Deck 15: International and Comparative Delinquency Culture and the Discontented

Question 1

Which is not listed as reason that we seldom consider how youth justice is handled in other cultures?

A) globalism
B) cultural isolation
C) expense
D) ethnocentrism

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A country's particular _____ affects not only how a government responds to youth crime, but also the reasons that young people break the law.

A) geography
B) flag
C) foreign policy
D) culture

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which is a component of culture that determines whether behavior is rewarded or punished?

A) economic development
B) gender
C) religion
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

According to the selected United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of Their Liberty, how should the incarceration of juveniles be treated?

A) Imprisonment should be used first.
B) Imprisonment should never be used.
C) Only juveniles over the age of 12 should be imprisoned.
D) Imprisonment should be used as a last resort.

Question 5

Which is not a problem for researchers who want to compare youth justice statistics?

A) politics
B) definitional barriers
C) language
D) low amounts of youth offending in some countries

Question 6

Which is not a major issue in China?

A) a stable government
B) support of religious freedoms
C) underpopulation
D) exports to other countries

Question 7

Because China has no formal juvenile justice system, who handles minor deviant behavior?

A) schools
B) families
C) neighborhood organizations
D) all of the above

Question 8

What is the age of criminal responsibility in China?

A) 16
B) 18
C) 12
D) 21

Question 9

In China, the death penalty isn't specified for those under this age.

A) 18
B) 35
C) 21
D) China has no death penalty.

Question 10

Youth crime in China is almost exclusively _____.

A) female
B) male
C) both
D) neither

Question 11

In India, at what age does criminal responsibility begin?

A) 18
B) 21
C) 7
D) 12

Question 12

Because of the large population living in poverty, India places a special emphasis on _____.

A) school children
B) young children
C) adolescents
D) street children

Question 13

Russia must address the causes of youth crime that stem from which of the following?

A) poverty
B) individuals' rising expectations
C) social upheaval
D) all of the above

Question 14

In Russia, the age of criminal responsibility is _____.

A) 16
B) 12
C) 21
D) 18

Question 15

In Russia, youths age 14 and over are considered responsible only for which offenses?

A) murder
B) rape
C) robbery
D) all of the above

Question 16

Like youth justice systems in many other countries, Russia attempts to use these whenever possible.

A) informal dispositions
B) alternative dispositions
C) both
D) neither

Question 17

What is the maximum amount of time a minor can be incarcerated in Russia?

A) 40 years
B) 25 years
C) 10 years
D) 15 years

Question 18

In Russia, capital punishment can't be applied to anyone younger than this.

A) 16
B) 12
C) 21
D) 18

Question 19

South Africa's old _____ system of government affected its legal treatment of black youths.

A) communist
B) democratic
C) apartheid
D) Napoleonic

Question 20

How many types of courts does South Africa have for young offenders?

A) one
B) three
C) none
D) seven

Question 21

Japan's juvenile law might best be described as following the _____ models.

A) welfare and rehabilitation
B) prosecution and incarceration
C) probation and restitution
D) all of the above

Question 22

In Japan, those younger than age _____ are considered juveniles.

A) 16
B) 20
C) 12
D) 18

Question 23

In Japan, the death penalty is prohibited for anyone under this age.

A) 12
B) 18
C) 21
D) 16

Question 24

In Japan, offenders under this age are typically not held criminally responsible and are subject instead to Japan's Child Welfare Law.

A) 12
B) 16
C) 18
D) 14

Question 25

Which is a type of police volunteer in Japan?

A) the guidance volunteer
B) the police helper for juveniles
C) the instructor for juveniles
D) all of the above

Question 26

Which is a delinquency prevention activity that's practiced in Japan?

A) DARE
B) boot-camp prisons
C) the company-police conference
D) all of the above

Question 27

In England, offenders between the ages of 10 and 17 appear before a _____.

A) youth court
B) adult court
C) juvenile justice court
D) alternative resolution court

Question 28

In England, under which circumstance is a youth tried in the adult criminal court?

A) A youth is charged with homicide.
B) An offender between the ages of 10 and 18 is charged with a property offense.
C) Two youths are charged in a single offense.
D) all of the above

Question 29

What are some reasons children are traditionally excluded from war?

A) They were considered too valuable to risk losing.
B) They were considered too fragile to wield arms.
C) It was considered a man's work to engage in warfare.
D) all of the above

Question 30

Why might some countries allow child prostitution?

A) Sex tourism is profitable.
B) They have no child prostitution laws.
C) There are few children.
D) all of the above

Question 31

Except in the case of child prostitution, prostitution is often considered a(n) _____ crime.

A) traditional
B) property
C) adult
D) victimless

Question 32

When did the U.S. Supreme Court exempt U.S. juveniles from capital punishment?

A) 1952
B) 1985
C) 2005
D) 1914

Question 33

This country is likely the most popular sex-tourism destination.

A) Thailand
B) Suriname
C) Vietnam
D) Cambodia

Question 34

The cultural context in which behavior occurs dictates how a particular society will respond.

Question 35

To a large extent, the United States is culturally integrated with the rest of the world, primarily because of the size of the country.

Question 36

Youth crime in China is almost exclusively female.

Question 37

Like Americans, the Chinese point to bad parenting as a cause of youth crime.

Question 38

China has an advanced formal juvenile justice system.

Question 39

In India, formal introduction into the juvenile justice system occurs only after other alternatives have been explored.

Question 40

India has no special courts to deal with young offenders.

Question 41

Russia attempts to use informal or alternative dispositions for young offenders whenever possible.

Question 42

In Russia, capital punishment can't be applied to those under the age of 18.

Question 43

Prior to South Africa's political transformation, children held for political purposes were often incarcerated with adults.

Question 44

South Africa has no separate justice system for juveniles.

Question 45

In Japan, those younger than age 18 can be put to death for serious crimes.

Question 46

In England and Wales, a youth who is charged with homicide can be tried in adult criminal court.

Question 47

It can be argued that juvenile delinquency doesn't exist in many developing countries.

Question 48

The use of children has soldiers is becoming more common in many parts of the world.