Juvenile Delinquency Exam 1 questions
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Young people who are extremely vulnerable to the negative consequences of school failure,
substance abuse, and early sexuality are referred to as _________. - ANS ✔At-risk youth
Early English jurisprudence held that children under the age of_____ were legally incapable of
committing crimes. - ANS ✔7
Nineteenth-century reformers who developed programs for troubled youth and influenced
legislation creating the juvenile justice system were referred to as the _________. - ANS ✔Child
savers
A philosophical viewpoint that encourages the state to take control of wayward children and
provide care, custody, and treatment to children is called the _____________. - ANS ✔Best
interest of the child
Teenage birthrates have _________ substantially during the past decade - ANS ✔Decreased
Most states define "minor child" as an individual who falls under a statutory age limit, most
commonly ___ or ___ years of age. - ANS ✔17 or 18
A waiver is defined as _____. - ANS ✔The transferring of legal jurisdiction of juveniles from the
juvenile to the adult court
The tendency for youths to reduce the frequency of their offending behavior as they become
older is called the ____________. - ANS ✔Aging-out process
, Toward the close of the eighteenth century, the work of such philosophers as Voltaire,
Rousseau, and Locke launched a new age, the _______________, for childhood and the family. -
ANS ✔Enlightenment
__________ is the third leading cause of death among young people ages 15 - 24 in the United
States. - ANS ✔Suicide
Status offenses refer to _______________. - ANS ✔Illegal actions committed by juveniles that
would not be considered illegal if perpetrated by an adult
The Latin phrase parens patriae was first used to refer to the __________. - ANS ✔Role of the
king as the father of his country
A family style wherein the father is the final authority on all family matters and exercises
complete control over his wife and children is called ________. - ANS ✔Paternalistic
Which of the following sentencing goals, best describes the juvenile justice systems
philosophical approach to dealing with adolescent offenders? - ANS ✔Rehabilitation
Researchers have found that curfew laws along with aggressive curfew and truancy
enforcement, appeared to reduce ________. - ANS ✔Violent gang crimes
Youths involved in multiple serious criminal acts, referred to as
______________________________________, are now recognized as serious social problems. -
ANS ✔_Chronic Offenders
The textbook gives several reasons why few child abuse cases were never prosecuted in the
early American colonies. Which of the following is not one of those reasons? - ANS ✔The law
required at least two witnesses of the abuse testify for a conviction
well answered
Young people who are extremely vulnerable to the negative consequences of school failure,
substance abuse, and early sexuality are referred to as _________. - ANS ✔At-risk youth
Early English jurisprudence held that children under the age of_____ were legally incapable of
committing crimes. - ANS ✔7
Nineteenth-century reformers who developed programs for troubled youth and influenced
legislation creating the juvenile justice system were referred to as the _________. - ANS ✔Child
savers
A philosophical viewpoint that encourages the state to take control of wayward children and
provide care, custody, and treatment to children is called the _____________. - ANS ✔Best
interest of the child
Teenage birthrates have _________ substantially during the past decade - ANS ✔Decreased
Most states define "minor child" as an individual who falls under a statutory age limit, most
commonly ___ or ___ years of age. - ANS ✔17 or 18
A waiver is defined as _____. - ANS ✔The transferring of legal jurisdiction of juveniles from the
juvenile to the adult court
The tendency for youths to reduce the frequency of their offending behavior as they become
older is called the ____________. - ANS ✔Aging-out process
, Toward the close of the eighteenth century, the work of such philosophers as Voltaire,
Rousseau, and Locke launched a new age, the _______________, for childhood and the family. -
ANS ✔Enlightenment
__________ is the third leading cause of death among young people ages 15 - 24 in the United
States. - ANS ✔Suicide
Status offenses refer to _______________. - ANS ✔Illegal actions committed by juveniles that
would not be considered illegal if perpetrated by an adult
The Latin phrase parens patriae was first used to refer to the __________. - ANS ✔Role of the
king as the father of his country
A family style wherein the father is the final authority on all family matters and exercises
complete control over his wife and children is called ________. - ANS ✔Paternalistic
Which of the following sentencing goals, best describes the juvenile justice systems
philosophical approach to dealing with adolescent offenders? - ANS ✔Rehabilitation
Researchers have found that curfew laws along with aggressive curfew and truancy
enforcement, appeared to reduce ________. - ANS ✔Violent gang crimes
Youths involved in multiple serious criminal acts, referred to as
______________________________________, are now recognized as serious social problems. -
ANS ✔_Chronic Offenders
The textbook gives several reasons why few child abuse cases were never prosecuted in the
early American colonies. Which of the following is not one of those reasons? - ANS ✔The law
required at least two witnesses of the abuse testify for a conviction
