Juvenile Crime and Delinquency Exam
2 questions well answered
Social Learning - ANS ✔Bandura. People learn to do things from observing and copying others,
Media influences/intergenerational
Psychoanalytic - ANS ✔Freud. When growing up, people experience adversities and use defense
mechanisms to protect themselves from the pain
Family Systems - ANS ✔Minuchin, Haley, Bowen. When kids engage in delinquency, its
something wrong with the family itself. parents blame kids of kids blame parents.
Behaviorism - ANS ✔Skinner. People do things they are rewarded/given attention for
Differential Association - ANS ✔Sutherland. Kids learn delinquent behavior from peer groups or
family, similar to social learning
Developmental - ANS ✔Moffitt, Laub, Sampson. Delinquent behavior is either lifelong or there
are turning points that change them
Subcultural - ANS ✔Miller. Some kids grow up in environments with more favor to delinquent
behavior
Classic Strain - ANS ✔Merton. Contrast between what people see around them and what they
can do, what you think you deserve and what you actually have
, Social Bonding - ANS ✔Hirschi. We're all at high risk of engaging in criminal behavior, but our
ties to others keep us in line
Self Control - ANS ✔Gottfredson, Hirschi. Most criminal behavior is caused by a lack of control
Labeling - ANS ✔Becker. When kids are young they engage in violative behavior, but only some
kids get caught and treated as a bad kid
Genetic - ANS ✔Wilson, Herstein, Sheldon. People have a strong genetic predisposition to do
bad things
How many juveniles were arrested in 2003? What is rate if there are 70 million juveniles? - ANS
✔2.2 million, 3.17%
How many juveniles were arrested for a violent index crime in 2003? What percent of all
juvenile arrests were for a violent index crime in 2003? - ANS ✔92,300, 4.2%
What is the rate per 100,000 of juveniles ages 10-17 arrested for violent crime in 2003? - ANS
✔291 per 100,000
What percent of persons arrested for violent index crimes are juveniles? - ANS ✔15%
What are the four specific kinds of crime are juveniles most likely to be arrested for? - ANS
✔Larceny-theft, simple assault, drug abuse, disorderly conduct
What percent Violent Crime Offense arrests and Property Crime offenses arrests involve female
offenders? Has this rate been increasing, decreasing or flat? - ANS ✔Violent crime- 18%,
Property- 32%, increasing
2 questions well answered
Social Learning - ANS ✔Bandura. People learn to do things from observing and copying others,
Media influences/intergenerational
Psychoanalytic - ANS ✔Freud. When growing up, people experience adversities and use defense
mechanisms to protect themselves from the pain
Family Systems - ANS ✔Minuchin, Haley, Bowen. When kids engage in delinquency, its
something wrong with the family itself. parents blame kids of kids blame parents.
Behaviorism - ANS ✔Skinner. People do things they are rewarded/given attention for
Differential Association - ANS ✔Sutherland. Kids learn delinquent behavior from peer groups or
family, similar to social learning
Developmental - ANS ✔Moffitt, Laub, Sampson. Delinquent behavior is either lifelong or there
are turning points that change them
Subcultural - ANS ✔Miller. Some kids grow up in environments with more favor to delinquent
behavior
Classic Strain - ANS ✔Merton. Contrast between what people see around them and what they
can do, what you think you deserve and what you actually have
, Social Bonding - ANS ✔Hirschi. We're all at high risk of engaging in criminal behavior, but our
ties to others keep us in line
Self Control - ANS ✔Gottfredson, Hirschi. Most criminal behavior is caused by a lack of control
Labeling - ANS ✔Becker. When kids are young they engage in violative behavior, but only some
kids get caught and treated as a bad kid
Genetic - ANS ✔Wilson, Herstein, Sheldon. People have a strong genetic predisposition to do
bad things
How many juveniles were arrested in 2003? What is rate if there are 70 million juveniles? - ANS
✔2.2 million, 3.17%
How many juveniles were arrested for a violent index crime in 2003? What percent of all
juvenile arrests were for a violent index crime in 2003? - ANS ✔92,300, 4.2%
What is the rate per 100,000 of juveniles ages 10-17 arrested for violent crime in 2003? - ANS
✔291 per 100,000
What percent of persons arrested for violent index crimes are juveniles? - ANS ✔15%
What are the four specific kinds of crime are juveniles most likely to be arrested for? - ANS
✔Larceny-theft, simple assault, drug abuse, disorderly conduct
What percent Violent Crime Offense arrests and Property Crime offenses arrests involve female
offenders? Has this rate been increasing, decreasing or flat? - ANS ✔Violent crime- 18%,
Property- 32%, increasing
