Deck 34: Child Saving Movement in Illinois From the Child Savers: the Invention of Delinquency, Anthony Mplatt

Question 1

According to Platt, what change in the criminal justice system did the establishment of Reform School bring?

A)Corporal punishment against children was abandoned.
B)Produced fears disproportionate to the actual harms
C)Produced fears disproportionate to the actual harms.
D)All of the above

Answer 1

Produced fears disproportionate to the actual harms

Question 2

According to Platt, the child-saving organizations' position on Reform School was that ______.

A)Children should be given fair trial before committed to reform school
B)Parents and other responsible adults should have to right to commit children for intermediate sentences
C)The living conditions of Reform School have to be improved
D)None of the above

Answer 2

Parents and other responsible adults should have to right to commit children for intermediate sentences

Question 3

According to Platt, what was the jail like in Chicago?

A)It was overcrowded
B)Its living conditions were low
C)Both juvenile and adult offenders were kept together
D)All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

According to Platt, which of the following is NOT true about the child-saving movement?

A)Started with the introduction of the Reform Schools.
B)Culminated in the enactment of the juvenile court act of 1899.
C)The legislation of the juvenile court act received most of its support from the government
D)Demands the separation of juvenile delinquents from older offenders.

Question 5

Who were the "childsavers" and how did they impact how our society handled juvenile deviance? What were the benefits and consequences of their work, according to Platt?