Deck 1: Introduction: the Definition and Extent of Delinquency

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a status offense?

A)Truancy
B)Drinking alcohol
C)Running Away
D)None of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

In which of the following is the same set of individuals interviewed repeatedly over an extended number of years?

A)Panel design
B)National Youth Survey
C)Both a and b
D)None of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Approximately what percentage of arrests is of youths under age 18, according to the UCR?

A)4.25%
B)27.3%
C)19%
D)8.5%

Answer 3

D

Question 4

___________ is an example of an Index crime:

A)Extortion
B)Libel
C)Rape
D)All of the above

Question 5

Since the late 1990s, delinquency has generally:

A)Remained consistent
B)Increased
C)Decreased
D)Increased, then remained consistent

Question 6

_____________ is/are an official measure of delinquency.

A)Juvenile corrections statistics
B)Self-report surveys
C)Public opinion polls
D)Two of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a criminal law definition of delinquency?

A)Armed robbery
B)Prostitution
C)Aggravated assault
D)All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a definition of delinquency?

A)Criminal Law
B)Criminological
C)Status Offense
D)None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Uniform Crime Reports?

A)Counts offenses and offenders
B)Relies on individual agencies to voluntarily report data accurately
C)Focuses on more serious offending
D)Reflects only those offenses known to police

Question 10

The correct relationship of the amount of delinquency these measures show is:

A)Juvenile court statistics < UCR < Juvenile corrections statistics
B)Juvenile corrections statistics < Juvenile court statistics < UCR
C)Juvenile corrections statistics < UCR < Juvenile court statistics
D)Juvenile court statistics < Juvenile corrections statistics < UCR

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a status offense?

A)Identity theft
B)Selling drugs
C)Skipping school
D)None of the above

Question 12

What is the dark figure of crime?

A)Crimes that cannot be resolved in court
B)Crimes that are unreported to the police
C)Crimes committed against juveniles
D)Batman

Question 13

Delinquency from the 1960s to the 1990s has generally:

A)Remained consistent
B)Increased
C)Decreased
D)Decreased, then remained consistent

Question 14

Juvenile court statistics show that offending is dominated by______________.

A)Female youths
B)Black youths
C)Hispanic youths
D)White youths

Question 15

When was the term delinquency coined?

A)Mid-1950s
B)Early 1800s
C)Late 1800s
D)Early 1970s

Question 16

The offense rate is the number of offenses per __________ persons:

A)100
B)1,000
C)10,000
D)100,000

Question 17

Youths under age 18 make up what percentage of all property arrests?

A)14%
B)23%
C)52%
D)67%

Question 18

The process by which an individual who is legally a juvenile is sent to the adult criminal system for disposition and handling is called ____________.

A)Transfer
B)Waiver
C)Judicial waiver
D)All of the above

Question 19

A juvenile is defined as:

A)Anyone under the age of 18
B)Anyone between ages 6 and 20, depending on the state
C)Anyone under the ages of 16-18, depending on the state
D)Any child who is psychologically determined to be less responsible than an adult

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a self-report survey?

A)National Youth Survey
B)Monitoring the Future Project
C)Short-Nye instrument
D)Uniform Crime Reports

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a true finding of recent self-reports?

A)More offending overall
B)Less offending overall
C)High delinquency levels in minor behaviors
D)Reduced levels of serious offenses

Question 22

In both official data and self-report data, which sex shows higher offending?

A)Females
B)Males
C)Both males and females offend at the same rates
D)Males commit more status offenses while females commit more larceny

Question 23

Acts that are only illegal for juveniles are called status offenses.

Question 24

Which type of data set shows more information on minor offenses?

A)UCR
B)Juvenile corrections statistics
C)Self-report surveys
D)None of the above

Question 25

According to most social/criminological definitions, an individual is either delinquent or not.

Question 26

Activity that is illegal at any age but designates delinquency for juveniles is a criminological definition of delinquency.

Question 27

Youths in the early 1800s were processed through the beginnings of the current juvenile justice system.

Question 28

Transportation provisions may send a youth to adult court for adjudication.

Question 29

Which of the following is true about sexting?

A)Can be transmitted by fax
B)Sexual images are only of the individual
C)Can only be sent by adults
D)Must be an image

Question 30

A juvenile is any person under the age of 18.

Question 31

In both official data and self-report data, which type of offense is most common among juveniles?

A)Violent offenses
B)Property offenses
C)Fashion offenses
D)Personal offenses

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a subsequent problem/concern resulting from sexting?

A)No clear legal definition
B)Bullying
C)Child pornography
D)Sexts are easily found

Question 33

In both official and self-report data, which type of offense is least common among juveniles?

A)Violent offenses
B)Property offenses
C)Fashion offenses
D)Personal offenses

Question 34

Early self-reports show that virtually every person is a delinquent.

Question 35

Delinquency defined based on the interests of the individual or group examining the misconduct is a narcissistic definition of delinquency.

Question 36

Which of the following juvenile delinquency self-report surveys is the earliest?

A)Short-Nye instrument
B)Monitoring the Future Project
C)National Youth Survey
D)Gallup poll

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT true about self-report surveys?

A)Measures actions known and unknown to police
B)Can specifically ascertain why an individual violates the law
C)Ability to show data on all offenders and not just those arrested
D)Asks individuals to tell of participation in deviant activity

Question 38

According to the UCR, black youths represent _______ of the youthful population and ________ of murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault arrests.

A)15%, 51%
B)23%, 16%
C)11%, 67%
D)27%, 43%

Question 39

Disobeying adults is an example of a status offense.

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT provided using self-report measures?

A)Frequency an individual commits an offense
B)Individual demographic information
C)Individual IQ levels
D)Individual attitudes

Question 41

The dark figure of crime refers to crimes with juvenile victims.

Question 42

Delinquency generally increased from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Question 43

Truancy is considered a status offense.

Question 44

Youths under 18 comprise 10% of all violent crime arrests.

Question 45

Recent self-reports find less offending overall compared to official data measures and early self-reports.

Question 46

Fraud is an example of an Index crime.

Question 47

The Uniform Crime Reports use police data to count offenses and offenders.

Question 48

Delinquency has generally remained consistent since the late 1990s.

Question 49

The Short-Nye instrument is the most current and most utilized self-report of delinquency.

Question 50

Juvenile corrections statistics are collected annually by the FBI.

Question 51

Delinquency can be measured using official records or self-report surveys.

Question 52

Uniform Crime Reports are an official measurement of delinquency.

Question 53

The number of offenses per 1,000 persons is called the offense rate.

Question 54

A panel design utilizes a single, in-depth interview of individuals.

Question 55

Prostitution is an example of a criminal law definition of delinquency.

Question 56

Juvenile court statistics show that 2/3 of offending is committed by males.

Question 57

Personal offenses are the most common offense among juveniles.

Question 58

The Monitoring the Future Project is an example of a self-report survey.

Question 59

The UCR reports 14% of arrests are of youths under age 18.

Question 60

Self-report surveys can measure offending unknown to police.

Question 61

The most common offense among juveniles is property offenses.

Question 62

Females send more sexts than males.

Question 63

Overall, females offend more than males.

Question 64

Forwarding some else's sext is NOT considered sexting.

Question 65

According to the UCR, black youths represent over 50% of murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault arrests.

Question 66

A waiver can send a juvenile to adult court while a transfer can return a youth to juvenile court.