Deck 8: The Family and Delinquency

Question 1

Parents of beyond-control children have been found to be inconsistent rule setters.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

One of the most common forms of child abuse involves siblings.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Out-of-court statements made by one person and recounted in court by another are called direct evidence.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Nuclear families that are the product of divorce and remarriage which contain children from each of the marriages are called broken homes.

Question 5

A family composed of parents and their children is called a nuclear family.

Question 6

The children of parents who drink, take drugs, or engage in criminal or antisocial behaviors are at greater risk for delinquency. ​

Question 7

Genetics, that is, the inherited traits of children from their parents, has been shown to have little effect on the behavior of children. ​

Question 8

Girls are more affected by the post-divorce absence of fathers than are boys.

Question 9

Research shows that there is little relationship between the delinquency of a sibling and the probable delinquency of the other siblings.

Question 10

School is the primary unit in which children learn the values and attitudes that guide their behavior.

Question 11

Girls are less affected by the quality of the mother's parenting and post-divorce parental conflict.

Question 12

One of the most significant problems associated with abuse cases is the trauma a child must go through in a court hearing.

Question 13

There is no relationship between mothers who work or spend large amounts of time out of the home and delinquency of the children. ​

Question 14

Very few children live in poverty. ​

Question 15

Research shows that the more often children are forced to go through family transitions the more likely they are to engage in delinquent behavior. ​

Question 16

The link between parental conflict and delinquency was established more than 50 years ago; that is, the child's perception of the parent's marital happiness was a significant predictor of delinquency.

Question 17

While the terms "child abuse" and "neglect" are used interchangeably, they both represent different forms of maltreatment.

Question 18

Most children live in broken homes, where only one parent lives at home.

Question 19

Children from families with a household income of less than $15,000.00 per year experience more abuse than children living in more affluent homes.

Question 20

Most states do not allow a child's testimony to be given on closed-circuit television (CCTV).

Question 21

What refers to an environment of discord and conflict within the family?

A)Interfamily violence
B)Intrafamily violence
C)Overt family conflict
D)Covert family conflict

Question 22

When a parent fails to provide adequate food, shelter, or medical care for their children, it is called _____.

A)child abuse
B)physical neglect
C)abandonment
D)infanticide

Question 23

Families in which parents are able to integrate their children into the household unit while at the same time helping them assert their individuality and regulate their own behavior refers to which of the following?

A)Child-rearing
B)Family competence
C)Parental efficacy
D)Parental control

Question 24

What program is dedicated to addressing our nation's crises of child abuse, neglect and abandonment, teen pregnancy, and overall violence by parenting, empathy, and nurturing skills to all school-age children and teens?

A)Nurturing Parent
B)PATHS
C)Head Start
D)Parenting Project

Question 25

Nonmarital childbearing increased dramatically in the United States during the latter half of the twentieth century, giving rise to families defined as unmarried couples with children.  What is this family type called?

A)Extended families
B)New age families
C)Blended families
D)Fragile families

Question 26

The "traditional family" could be considered something from the past; changing sex roles have restructured the American family, expanding the role of women.  What is the process in which women are now playing a much larger role?

A)Social
B)Economic
C)Political
D)Parental

Question 27

What, according to the experts, is strongly related to a child's law-violating behavior?

A)Substance abuse
B)Extended family
C)Broken home
D)Deviant friendship

Question 28

An estimated _____ million yearly referrals, involving the alleged maltreatment of children are received each year by Child Protective Services around the nation.

A)1.2
B)2.7
C)3.3
D)3.7

Question 29

When parents physically leave their children with the intention of completely severing the parent-child relationship, it is called _____.

A)child abuse
B)physical neglect
C)abandonment
D)infanticide

Question 30

The _____ has been the impetus for the states to improve the legal frameworks of their child protection systems.

A)Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
B)Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act
C)Juvenile Court Act
D)Family and Delinquency Control Act

Question 31

Which of the following lowers the risk of engaging in delinquent acts by children living in high-crime areas?

A)Having a mentor
B)Corporal punishment
C)Threats of incarceration
D)Effective parenting

Question 32

A lawyer appointed by the court to look after the interest of those who do not have the capacity to assert their own rights is referred to as a ______.

A)child watcher
B)child saver
C)guardian ad litem
D)guardian angel

Question 33

The association between parental deviance and children's delinquency may be related to labeling and _____.

A)divorce
B)parental age
C)substance abuse
D)stigma

Question 34

In the United States, which of the following groups comprise the largest proportion of children in foster care?

A)African American
B)Hispanic American
C)European American
D)Asian American

Question 35

The court held in ______ that parents are protected against government interference with certain fundamental rights and liberty interests including parent's fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their children.

A)Troxel v. Granville
B)Miranda v. Arizona
C)In re Gault
D)Stantosky v. Kramer

Question 36

Mass murders in which a spouse and one or more children are slain are called _____.

A)infanticide
B)regicide
C)parricide
D)familicide

Question 37

The nonaccidental physical injury of children by their parents or guardians is called _________.

A)infanticide
B)child neglect
C)battered child syndrome
D)first-degree child endangerment

Question 38

Which of the following is reported to take the worst toll on children?

A)Parental death
B)Parental arrest
C)Parental incarceration
D)Parental divorce

Question 39

The Supreme Court recognized in _____ the child's right to be free from parental abuse.

A)Troxel v. Granville
B)Miranda v. Arizona
C)In re Gault
D)Stantosky v. Kramer

Question 40

Any physical, emotional, or sexual trauma to a child, including neglecting to give proper care and attention, for which no reasonable explanation can be found, is called ____.

A)child abuse
B)child neglect
C)child battering
D)abandonment

Question 41

Child protection agencies have been dealing with abuse and neglect since the _____.

Question 42

_____ refers to the state's attempts to balance the parents' natural right to control their child's upbringing with the child's right to grow into adulthood free from harm.

A)The child savers philosophy
B)Balancing-of-the-interests approach
C)The justice model approach
D)The juvenile justice approach

Question 43

Good parenting lowers the risk of delinquency for children living in _____.

Question 44

_____ is a condition that occurs when parents have such large families that their resources, such as time and money, are spread too thin, causing lack of familial support and control.

Question 45

Concerted efforts to deal with the maltreatment of children did not begin in the United States until _____.

A)1874
B)1865
C)1900
D)1921

Question 46

The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 allows the child to _____.

A)avoid testifying in court if it would be embarrassing
B)use anatomically correct dolls to demonstrate what occurred
C)testify on videotape instead of in person
D)simply give a deposition instead of testifying in court

Question 47

Periodic meetings to determine whether the conditions of the case plan for an abused child are being met by the parents or guardians of the child are called _____.

A)sentencing hearings
B)juvenile delinquent hearings
C)review hearings
D)juvenile justice hearings

Question 48

In the 1992 Supreme Court case, _____, the court ruled that the state's attorney is not required to produce young victims at trial or to demonstrate the reason they were unavailable to serve as witnesses.

A)In re Gault
B)White v. Illinois
C)Stantosky v. Kramer
D)Troxel v. Granville

Question 49

When the social service agency presents its case plan and recommendation for care of the child and treatment of the parents, including incarceration and counseling or other treatments, it is called _____. ​

A)advisement hearing
B)pretrial conference
C)ad litem hearing
D)disposition hearing

Question 50

In making their decisions, courts are guided by role of the _____, protection of the _____, and responsibility of the _____.

Question 51

At the _____, the attorney for the social service agency presents an overview of the case and the evidence.

A)ad litem hearing
B)pretrial conference
C)removal hearing
D)disposition hearing

Question 52

Families in which parents integrate their children into the household unit while helping them assert their individuality and regulate their own behavior is called _____.

A)sibling efficacy
B)family efficacy
C)parental efficacy
D)child efficacy

Question 53

Periodic meetings to determine whether the conditions of the case plan for an abused child are being met by the parents or guardians of the child are called _____.

Question 54

In _____, the court held that a protective screen is allowed in order that the child witness would not have to see the accused defendant.

Question 55

Changing sex roles have created a more _____ family structure.

A)extended
B)authoritarian
C)egalitarian
D)authoritative

Question 56

Mass murders in which a spouse and one or more children are slain are called _____.

Question 57

The association between parental deviance and children's delinquency may be related to labeling and ____.

Question 58

Depriving children of food, shelter, health care, and love is referred to as _____.

Question 59

In _____ , the Supreme Court held that a protective screen is allowed in order that the child witness would not have to see the accused defendant.

A)Coy v. Iowa
B)White v. Illinois
C)Troxel v. Granville
D)In re Gault

Question 60

The nonaccidental physical injury of children by their parents or guardians is called _____.

Question 61

Identify and describe the six forms that abuse and neglect may take.  How would you define abuse and neglect?

Question 62

Children who grow up in dysfunctional homes often exhibit delinquent behaviors, having learned at a young age that _____ pays off.

Question 63

Children who have experienced a family _____ are more likely to demonstrate behavioral problems and hyperactivity than children in intact families.

Question 64

A home where one or both parents are absent due to divorce or separation is called a _____.

Question 65

Nuclear families that are the product of divorce and remarriage are called _____.

Question 66

Deviance is _____ determined, and the traits that cause one sibling to engage in delinquency are shared by his or her brothers or sisters.

Question 67

Describe the changes in the American family and how these changes can affect delinquency.

Question 68

Describe family conflict and its effect on delinquency.  Explain which you think is worse-growing up in a home marked by conflict or growing up in a broken home.

Question 69

_____ is a situation in which an environment of violence and discord within the family exists.

Question 70

A family unit made up of parents and their children is called a _____.

Question 71

Describe the effect of inconsistent supervision on delinquency.

Question 72

_____ occurs when parents have such large families that their resources, such as time and money, are spread too thin, causing lack of familial support and control.

Question 73

A significant number of delinquent youths have _____ fathers.

Question 74

Describe how deviant sibling(s) may influence behavior.

Question 75

Define parental efficacy.  Describe the relationship of parental efficacy to delinquency.

Question 76

Describe the relationship between social class and abuse.  Explain why you agree or disagree with this relationship.

Question 77

Define foster care.  Describe the various aspects of the current foster care population indicated by the text as noteworthy.

Question 78

Identify and describe the strategies implemented with at-risk youth.  If you were asked to fund one of these interventions, which would it be? Provide a rationale for your choice.

Question 79

Identify and describe the factors associated with intergenerational transmission of deviance.  Describe any additional factors you believe would also contribute to delinquency.

Question 80

Children who feel inhibited with their parents and refuse to discuss important issues with them are more likely to engage in ____ activities.