Deck 8: The Family and Delinquency

Question 1

The _____ Project is dedicated to addressing our nation's crises of child abuse, neglect and abandonment, teen pregnancy, and overall violence by parenting, empathy, and nurturing skills to all school-age children and teens.

A)Child Awareness
B)Down With Violence
C)Head Start
D)Parenting

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The Supreme Court recognized in _____ the child's right to be free from parental abuse.

A)Troxel v.Granville
B)Miranda v.Arizona
C)In re Gault
D)Stantosky v.Kramer

Answer 2

D

Question 3

An estimated _____ million yearly referrals, involving the alleged maltreatment are received each year by Child Protective Services around the nation.

A)1.2
B)2.7
C)3.3
D)3.7

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When parents physically leave their children with the intention of completely severing the
Parent-child relationship it is called _____.

A)Child abuse
B)Physical neglect
C)Abandonment
D)Infanticide

Question 5

Experts suggest there is a strong relationship between a(n) _____ and a child's law violating behavior.

A)Nuclear family
B)Extended family
C)Broken home
D)Deviant friendship

Question 6

Any physical, emotional, or sexual trauma to a child, including neglecting to give proper care and attention, for which no reasonable explanation can be found is called ____.

A)Child abuse
B)Child neglect
C)Child battering
D)Abandonment

Question 7

In the United States, ____ children comprise the largest proportion of children in foster care.

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

Question 8

_____ refers to an environment of discord and conflict within the family.

A)Interfamily violence
B)Intrafamily violence
C)Overt conflict
D)Covert conflict

Question 9

The _____ has been the impetus for the states to improve the legal frameworks of their child protection systems.

A)Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
B)Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act
C)Juvenile Court Act
D)Family and Delinquency Control Act

Question 10

The association between parental deviance and children's delinquency may be related to labeling and _____.

A)Divorce
B)Parental age
C)Substance abuse
D)Stigma

Question 11

The court held in ______ that parents are protected against government interference with certain fundamental rights and liberty interests including parent's fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their children.

A)Troxel v.Granville
B)Miranda v.Arizona
C)In re Gault
D)Stantosky v.Kramer

Question 12

About _____ percent of all children in the United States live in poverty.

A)15
B)10
C)35
D)20

Question 13

Mass murders in which a spouse and one or more children are slain are called _____.

A)Infanticide
B)Regicide
C)Parricide
D)Familicide

Question 14

The nonaccidental physical injury of children by their parents or guardians is called
_____.

A)Infanticide
B)Child neglect
C)The battered child syndrome
D)First degree child endangerment

Question 15

____________ are characterized as families with children that are the product of divorce and remarriage.

A)Extended families
B)Multicultural families
C)Blended families
D)Broken homes

Question 16

When a parent fails to provide adequate food, shelter, or medical care for their children it is called _____.

A)Child abuse
B)Physical neglect
C)Abandonment
D)Infanticide

Question 17

_____ lowers the risk for delinquency of children living in high-crime areas.

A)Having a large circle of friends
B)Corporal punishment
C)Threats of incarceration
D)Effective parenting

Question 18

The focus of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (CSDD) was _______________.

A)Family breakup
B)Sibling rivalry
C)Parental deviance
D)The effects of education on deviance

Question 19

A number of studies have found that parental deviance _____.

A)Is unrelated to their children's delinquent behavior
B)Has a powerful influence on their children's delinquent behavior
C)Is negatively associated with their children's delinquent behavior
D)Has limited effect on their children's deviant behavior

Question 20

_____efficacy refers to families in which parents are able to integrate their children into the household unit while at the same time helping assert their individuality and regulate their own behavior.

A)Child
B)Family
C)Parental
D)Individual

Question 21

Periodic meetings to determine whether the conditions of the case plan for an abused child are being met by the parents or guardians of the child are called _____.

A)Sentencing hearings
B)Juvenile delinquent hearings
C)Review hearings
D)Juvenile justice hearings

Question 22

In _____, the court held that a protective screen is allowed in order that the child witness would not have to see the accused defendant

Question 23

The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 allows the child to _____.

A)Avoid testifying in court if it would be embarrassing
B)Use anatomically correct dolls to demonstrate what occurred
C)Testify on videotape instead of in person
D)Simply give a deposition instead of testifying in court

Question 24

Depriving children of food, shelter, health care, and love is referred to as _____.

Question 25

Periodic meetings to determine whether the conditions of the case plan for an abused child are being met by the parents of guardians of the child are called _____.

Question 26

Mass murders in which a spouse and one or more children are slain are called _____.

Question 27

Child protection agencies have been dealing with abuse and neglect since the _____.

Question 28

In the 1992 Supreme Court case, _____, the court ruled that the state's attorney is not required to produce young victims at trial or to demonstrate the reason they were unavailable to serve as witnesses.

A)In re Gault
B)White v.Illinois
C)Stantosky v.Kramer
D)Troxel v.Granville

Question 29

If the care a child receives fails _____, the state may take action to remove a child from the home and place her/him in a less threatening environment.

Question 30

A lawyer appointed by the court to look after the interest of those who do not have the
Capacity to assert their own rights is referred to as a ______.

A)Child watcher
B)Child saver
C)Guardian ad litem
D)Guardian angel

Question 31

The non-accidental physical injury of children by their parents or guardians is called
_____.

Question 32

Good parenting lowers the risk of delinquency for children living in _____.

Question 33

Concerted efforts to deal with the maltreatment of children did not begin in the United States until _____.

A)1874
B)1865
C)1900
D)1921

Question 34

In making their decisions, courts are guided by role of the _____, protection of the _____, and responsibility of the _____.

Question 35

Changing sex roles have created a more _____ family structure.

A)Extended
B)Authoritarian
C)Egalitarian
D)Authoritative

Question 36

At the _____, the attorney for the social service agency presents an overview of the case and the evidence.

A)Ad litem hearing
B)Pretrial conference
C)Removal hearing
D)Disposition hearing

Question 37

_____ refers to when the state attempts to balance the parent's natural right to control their child's upbringing with the child's right to grow into adulthood free from harm.

A)The child savers philosophy
B)Balancing-of-the-interests approach
C)The justice model approach
D)The juvenile justice approach

Question 38

When the social service agency presents its case plan and recommendation for care of the child and treatment of the parents, including incarceration and counseling or other treatments it is called _____.

A)Advisement hearing
B)Pretrial conference
C)Ad litem hearing
D)Disposition hearing

Question 39

_____ is a condition that occurs when parents have such large families that their resources, such as time and money, are spread too thin, causing lack of familial support and control.

Question 40

In _____ the Supreme Court held that a protective screen is allowed in order that the child witness would not have to see the accused defendant.

A)Coy v.Iowa
B)White v.Illinois
C)Troxel v.Granville
D)In re Gault

Question 41

Parents of beyond-control children have been found to be inconsistent rule-setters.

Question 42

Most of the states now allow a child's testimony to be given on closed-circuit television (CCTV).

Question 43

One of the most common forms of child abuse involves siblings.

Question 44

One of the most significant problems associated with abuse cases is the trauma a child must go through in a court hearing.

Question 45

What is parental efficacy? Explain its relationship to delinquency.

Question 46

Children from families with a household income of less than $15,000.00 per year experience more abuse than children living in more affluent homes.

Question 47

Explain the intergenerational transmission of deviance factors that may play a role in delinquency.Do you agree or disagree with these factors? Explain.

Question 48

Deviance is _____, and the traits that cause one sibling to engage in delinquency are shared by his or her brother or sister.

Question 49

Nuclear families that are the product of divorce and remarriage which contain children
from each of the marriages are called broken homes.

Question 50

Girls are less affected by the quality of the mother's parenting and post-divorce parental conflict.

Question 51

Children who have experienced family breakup are more likely to demonstrate _____ and _____ than children in intact families.

Question 52

Children who grow up in dysfunctional homes often exhibit delinquent behaviors, having learned at a young age that _____ pays off.

Question 53

Explain how changes in the family can affect delinquency.Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

Question 54

Children who feel _____ and refuse to discuss important issues with them are more likely to engage in deviant activities.

Question 55

Explain the effect of inconsistent and ineffective adult supervision on delinquency.Do you agree or disagree with this theory? Explain.

Question 56

School is the primary unit in which children learn the values and attitudes that guide
their behavior.

Question 57

Discuss how divorce and parental deviance affect delinquency.Explain your view on this theory.

Question 58

While the terms child abuse and neglect are used interchangeably, they both represent different forms of maltreatment.

Question 59

Out-of-court statements made by one person and recounted in court by another are
called direct evidence.

Question 60

A significant number of delinquent youths have _____ fathers.

Question 61

Explain the relationship between social class and abuse.Do you think this is a valid relationship? Explain.

Question 62

Discuss the various forms that abuse and neglect may take.

Question 63

What is foster care: Discuss various factors of foster care indicated by the authors as noteworthy.

Question 64

Explain sibling influences on delinquency.What is your opinion on this concept? Explain.

Question 65

Discuss the strategies utilized with at-risk youth.If you were asked to fund one of these interventions, which would it be? Explain your rationale.