are important in discretionary decision making? Why or why not?

Question 63

Discuss police in schools, include an example of a school-based program with a school and police partnership.Explain your view of police officers in schools.

Question 64

Discuss Operation Ceasefire, include the names of some of the agencies involved in this effort.Why do you think this initiative was successful?

Question 65

Discuss gender bias in police treatment of male and female offenders.Provide an example.