Deck 1: The Nature of Delinquency

Question 1

In the legal definition of juvenile delinquency for most states, the violator is usually under the age of

A) 21
B) 16
C) 18
D) 13

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What is the youngest age a youth can be held accountable in the juvenile justice system?

A) 4
B) 10
C) 18
D) 6

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is a state in which 16 is the oldest age for Juvenile Court Jurisdiction?

A) Arizona
B) New York
C) Connecticut
D) Ohio

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A _______ is a person who engages in activities that could only be committed by youths, such as truancy, running away, or underage drinking.

A) delinquent
B) adult
C) status offender
D) juvenile

Question 5

Which of the following activities would lead directly to adjudication?

A) listening to hip-hop music
B) stealing a car
C) refusing to do household chores
D) failing at school

Question 6

According to William Blackstone, a crime only occurred if a person committed an unlawful act that was accompanied by a(n)

A) moral attitude.
B) partner.
C) English citizen.
D) vicious will.

Question 7

During William Blackstone's time, what was the minimum age in which a person could be treated as an adult?

A) 7
B) 12
C) 14
D) 18

Question 8

What 19^th-century phenomenon led to neglect and abuse of children?

A) The Industrial Revolution
B) The Children's Aid Society
C) Orphan Trains
D) Socialism

Question 9

Or During the 19^th century, which of the following was considered to be a main culprit in juvenile delinquency?

A) vocational training
B) Protestant values
C) city life
D) rural life

Question 10

Which of the following is not an example of a successful 20^th-century orphanage?

A) Place of Hope
B) Hope Village for Children
C) San Pasqual Academy
D) House of Refuge

Question 11

Which state was the first to create a separate court for juveniles?

A) Ohio
B) California
C) Virginia
D) Illinois

Question 12

What does the phrase parens patriae describe?

A) the state functions as parent
B) a single-parent household
C) prosecution of a child's parents
D) an abusive parent

Question 13

In order for a juvenile to be tried as an adult in criminal court, the juvenile court must first _____________

Question 14

In early 20^th-century juvenile courts, the focus was on ___________

Question 15

___________ justice is considered a fundamental philosophy of the juvenile justice system?

Question 16

During the 1960s, a series of decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court led to the juvenile system becoming increasingly ___________.

Question 17

In the case in re Gault, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that Gault had been _________

Question 18

The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 prohibited states from Incarcerating _____________.

Question 19

The rate at which offenders are re-arrested is known as ____________.

Question 20

A quality often associated with Gen Xers is __________

Question 21

The tendency of teenagers to believe that they are immune to the negative consequences of high-risk activities is called __________ by psychologists.

Question 22

A defendant can be found "Guilty" in the Adult Justice system. ________ is the equivalent term in the Juvenile Justice System.

Question 23

Single women have the highest unemployment rate of any worker category?

Question 24

In contrast to the adult justice process, the juvenile system emphasizes rehabilitation.

Question 25

According to the Search Institute, there are about ten Developmental Assets that relate to resiliency in teens.

Question 26

Fingerprinting is usually not allowed in juvenile cases.

Question 27

Unlike adults who are tried in criminal court cases, juveniles do not have a constitutional right to an appeal.

Question 28

The research shows that, in theory, academic achievement offers a chance at a better quality of life but often ends up reinforcing one's social class position.

Question 29

Attachment to family is said by experts to be a risk factor for delinquency.

Question 30

The term used to describe arrest in the juvenile justice system is known as "indicted."

Question 31

A formal charge against an adult suspect is called a complaint.

Question 32

A defining feature of the juvenile justice system is flexibility.

Question 33

9 Typically, the prosecutor represents the family in juvenile proceedings?

Question 34

10 A significant difference between the work of Court Appointed Special Advocates and Child Protective Services officials is the size of their respective caseloads.

Question 35

10 One aspect of sexual freedom over which feminists do not always agree is Prostitution.