Juvenile Delinquency Exam 1 - Chapters
1-4 Exam Questions + Verified Answers
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what is a juvenile -
correct answer ✅- definition depends on historical period
- most states define juveniles as those individuals who are under
the age of 18
- changes in labor laws resulted in legal rights
- 41 states consider juveniles under 18
- 7 states consider juveniles under 17
- 2 states consider juveniles under 16 - north carolina and new york
what is a status offense -
correct answer ✅- applied directly to juveniles
- deemed problematic due to age - alcohol, incorrigibility
(no control), running away, truancy
- juveniles should not be treated as delinquents for engaging in acts
- cannot get in trouble, but looked down upon
- chronic status offender repeats behavior and have been previously
addressed
conceptions of juvenile delinquency -
correct answer ✅- normative
,Juvenile Delinquency Exam 1 - Chapters
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- social constructionist
- critical
normative conception of delinquency -
correct answer ✅- set of norms/behaviors, conduct and conditions
agreed upon - race, class, gender, sexual orientation, nationality,
and ability are connected to delinquency
- delinquency is a violation of norms, rules, or the law
- delinquency is caused by biological, psychological, environmental,
or social factors that impact individuals or society
social constructionist conception of deliquency -
correct answer ✅- ideas popular about delinquency, are created
and based on political, social, and economic factors which change
over time
- the definition of deviance and delinquency is constructed by the
interactions of those in society
- delinquency is constructed by society
- behaviors are not inherently delinquent, but they become so once
society determines that they are delinquent
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critical conception of delinquency -
correct answer ✅- critiques the existing social system that creates
norms of oppression
- deviance and delinquency is established by those in power to
maintain and enhance their power
- previous explorations of delinquency have focused on a white,
male, middle to upper class understanding of society that implies
that people of color, girls, and youth from working poor
neighborhoods are, by definition, delinquent. instead, this
conception critiques the social system that establishes these beliefs
and norms in the first place
folkways -
correct answer ✅- everyday norms that do not generate much
uproar if they are violated
- examples include rude behavior
mores -
correct answer ✅- "moral" norms that may generate more outrage
if broken
- examples include homelessness and unemployment
1-4 Exam Questions + Verified Answers
100% correct, Update 2026
what is a juvenile -
correct answer ✅- definition depends on historical period
- most states define juveniles as those individuals who are under
the age of 18
- changes in labor laws resulted in legal rights
- 41 states consider juveniles under 18
- 7 states consider juveniles under 17
- 2 states consider juveniles under 16 - north carolina and new york
what is a status offense -
correct answer ✅- applied directly to juveniles
- deemed problematic due to age - alcohol, incorrigibility
(no control), running away, truancy
- juveniles should not be treated as delinquents for engaging in acts
- cannot get in trouble, but looked down upon
- chronic status offender repeats behavior and have been previously
addressed
conceptions of juvenile delinquency -
correct answer ✅- normative
,Juvenile Delinquency Exam 1 - Chapters
1-4 Exam Questions + Verified Answers
100% correct, Update 2026
- social constructionist
- critical
normative conception of delinquency -
correct answer ✅- set of norms/behaviors, conduct and conditions
agreed upon - race, class, gender, sexual orientation, nationality,
and ability are connected to delinquency
- delinquency is a violation of norms, rules, or the law
- delinquency is caused by biological, psychological, environmental,
or social factors that impact individuals or society
social constructionist conception of deliquency -
correct answer ✅- ideas popular about delinquency, are created
and based on political, social, and economic factors which change
over time
- the definition of deviance and delinquency is constructed by the
interactions of those in society
- delinquency is constructed by society
- behaviors are not inherently delinquent, but they become so once
society determines that they are delinquent
, Juvenile Delinquency Exam 1 - Chapters
1-4 Exam Questions + Verified Answers
100% correct, Update 2026
critical conception of delinquency -
correct answer ✅- critiques the existing social system that creates
norms of oppression
- deviance and delinquency is established by those in power to
maintain and enhance their power
- previous explorations of delinquency have focused on a white,
male, middle to upper class understanding of society that implies
that people of color, girls, and youth from working poor
neighborhoods are, by definition, delinquent. instead, this
conception critiques the social system that establishes these beliefs
and norms in the first place
folkways -
correct answer ✅- everyday norms that do not generate much
uproar if they are violated
- examples include rude behavior
mores -
correct answer ✅- "moral" norms that may generate more outrage
if broken
- examples include homelessness and unemployment
