Deck 14: Special Populations

Question 1

__________ percent of youths in the juvenile justice system have serious mental disorders.

A)5
B)20
C)40
D)50
E)80

Answer 1

B

Question 2

____________ developed a theoretical framework in which to study the drugs/violence nexus.

A)Wolfgang
B)Figlio
C)Sellin
D)Goldstein
E)none of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

It is estimated that _____ ____ percent of the reported forcible rapes in the United States are committed by juvenile male offenders.

A)20
B)36
C)61
D)81
E)None of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Two studies, ____________ and ___________ were published in 2008, focusing on drug use among adolescents between 2006 and 2007.

A)Monitoring the Future Survey, National Survey on Drug Use and Health
B)Evaluating the Past Survey, National Survey on Drug Use and Health
C)Methods of Drug Abuse Survey, National Survey on Drug Use and Health
D)Monitoring the Future Survey, North American Survey on Drug Use and Health Effects
E)none of the above

Question 5

____________ is an example of a strategy that is aimed at reducing child prostitution.

A)Stiffer teenage curfew and loitering laws
B)More runaway shelters
C)Counseling and direct family involvement to prevent teenage runaway problems
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 6

A data system called _______________ allows for the collection of detailed statistical information about juvenile victims of reported crimes.

A)National Investigation on Behavioral Response System (NIBRS)
B)National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
C)c.Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
D)Urban Criminalization Report (UCR)
E)none of the above

Question 7

Rampage killings can be blamed on ________.

A)video games
B)movies
C)television
D)the Internet
E)none of the above

Question 8

Most of the research done in the 1960s focused on _______ and adult crime.

A)heroin addiction
B)alcoholism
C)marijuana use
D)barbiturates use
E)cocaine use

Question 9

The poverty rates of children in the United States are as high as _____ percent.

A)16
B)36
C)61
D)81
E)none of the above

Question 10

About _____ of all incarcerated youths in the juvenile justice system suffer from a serious mental disorder.

A)1/2
B)1/4
C)1/5
D)1/10
E)1/100

Question 11

Marvin Wolfgang, Robert Figlio, and Terrence Sellin conducted a study in which U.S.city?

A)New York, New York
B)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C)Boston, Massachusetts
D)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
E)Chicago, Illinois

Question 12

___________ conducted a famous delinquency study that centered around the criminal careers of Philadelphia boys born in the year 1945.

A)Wolfgang
B)Figlio
C)Sellin
D)Goldstein
E)a, b, and c

Question 13

The shooters involved in the shootings at Columbine High School were known members of the __________.

A)trench coat mafia
B)black plague mafia
C)payback mafia
D)vigilante mafia
E)black jacket mafia

Question 14

Categorizing a youth sexually deviant or diagnosing a paraphilia may lead to a self-fulfilling behavior where the youth conforms to the designation.The text calls this ___________.

A)self-fulfilling prophesy
B)deviancy prophesy
C)labeling
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 15

The chance of a child becoming a victim in a school-associated violent death is less than __________.

A)one in a million
B)one in a trillion
C)one in a billion
D)one in ten thousand
E)one in a thousand

Question 16

_________ are a category of extremist groups.

A)Christian identity groups
B)Traditional hate groups
C)Survivalist and militia groups
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 17

In the year 2003, an estimated _____ million Americans 12 and older were current illicit drug users.

A)5.5
B)10.5
C)12.5
D)15.5
E)20.3

Question 18

The ___________ was passed in 2000 to combat the international problem of kidnapped youths that are sold into forced labor and servitude.

A)Megan's Law
B)Amber's Law
C)Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 19

__________ students were expelled during the 1997-1998 school year for bringing a firearm to school.

A)10,930
B)5,930
C)5,530
D)3,930
E)none of the above

Question 20

The most prevalent disorders appear to be __________ in juvenile offenders.

A)conduct disorders
B)antisocial personality disorders
C)substance abuse disorders
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 21

Members of the Generation Y population are more than four times as likely to die by suicide or homicide than their parents were at the same age.

Question 22

Studies by Wolfgang, Figlio, and Sellin have found that race is not a consistent factor in predicting chronic offenders.

Question 23

Globally, there are 2 million children under the age of 18 engaged in prostitution.

Question 24

From 1989 to 2005, almost every state had suffered an incident involving a school shooting or an episode of school violence where students have lost their lives.

Question 25

Some 50 to 80% of all child abuse cases involve some degree of substance abuse by the child's parents.

Question 26

Many youths who commit violent crimes start their offending early and eventually become chronic violent offenders.

Question 27

Robert Taylor reports that juvenile hackers do not meet the common profile of their chronic juvenile offender counterparts.

Question 28

From 1998 to 2007 the percentage of juvenile arrests for aggravated assault declined by over 21%.

Question 29

Most serious violent juvenile offenders are male and from a racial minority.

Question 30

From 1998 to 2007 the percentage of juvenile arrests for murder declined by over 23%.

Question 31

Three social structure theories support the argument that socioeconomic conditions and cultural values in the lower class lead to delinquency.

Question 32

Generation X (those born between 1966 and the early 1990s) were supposed to be the next wave of violent offenders, when in fact crime rates have decreased.

Question 33

Zero tolerance programs have undoubtedly improved school climate and student behavior as well as reducing school violence in general.

Question 34

Globally, approximately 60% of trafficking victims are female, and 25 % of those are trafficked for the commercial sex business.

Question 35

Juvenile hackers are mostly young, black males from upper-class environments.

Question 36

It is estimated that one-fifth of child molestation and three-fourths of all known cases of forcible rape are committed by juvenile males.

Question 37

In his book, The Prostitution of Women and Girls, R.Wolfgang Barri recounts the shameful history of child prostitution throughout history.

Question 38

Chronic juvenile offenders that begin their criminal careers at a relatively young age and have persistent involvement in crime through adulthood tend to out grow the crime of their youth.

Question 39

There are more arrests of male prostitutes than female prostitutes in the under 18 category.

Question 40

Youths that are driven to commit acts of sexual misconduct as a result of urges or impulses are likely to continue their crimes through adulthood if not identified and treated effectively.

Question 41

Compare and contrast the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and the Uniform Crime Report (UCR).

Question 42

Describe the effect of the Internet on child pornography.

Question 43

What are the options available to mentally ill juvenile offenders?

Question 44

Describe the chiva epidemic in the United States.

Question 45

Explain how the Zero Tolerance Programs work and explain if/how they are effective.

Question 46

Describe the relationship between drug use and delinquency.

Question 47

Explain paraphilia and its consequences.

Question 48

What are the characteristics of chronic juvenile offenders?

Question 49

Compare and contrast rampage killers and typical murders.

Question 50

Explain the effect of violent aspects of American culture on juveniles involved in episodes of school violence.

Question 51

What are the characteristics of violent juvenile offenders?

Question 52

Explain generalizations of juveniles and violence.How can these generalizations be proved and disproved?

Question 53

What are the characteristics of juveniles that lead them to commit hate crimes?

Question 54

Explain the concept of neglect and compare and contrast with the concept of child abuse.

Question 55

What are the similarities between child prostitution and human trafficking?