Juvenile Delinquency Exam 3 chapter
9-12 questions and answers
aging out - correct answer ✔✔in juvenile justice, to get too old for the system, which is usually
the age of 18 years
clique - correct answer ✔✔a small, exclusive group of people
Corporal Punishment - correct answer ✔✔Punishment that physically hurts the body, such as
slapping, spanking, etc who has broken a rule or committed an offense
GED - correct answer ✔✔General Education Development tests.
greedy institutions - correct answer ✔✔a formal and informal group or organization that
demands undivided loyalty from it's members.
longitudinal study - correct answer ✔✔A research approach that follows a group of people over
time to determine change or stability in behavior.
school to prison pipeline - correct answer ✔✔the established relationship between severe
disciplinary practices, increased rates of dropping out of school, lowered academic
achievement, and court or juvenile detention involvement
target hardening - correct answer ✔✔making focus of crime or delinquency as difficult as
possible for potential offenders to access
, What are the two special challenges that juvenile gangs pose for criminal justice agencies? -
correct answer ✔✔(1). The concerns the motivation of youths to engage in gang activity.
(2). unless effective steps are taken to address gang crime while the youths become adults,
chances are good they will break the law when they become adults.
what are the two most common research strategies used to study gangs? - correct answer
✔✔(1). examining records and talking to criminal justice administrators and/or schools
(2). communicating directly to youth and gang members through surveys and interviews.
How do generalizability and the Hawthorne effect interfere with researchers' efforts to study
gangs? - correct answer ✔✔Generalizability may interfere with studies because its risky to
attribute the findings to other gangs, especially in other places. Hawthorne effect means to be
in the presence of a gang or gang member to observe and study and that might influence the
response and actions of the subject
What factors go into an individual's decision to join a gang? - correct answer ✔✔"pushes" and
"pulls"
"push" =factors include friendships, protection and family tradition.
"pull"= status, money, excitement
Details Miller's six characteristics of a gang - correct answer ✔✔(1). self-formed association of
peers
(2). bound by mutual respect
(3). well developed lines of authority and other organizational features
(4). acting together to achieve a specific purpose(s). For a gang to be successful, it's members
work together
(5). involvement in illegal activity
(6). control over a particular territory, facility or enterprise
9-12 questions and answers
aging out - correct answer ✔✔in juvenile justice, to get too old for the system, which is usually
the age of 18 years
clique - correct answer ✔✔a small, exclusive group of people
Corporal Punishment - correct answer ✔✔Punishment that physically hurts the body, such as
slapping, spanking, etc who has broken a rule or committed an offense
GED - correct answer ✔✔General Education Development tests.
greedy institutions - correct answer ✔✔a formal and informal group or organization that
demands undivided loyalty from it's members.
longitudinal study - correct answer ✔✔A research approach that follows a group of people over
time to determine change or stability in behavior.
school to prison pipeline - correct answer ✔✔the established relationship between severe
disciplinary practices, increased rates of dropping out of school, lowered academic
achievement, and court or juvenile detention involvement
target hardening - correct answer ✔✔making focus of crime or delinquency as difficult as
possible for potential offenders to access
, What are the two special challenges that juvenile gangs pose for criminal justice agencies? -
correct answer ✔✔(1). The concerns the motivation of youths to engage in gang activity.
(2). unless effective steps are taken to address gang crime while the youths become adults,
chances are good they will break the law when they become adults.
what are the two most common research strategies used to study gangs? - correct answer
✔✔(1). examining records and talking to criminal justice administrators and/or schools
(2). communicating directly to youth and gang members through surveys and interviews.
How do generalizability and the Hawthorne effect interfere with researchers' efforts to study
gangs? - correct answer ✔✔Generalizability may interfere with studies because its risky to
attribute the findings to other gangs, especially in other places. Hawthorne effect means to be
in the presence of a gang or gang member to observe and study and that might influence the
response and actions of the subject
What factors go into an individual's decision to join a gang? - correct answer ✔✔"pushes" and
"pulls"
"push" =factors include friendships, protection and family tradition.
"pull"= status, money, excitement
Details Miller's six characteristics of a gang - correct answer ✔✔(1). self-formed association of
peers
(2). bound by mutual respect
(3). well developed lines of authority and other organizational features
(4). acting together to achieve a specific purpose(s). For a gang to be successful, it's members
work together
(5). involvement in illegal activity
(6). control over a particular territory, facility or enterprise
