Juvenile Delinquency Exam 2
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According to choice theorists, offenders: - ✔✔are rational actors who choose to crime
because they believe their actions will be beneficial
According to __________________ theory, delinquency is a function of personal
predispositions such as temperament, personality, hormones, or genetics. - ✔✔Trait
Philosophers Beccaria and Bentham are identified as the core theorists of
___________________. - ✔✔classical criminology
_______________________ theory views crime as a "normal" function of modern living. -
✔✔Routine activities
Which of the following factors that motivate a potential delinquent to act on his or her
antisocial propensitiesis false? - ✔✔Kids who are granted a lot of time to socialize with
peers are just as likely to engage in deviant behaviors as those who are closely
supervised.
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,According to routine activity theory, the volume and distribution of predatory crimes in
a particular area and at a particular time is influenced by the interaction of three
variables. - ✔✔the absence of law enforcement
A guiding principle of ______________ theory is that the more severe, certain, and swift
the punishment, the greater the deterrent effect. - ✔✔Deterrence
Which of the following statements about specific deterrence is false? - ✔✔The
association between punishment and desistance is logical, and there is plenty of
evidence that punitive measures alone deter future delinquency
In the 1990s, various deterrence-based strategies were implemented based on the
increase in teenage violence. Which of the following is not one of those policies? -
✔✔Programs taught problem-solving skills that may include self-disclosure, listening,
following instructions, and using self-control.
Which of the following is not a reason why specific deterrence and strict punishment do
not work with juveniles? - ✔✔Punishment will lead to future compliance of social and
legal norms.
According to the text, which of the following is not among the problems that exist with
relying on a deterrence-based strategy to control delinquency? - ✔✔Juveniles often
commit crimes individually; thus peer pressure has no impact on the deterrence of the
law.
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,Which of the following statements about situational crime prevention efforts is true? -
✔✔They are designed to reduce or redirect crime by making it more difficult to profit
from illegal acts
Situational crime prevention strategies aim to reduce opportunities to commit
delinquent acts through all means provided except: - ✔✔Early intervention programs
that focus on improving the general well-being of individual children.
Which of the following criminologists advocated that criminality could best be
controlled by regulating the reproduction of families exhibiting abnormal traits, such as
"feeblemindedness?" - ✔✔Charles Goring
Research which links antisocial behavior to a person's diet draws from which
theoretical perspective? - ✔✔biosocial theories
Contemporary biochemical factors related to delinquency include each of the following
except: - ✔✔minimal brain dysfunction
Research which links antisocial behavior to a person's brain chemistry, brain damage,
and complications attributed to low birth weight draw from which theoretical
perspective? - ✔✔behaviorism
It has been suggested that children who manifest behavioral disturbances may have
neurological deficits, such as damage to the hemispheres of the brain; this is sometimes
referred to as: - ✔✔minimal brain dysfunction
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, Which of the following is not a symptom of ADHD? - ✔✔The individual sustains
interest in play activities
The _______________________ argues that the link between learning disabilities and
delinquency is caused by the side effects of learning disabilities such as impulsiveness
and - ✔✔susceptibility rationale
The _______________________ assumes that LD leads to poor school behavior which
leads to frustration, negative self image, and acting out. - ✔✔school failure rationale
According to Moffitt, learning disabilities correlate highly with early onset of which of
the following? - ✔✔depression
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia
University released findings that show how learning disabilities are linked to substance
abuse, which is false? - ✔✔None are false.
Biosocial theorists believe antisocial behavior characteristics and mental disorders have
a genetic influence. Which of the following statements is an indirect connection? -
✔✔Genetic makeup may shape friendship patterns and orient people toward
conventional or anti-social friends.
Among the approaches that have tested the gene-delinquency association include:
A. Twin studies
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According to choice theorists, offenders: - ✔✔are rational actors who choose to crime
because they believe their actions will be beneficial
According to __________________ theory, delinquency is a function of personal
predispositions such as temperament, personality, hormones, or genetics. - ✔✔Trait
Philosophers Beccaria and Bentham are identified as the core theorists of
___________________. - ✔✔classical criminology
_______________________ theory views crime as a "normal" function of modern living. -
✔✔Routine activities
Which of the following factors that motivate a potential delinquent to act on his or her
antisocial propensitiesis false? - ✔✔Kids who are granted a lot of time to socialize with
peers are just as likely to engage in deviant behaviors as those who are closely
supervised.
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,According to routine activity theory, the volume and distribution of predatory crimes in
a particular area and at a particular time is influenced by the interaction of three
variables. - ✔✔the absence of law enforcement
A guiding principle of ______________ theory is that the more severe, certain, and swift
the punishment, the greater the deterrent effect. - ✔✔Deterrence
Which of the following statements about specific deterrence is false? - ✔✔The
association between punishment and desistance is logical, and there is plenty of
evidence that punitive measures alone deter future delinquency
In the 1990s, various deterrence-based strategies were implemented based on the
increase in teenage violence. Which of the following is not one of those policies? -
✔✔Programs taught problem-solving skills that may include self-disclosure, listening,
following instructions, and using self-control.
Which of the following is not a reason why specific deterrence and strict punishment do
not work with juveniles? - ✔✔Punishment will lead to future compliance of social and
legal norms.
According to the text, which of the following is not among the problems that exist with
relying on a deterrence-based strategy to control delinquency? - ✔✔Juveniles often
commit crimes individually; thus peer pressure has no impact on the deterrence of the
law.
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,Which of the following statements about situational crime prevention efforts is true? -
✔✔They are designed to reduce or redirect crime by making it more difficult to profit
from illegal acts
Situational crime prevention strategies aim to reduce opportunities to commit
delinquent acts through all means provided except: - ✔✔Early intervention programs
that focus on improving the general well-being of individual children.
Which of the following criminologists advocated that criminality could best be
controlled by regulating the reproduction of families exhibiting abnormal traits, such as
"feeblemindedness?" - ✔✔Charles Goring
Research which links antisocial behavior to a person's diet draws from which
theoretical perspective? - ✔✔biosocial theories
Contemporary biochemical factors related to delinquency include each of the following
except: - ✔✔minimal brain dysfunction
Research which links antisocial behavior to a person's brain chemistry, brain damage,
and complications attributed to low birth weight draw from which theoretical
perspective? - ✔✔behaviorism
It has been suggested that children who manifest behavioral disturbances may have
neurological deficits, such as damage to the hemispheres of the brain; this is sometimes
referred to as: - ✔✔minimal brain dysfunction
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, Which of the following is not a symptom of ADHD? - ✔✔The individual sustains
interest in play activities
The _______________________ argues that the link between learning disabilities and
delinquency is caused by the side effects of learning disabilities such as impulsiveness
and - ✔✔susceptibility rationale
The _______________________ assumes that LD leads to poor school behavior which
leads to frustration, negative self image, and acting out. - ✔✔school failure rationale
According to Moffitt, learning disabilities correlate highly with early onset of which of
the following? - ✔✔depression
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia
University released findings that show how learning disabilities are linked to substance
abuse, which is false? - ✔✔None are false.
Biosocial theorists believe antisocial behavior characteristics and mental disorders have
a genetic influence. Which of the following statements is an indirect connection? -
✔✔Genetic makeup may shape friendship patterns and orient people toward
conventional or anti-social friends.
Among the approaches that have tested the gene-delinquency association include:
A. Twin studies
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