Question 1

______ adolescents are nearly 3 times more likely to report being a victim of childhood physical or sexual abuse than other adolescents.

Accepted Answer

A)  Employed 
B)  LGBT 
C)  Poor 
D)  Minority

Question 2

Upwards of 50% of girls in the California juvenile system are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  aggressive offenders 
B)  Black 
C)  LGBT 
D)  undocumented immigrants

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a dynamic risk factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  school connectedness 
B)  race 
C)  sex 
D)  socioeconomic status

Question 4

______ that affect the likelihood of school discipline or juvenile justice system involvement are difficult to identify and measure.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aggravating factors 
B)  Mitigating factors 
C)  Protective factors 
D)  Risk factors

Question 5

Discuss the concept of protective factors. What is a protective factor? Why are protective factors difficult to study? What effects do risk factors have?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the concept of protective factors. What...

Question 6

LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  trying 
B)  transitional 
C)  transgender 
D)  trysting

Question 7

Two thirds of Black children born between 1985 and 2000 were raised in neighborhoods with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  high poverty rates 
B)  low divorce rates 
C)  misaligned infrastructures 
D)  too few schools

Question 8

Experiences, traits, or issues that make an outcome more likely are referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  aggravating factors 
B)  mitigating factors 
C)  risk factors 
D)  experimental factors

Question 9

The majority of youthful offenders are arrested for ______ offenses.

Accepted Answer

A)  minor 
B)  serious 
C)  violent 
D)  property

Question 10

It is twice as likely that a Black or non-Hispanic Indian child, compared to a White child, will ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  be placed in foster care 
B)  dropout of school 
C)  expelled from school 
D)  grow up in substandard housing

Question 11

For adolescents, the same risk factors related to ______ are also related to delinquency.

Accepted Answer

A)  academic performance 
B)  poor peer relations 
C)  special education disabilities 
D)  tramatization

Question 12

Which of the following is a school-related factor of delinquency?

Accepted Answer

A)  bullying 
B)  mental health 
C)  maltreatment 
D)  peers

Question 13

The ______ the onset of behavior difficulties, the greater chance there is for adolescent delinquency.

Accepted Answer

A)  earlier 
B)  varied 
C)  later 
D)  more recent

Question 14

Which of the following refers to characteristics that either cannot be changed or are difficult to change.

Accepted Answer

A)  asymmetrical risk factors 
B)  dynamic risk factors 
C)  static risk factors 
D)  immutable risk factors

Question 15

When children's protective services utilize a ______ they place the child with family members outside the immediate family (e.g., grandmothers).

Accepted Answer

A)  kincare placements 
B)  sustainable placements 
C)  foster placements 
D)  transitional placements

Question 16

The term ______ refers to the ability of youth to adapt and thrive in spite of difficulties encountered.

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptability 
B)  flexivity 
C)  persistency 
D)  resiliency

Question 17

Discuss the idea of maltreatment and other trauma as a risk factor in delinquency and involvement in the juvenile justice system. Why is it difficult to identify and prevent? What are the effects of maltreatment and other traumas on youths? How does it intersect with other risk factors for juvenile justice involvement?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

For adolescents, one of the strongest family-related risk factors is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  poor school performance 
B)  intrafamilial violence 
C)  lack of a peer network 
D)  sexual dysfunction

Question 19

Compared to White children, minority children experience foster care placements that are typically ______ months longer.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  6 
C)  9 
D)  12

Question 20

Since 1975, Black students have been suspended from school at 2-3 times the rates of White students.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Delinquency Risks and Disproportionate Impact