Juvenile Delinquency Exam #1 (Ch. 1-6)
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2026)
what type of fact is puberty? -
correct answer ✅biological
what type of fact is childhood and adolescence? -
correct answer ✅social
did not emerge until the 19th century - goal was to get young
people ready as soon as possible for adult life -
correct answer ✅adolescence
not uniformly defined - dependent on both our definition of the
juvenile, and the time and place we are in - an act committed by an
individual under the age of 18 that violates the penal code of the
region which the act is committed -
correct answer ✅juvenile delinquency
delinquency was developed by society to define a _____ -
correct answer ✅group
juvenile delinquency is a ______ construct -
correct answer ✅social
,Juvenile Delinquency Exam #1 (Ch. 1-6)
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2026)
an act that is not considered a crime and that adults can not get in
trouble for, but that society does not want juveniles doing - ex:
running away from home, truancy, drinking/smoking -
correct answer ✅status offense
directly tied to the views of juveniles as immature and in need of
guidance and direction -
correct answer ✅status offense laws
what groups were more likely to be punished for status offenses in
the 60's and 70's? -
correct answer ✅poor, minority, and female juveniles
who are status offenses applied to? -
correct answer ✅juveniles
aren't arrested or formally treated by juvenile court, but sometimes
they are if they are considered a chronic status offender -
correct answer ✅how status offenses are treated
, Juvenile Delinquency Exam #1 (Ch. 1-6)
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2026)
how are juvenile offenders viewed and treated compared to adults?
-
correct answer ✅their lives were monitored closer,
economic circumstances, physical environment and safety, and
education are key indicators of what? -
correct answer ✅well-being
economic conditions are actually worse for -
correct answer ✅children
different experiences which we use to define, describe, and
distinguish people based on different categories -
correct answer ✅social differentiation
ascribed and achieved categories are the rankings which form
what? -
correct answer ✅social inequality
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2026)
what type of fact is puberty? -
correct answer ✅biological
what type of fact is childhood and adolescence? -
correct answer ✅social
did not emerge until the 19th century - goal was to get young
people ready as soon as possible for adult life -
correct answer ✅adolescence
not uniformly defined - dependent on both our definition of the
juvenile, and the time and place we are in - an act committed by an
individual under the age of 18 that violates the penal code of the
region which the act is committed -
correct answer ✅juvenile delinquency
delinquency was developed by society to define a _____ -
correct answer ✅group
juvenile delinquency is a ______ construct -
correct answer ✅social
,Juvenile Delinquency Exam #1 (Ch. 1-6)
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2026)
an act that is not considered a crime and that adults can not get in
trouble for, but that society does not want juveniles doing - ex:
running away from home, truancy, drinking/smoking -
correct answer ✅status offense
directly tied to the views of juveniles as immature and in need of
guidance and direction -
correct answer ✅status offense laws
what groups were more likely to be punished for status offenses in
the 60's and 70's? -
correct answer ✅poor, minority, and female juveniles
who are status offenses applied to? -
correct answer ✅juveniles
aren't arrested or formally treated by juvenile court, but sometimes
they are if they are considered a chronic status offender -
correct answer ✅how status offenses are treated
, Juvenile Delinquency Exam #1 (Ch. 1-6)
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2026)
how are juvenile offenders viewed and treated compared to adults?
-
correct answer ✅their lives were monitored closer,
economic circumstances, physical environment and safety, and
education are key indicators of what? -
correct answer ✅well-being
economic conditions are actually worse for -
correct answer ✅children
different experiences which we use to define, describe, and
distinguish people based on different categories -
correct answer ✅social differentiation
ascribed and achieved categories are the rankings which form
what? -
correct answer ✅social inequality
