Deck 5: The Nature of Delinquency

Question 1

Self-report data lead to the clear conclusion that a substantial portion of adolescents report involvement in minor delinquent acts.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

All forms of data show that minor forms of delinquency are far more common than serious, violent offenses.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

UCR data indicate that violent delinquency is the most frequently occurring category of delinquency.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the most common forms of adolescent misconduct according to self-report data?

A) alcohol and marijuana use
B) skipping school
C) minor theft
D) aggravated assault

Question 5

According to Juvenile Court Statistics, what is the most frequent referral category?

A) violent or person offenses
B) drug law violations
C) property offenses
D) public order offenses

Question 6

The different sources of data show that most forms of delinquency have declined since the mid-1990s.

Question 7

Official data and victimization surveys confirm the relationship between age and crime, but self-reports of offending do not.

Question 8

The strength of the relationship between gender and crime varies depending on data source and type of offense.

Question 9

In all types of data, gender differences in juvenile crime are greatest for what category of crime?

A) violent
B) property
C) public order
D) status

Question 10

Self-report data reveal racial differences in the prevalence of offending for both violent and property offenses.

Question 11

Arrest data in the UCR represent the least biased data source for exploring the relationship between race and offending.

Question 12

UCR arrest data show that African-Americans are particularly over-represented among those arrested for what category of crime?

A) arson
B) larceny-theft
C) serious violent crime
D) serious property crime

Question 13

Only _____________ provide information about the social class of offenders.

A) official data
B) self-report surveys
C) victimization surveys

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between social class and offending?

A) There is little or no relationship between social class and minor forms of offending.
B) There is little or no relationship between social class and serious forms of offending.
C) No data source allows us to accurately assess the relationship between social class and offending.
D) None of the above.

Question 15

The following questions are on Reading 5.1: Puzzanchera (2014).
-UCR arrest data show declines in recent years in juvenile arrests for violent crimes, but increases in juvenile arrests for property crimes.

Question 16

The following questions are on Reading 5.1: Puzzanchera (2014).
-Declines in recent years in arrest rates for violent crime existed for both males and females, and across racial and ethnic groups.

Question 17

The following questions are on Reading 5.1: Puzzanchera (2014).
-According to UCR data, from 1980 to 2012, arrest rates declined for which type of offense?

A) burglary
B) larceny-theft
C) robbery
D) All of the above.

Question 18

The following questions are on Reading 5.2: Zahn et al. (2008).
-The research bulletin on violence by teenage girls relies on which data source to examine trends in girls' violence?

A) official arrest data
B) self-reports of offending
C) victimization survey data
D) All of the above.

Question 19

The following questions are on Reading 5.2: Zahn et al. (2008).
-The gender difference in arrests for violent crime widened during the years that Zahn and her colleagues studied.

Question 20

The following questions are on Reading 5.2: Zahn et al. (2008).
-Like UCR arrest data, self-reports of offending show that female involvement in assault has increased significantly in recent decades.