Deck 2: The Nature and Extent of Delinquency

Question 1

The teenage gender ratio for serious violent is approximately _____ males to one female.

A)12
B)8
C)4
D)9

Answer 1

C

Question 2

When fully implemented the _____, will contain data on each reported crime incident.

A)National Crime Victimization Survey
B)Neighborhood Watch Program
C)National Incident-Based Reporting System
D)Monitoring the Future Survey

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Juvenile arrest rates began to climb in the _____ and peaked in the _____.

A)1960s, 1980s
B)1970s, 1990s
C)1980s, 1990s
D)1990s, 2000s

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Researchers at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research (ISR) conduct an
Annual national self-report survey called _______________.

A)Safe and Health Child Survey
B)Project Anchor
C)Monitoring the Future
D)Delinquency Forecasting Study

Question 5

A/An _____ produces a group of respondents who do not represent the nation as a whole.

A)Underreporting
B)Sampling error
C)Over-reporting
D)Inadequate response format

Question 6

Delinquency rates are correlated with the number of _____ mothers in the population.

A)Teenage
B)Married
C)Working
D)Unwed

Question 7

To conduct _____ research, researchers manipulate or intervene in the lives of their subjects to see the outcome or the effect of the intervention.

A)Experimental
B)Single-subject
C)Ethnographic
D)Meta-analysis

Question 8

According to the text, experts rely on what three primary sources of data to find out about the nature and extent of delinquency?

A)Official records, media sources, victim surveys
B)Victim surveys, hospital ER reports, official records
C)Self-report surveys, victim surveys, official records
D)Official records, self-report surveys, school truancy records

Question 9

According to the text, a sudden increase in _____ may be a harbinger of future increase in the rate of delinquency.

A)Drug use
B)Population
C)Bullying
D)School drop-outs

Question 10

According to the text, surveys of high school students indicate that between ___ and ___ percent carry guns at least some of the time.

A)5, 10
B)10, 12
C)8, 12
D)6, 10

Question 11

The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is compiled by the_____.

A)Federal Bureau of Investigation
B)Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
C)Bureau of Justice Statistics
D)White House Commission on Crime and Delinquency

Question 12

Juvenile violent crime arrests typically peak at age _____.

A)16
B)17
C)18
D)20

Question 13

According to the most recent MTF study, about _____ percent of surveyed youth reported hurting someone badly enough that the victim required medical care.

A)8
B)5
C)12
D)17

Question 14

Traditionally, slightly more than _____ percent of all reported Part I crimes are cleared by arrest each year.

A)20
B)35
C)65
D)50

Question 15

The _____ study is considered the national standard to measure substance abuse trends among American teens.

A)National Crime Victimization
B)Monitoring the Future
C)Victims for Justice
D)National Gang Crime

Question 16

The _____ will require local police agencies to provide at least a brief account of each incident and arrest, including the incident, victim, and offender information.

A)NCVS
B)NIBRS
C)UCR
D)MTF

Question 17

Kids ages _____ account for almost all underage arrests.

A)9 - 15
B)10 - 14
C)11 - 15
D)14 - 17

Question 18

One study found that while girls are generally more willing to report drug use than boys and that _____ girls tend to underreport substance abuse.

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

Question 19

Chronic juvenile offenders have an _____ percent chance of becoming adult offenders.

A)75
B)80
C)50
D)65

Question 20

When the UCR indicates that the murder rate was 5.8 in 2009, this means that almost six people in every _____ were murdered between January 1 and December 31, 2009.

A)1,000
B)10,000
C)100,000
D)One million

Question 21

In a controversial work, John J.Donohue III and Steven Levitt argue that the recent drop in
the crime rate can be attributable to the _____.

Question 22

The concept of the chronic career offender is most closely associated with the research efforts of _____.

A)Larry Siegel
B)Marvin Wolfgang
C)W.J.Wilson
D)Mark Lipsey

Question 23

A questionnaire or survey technique that ask subjects to reveal their own participation in
delinquent or criminal acts is called a _______________.

Question 24

Approximately _____ percent of physically assaulted or abused adolescents reported lifetime substance abuse or dependence.

A)25
B)12
C)10
D)50

Question 25

The concept of the chronic offender is most closely associated with the research efforts
of _____.

Question 26

The latest data tells us that juveniles are responsible for approximately 24 percent of
_____ arrests.

Question 27

Wolfgang's study, the "chronic 6 percent" committed _____ percent of all murders.

A)91
B)31
C)58
D)71

Question 28

The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is being developed y the _____.

Question 29

Mark Lipsey found that programs based on cognitive behavioral therapy _____

A)Increased recidivism
B)Were only effective with social skills training
C)Had no effect on delinquent behavior
D)Significantly reduced recidivism

Question 30

Efforts to chart _____ will have a major influence on both theory and policy.

A)Juvenile probation and school failure
B)Arrest records of juveniles
C)Diversion programs involving juveniles
D)Life cycle of crimes and delinquency

Question 31

________is a research technique that employs graphic representations of crime data patterns.

Question 32

___________________ and _____________________ are two factors that stand out as encouraging recidivism.

Question 33

According the text, teens were more than _____ times as likely to become victims than their grandparents.

A)10
B)15
C)11
D)12

Question 34

Native American adolescents have the highest rate for _______ victimization.

Question 35

Young girls are much more likely to be the victim of _____.

A)Robbery
B)Sexual assault
C)Bullying
D)Homicide

Question 36

Studies show that_____ adolescents have the highest rate for sexual assault
Victimization

A)Asian
B)Hispanic
C)African American
D)Native Americans

Question 37

Important sources of information about delinquent behavior comes from data gathered by the FBI, the collected data comprises the ______.

A)Uniform Victims Report
B)Crime Victims Report
C)Violent Crimes Report
D)Uniform Crime Report

Question 38

_________ appear to report only crimes that involve considerable loss or injury.

Question 39

Surveys indicate that there are more than ______ gang members in the United States.

Question 40

_____ refers to the idea that chronic juvenile offenders are likely to continue violating the law as adult.

A)Age of onset phenomenon
B)Continuity of crime
C)Life cycle of crime
D)Predictive analysis

Question 41

Regardless of race, sex, social class, intelligence, or any other social variable, people
commit less crime as they age; this is referred to as _____.

Question 42

Some experts tie increases in the violent delinquency rate between 1980 and 1990 to the _____.

Question 43

In recent years, the number of females engaging in delinquent activities has been lower than the number of males engaging in delinquent activities.

Question 44

What does the research tell us about the relationship between juvenile delinquency and race?

Question 45

Children who are found to be disruptive and antisocial as early as age 5 or 6 are the most likely to exhibit stable, long-term patterns of disruptive behavior through adolescence.

Question 46

Discuss the juvenile arrest trends presented in the text. Do you feel this information is
different or the same as presented in the media? Why or why not?

Question 47

The "missing cases" phenomenon is not a major concern with self-report studies.

Question 48

The concept of the chronic offender is most closely associated with the research efforts of Mark Lipsey.

Question 49

Although caught less frequently, females commit far more delinquency than males

Question 50

Discuss the methods for collecting data on juvenile delinquency through the UCR, self-report surveys, and the NCVS.Which do you believe provides the most reliable information? Why?

Question 51

When looking at race and delinquency, most violent crimes are interracial.

Question 52

According to the NCVS, young people are much ______likely to be the victims of crime than adults.
AND: More

Question 53

Meta-analysis is a research technique using the grouped data from several different studies.

Question 54

Discuss the policy implications of the concept of the chronic offender.Do you agree that focusing on a single problem is not effective, why or why not?

Question 55

When it comes to the issue of race, _____ youths are much more likely than _____
youths to be arrested for serious criminal behavior.

Question 56

After adolescence, age is inversely related to criminality: As youthful offenders mature, their offending rates decline.

Question 57

Most delinquent acts occur during the months of _____ and _____.

Question 58

Boys are more likely than girls to be arrested as runaways.

Question 59

Explain what the research tells us about the relationship between aging out and delinquency.What are your views on age and delinquency?

Question 60

According to the text, the NIBRS has now been implemented in all states.

Question 61

Describe some of the strengths and weaknesses of the UCR and the NCVS.How are they reliable indicators of crime? Which do you believe to provide the most valuable information, why?

Question 62

Discuss the relationship between youth victimization and mental health problems indicated in the text.Do you agree with the authors' statement "Protecting adolescents must become a national priority." Why or why not?

Question 63

List some of the childhood risk factors for persistent delinquency.What factors do you believe have the greatest impact, why?

Question 64

Discuss the problems associated with the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) as indicated in the text.Do you think this is a valid survey, why or why not?

Question 65

What is data mining? How it is utilized by a police department? Do you believe data mining to be a viable tool for the police investigations? Why or why not?