Juvenile Delinquency Exam #1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the following Supreme Court cases provided the possibility of parole for a youth under
the age of 18? - CORRECT ANSWER - Miller vs. Alabama
According to Erik Erikson, what is formed when a person develops a firm sense of self? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Ego Identity
The process by which juvenile offenders continue on with their delinquent careers rather than
aging out of crime is referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWER - Persistence
The early legal term used to describe status offenders was: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Wayward Minors
One way jurisdictions have attempted to maintain greater control over wayward youth has been
the implementation of what type of laws? - CORRECT ANSWER - Curfew
Youth people who are extremely vulnerable to the negative consequences of school, failure,
substance abuse, and early sexuality are often referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWER - At-
risk youth
What is the single most effective preventive strategy against adult poverty? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Graduate from high school
Which of the following refers to youths who are spread too thin, experience personal uncertainty,
and place themselves at the mercy of people who promise to give them a sense of identity they
cannot develop for themselves? - CORRECT ANSWER - Role diffusion
, Which of the following phrases best exemplifies a youth who has been retained in school, is
involved with deviant peers, and experiments with drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER - At-
risk youth
What term is used to describe the reduction in frequency of a youth's offending? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Aging-out process
In reference to the British legal system of the middle ages, what was created during this time to
oversee the lives of minor children of the wealthy who were orphaned or unable to care for
themselves? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chancery courts
Nineteenth-Century reformers who developed programs for troubled youth and influenced
legislation creating the juvenile justice system in the United States were referred to as: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Child Savers
Today, what term is used to describe the legal status of a minor child who has been found to have
violated the penal code? - CORRECT ANSWER - Juvenile Delinquents
In colonial America, what law permitted a youth to be put to death if he or she could not be
controlled by his or her parents? - CORRECT ANSWER - Massachusetts Stubborn Child
Law
Which program collects data on each reported crime incident and requires local police to provide
at least a brief account of each incident and arrest? - CORRECT ANSWER - NIBRS
Scholars in delinquency have identified a variety of factors that influence juvenile crime rates
and trends; it was noted that an indication of future increases in the delinquency rate may be a
sudden increase in which of the following areas? - CORRECT ANSWER - Drug use
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between weather and
delinquent behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER - Juveniles commit more violent crime when
the weather is warmer
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the following Supreme Court cases provided the possibility of parole for a youth under
the age of 18? - CORRECT ANSWER - Miller vs. Alabama
According to Erik Erikson, what is formed when a person develops a firm sense of self? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Ego Identity
The process by which juvenile offenders continue on with their delinquent careers rather than
aging out of crime is referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWER - Persistence
The early legal term used to describe status offenders was: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Wayward Minors
One way jurisdictions have attempted to maintain greater control over wayward youth has been
the implementation of what type of laws? - CORRECT ANSWER - Curfew
Youth people who are extremely vulnerable to the negative consequences of school, failure,
substance abuse, and early sexuality are often referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWER - At-
risk youth
What is the single most effective preventive strategy against adult poverty? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Graduate from high school
Which of the following refers to youths who are spread too thin, experience personal uncertainty,
and place themselves at the mercy of people who promise to give them a sense of identity they
cannot develop for themselves? - CORRECT ANSWER - Role diffusion
, Which of the following phrases best exemplifies a youth who has been retained in school, is
involved with deviant peers, and experiments with drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER - At-
risk youth
What term is used to describe the reduction in frequency of a youth's offending? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Aging-out process
In reference to the British legal system of the middle ages, what was created during this time to
oversee the lives of minor children of the wealthy who were orphaned or unable to care for
themselves? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chancery courts
Nineteenth-Century reformers who developed programs for troubled youth and influenced
legislation creating the juvenile justice system in the United States were referred to as: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Child Savers
Today, what term is used to describe the legal status of a minor child who has been found to have
violated the penal code? - CORRECT ANSWER - Juvenile Delinquents
In colonial America, what law permitted a youth to be put to death if he or she could not be
controlled by his or her parents? - CORRECT ANSWER - Massachusetts Stubborn Child
Law
Which program collects data on each reported crime incident and requires local police to provide
at least a brief account of each incident and arrest? - CORRECT ANSWER - NIBRS
Scholars in delinquency have identified a variety of factors that influence juvenile crime rates
and trends; it was noted that an indication of future increases in the delinquency rate may be a
sudden increase in which of the following areas? - CORRECT ANSWER - Drug use
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between weather and
delinquent behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER - Juveniles commit more violent crime when
the weather is warmer
