Deck 16: Rethinking the Delinquency Problem

Question 1

Which country involves their youths in planning and implementing social programs with community leaders?

A)Great Britain
B)Japan
C)Germany
D)United States

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In which of the following areas do authors recommend that large-scale changes be made regarding the social problem of delinquency?

A)only in cultural attitudes
B)only in values
C)only in social institutions
D)in cultural attitudes,values,and social institutions

Answer 2

D

Question 3

From a sociological perspective,juvenile delinquency,like any other social problem,is __________.

A)political in nature
B)social in nature
C)a problem of the poor
D)difficult to recognize

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which amendment changed voting laws to allow 18-year-olds to vote?

A)Fifteenth
B)Sixteenth
C)Twentieth
D)Twenty-Sixth

Question 5

When youths are perceived as emotionally and psychologically immature rather than lacking in physical abilities,this has been referred to as __________.

A)social retardation
B)aging out
C)marginalizing youths
D)cultural unconsciousness

Question 6

A less serious crime usually punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment for less than a year is referred to as __________.

A)non-prosecutorial
B)a capital offense
C)a youthful offense
D)a misdemeanor

Question 7

According to the research,which of the following ethnic groups appears to have the lowest juvenile delinquency rates?

A)Irish
B)Italians
C)Hispanics
D)Jews

Question 8

To help alleviate the problem of juvenile delinquency,we need suggestions from professionals in the fields of __________.

A)law
B)criminology
C)social work
D)all of the above

Question 9

Juvenile law is __________.

A)only federal law
B)unchanging
C)ecclesiastical law
D)statutory law

Question 10

For rites of passage ceremonies to be successful,they would need to __________.

A)include a large amount of money to be given to the youth
B)be institutionalized in our society
C)be internalized by everyone as an important ritual in our society
D)both b and c

Question 11

Musgrove (1965)pointed out that adolescence today is when youth experience __________.

A)social "limbo"
B)lack of opportunities to acquire the basic skills required in adult life
C)both a and b
D)difficulty in growing up in a society that fears youths

Question 12

Which of the following groups probably provides the most clear-cut rite of passage when considering the biological transition from childhood to adulthood in our society?

A)Catholics
B)Jews
C)Protestants
D)Agnostics

Question 13

The marginal status of youths and the ambiguous normative expectations associated with their social positions may significantly weaken their social bonds with __________.

A)other youths
B)the smaller society
C)the larger society
D)themselves as individuals

Question 14

Prolonging the transition from childhood to adulthood in urban industrial America __________.

A)cannot be done
B)is devoid of criticism
C)has been functional in many ways
D)is dysfunctional in many ways

Question 15

What appeared to be the primary reason 18-year-olds received the right to vote in federal elections?

A)a desire for justice
B)some states allowed individuals to consume alcohol at 18 years of age
C)pressure group tactics emanating from the liquor interests
D)young men over18 being drafted to serve in military combat in Vietnam

Question 16

Most of the problems related to inconsistency in juvenile codes are associated with the __________.

A)degree of violence analyzed in a juvenile court
B)type of state legislature that passes the juvenile law
C)ages for the jurisdiction of the juvenile court
D)judge who presides over a juvenile case

Question 17

Cox (2011)pointed out that a basic difficulty with legal definitions of delinquency is the problem with __________.

A)defining an act as delinquent at one time that may not be at another time
B)defining an act as delinquent in one place that may not be in another place
C)both a and b
D)the age of the youth

Question 18

The following are examples of rethinking the delinquency problem EXCEPT for __________.

A)revising juvenile courts
B)decriminalizing status offenses
C)standardizing juvenile codes
D)eliminating juvenile corrections

Question 19

A serious crime punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment for more than a year is referred to as __________.

A)an infraction
B)a local ordinance
C)a citation
D)a felony

Question 20

The National Youth Network established in 1997 was a great example of __________.

A)how youths can unite to distribute information
B)advocating youth involvement in the community
C)promoting policies and programs to prevent crime and delinquency
D)all of the above

Question 21

Mentoring programs help provide youths with positive role models who could help them fulfill social responsibilities and enhance their self-esteem.

Question 22

Limited jurisdiction has been mainly about referring more juveniles to criminal courts.

Question 23

A Presidential Task Force on delinquency prevention in 1967 suggested more involvement in adults making decisions that would have meaningful impact on young people.

Question 24

Which theorist concluded that status offenses were more symptomatic of larger issues?

A)McNamara (2008)
B)Rausch (1985)
C)Schur (1973)
D)Cox (2011)

Question 25

If affordable vocational and training programs were available,we would see __________.

A)the stigma of dropping out of school reduced
B)students participating in evaluations of their professors
C)more student input in eliminating compulsory school attendance
D)students with better analytical skills

Question 26

Prolonging the transition from childhood to adulthood in urban industrial America has never been functional.

Question 27

According to Haskell and Yablonsky,sociologists are often reluctant to make recommendations for changes in the law.

Question 28

Determinate sentencing refers to dispositions that are set __________.

A)for an indefinite time
B)due to the seriousness of the offense
C)for a clearly set length of time
D)only for teens under 16

Question 29

Much of the criticism aimed at juvenile courts has been aimed at the __________.

A)age of the juvenile
B)lack of due process
C)lack of media access
D)lack of involvement of parents

Question 30

From a pragmatic standpoint,it may be that it is much more difficult to discern and describe the nature of a problem than it is to suggest ways of dealing with it.

Question 31

Sociologists get excellent marks for asking probing questions,but seldom generate substantial answers.

Question 32

Research by Regnery (1985)shows that 16-year-old boys commit crimes at lower rates than any other single age grou

Question 33

It is absolutely necessary to rethink the problem of delinquency in order to reduce or eliminate it.

Question 34

Steven Lab (1984)found that the majority of his subjects were involved in victimless crimes and status offenses and ceased doing so by their fourth offense.

Question 35

These are areas that could help strengthen the family,EXCEPT for __________.

A)providing affordable day care for working couples
B)equitable pay for men
C)affordable education and job training
D)affordable health care