Juvenile Justice Module 1 Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
This approach to juvenile crime became popular in the 1960s. -
correct answer ✅least-restrictive approach
This model emphasizes punishment as the solution to juvenile
delinquency. -
correct answer ✅crime-control model
The juvenile equivalent of parole. -
correct answer ✅aftercare
The age of termination of delinquent behavior -
correct answer ✅desistance from crime
Term for when juveniles begin law-violating behavior -
correct answer ✅age of onset
The school of thought that believes people are "pushed" into crime
by forces beyond their control, such as social status or poverty. -
correct answer ✅positivist
, Juvenile Justice Module 1 Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
Term for when juveniles increased the number of law-violating
offenses they commit -
correct answer ✅escalation of offenses
Juveniles engaged in behaviors for which adults would not be
arrested. -
correct answer ✅status offenders
This model applies the concept of just deserts to juvenile
delinquency. -
correct answer ✅justice model
One of the findings from self-report studies -
correct answer ✅juveniles in both lower and middle classes are
involved in considerable illegal behavior
A juvenile who commits an offense for which an adult could be
arrested is known as -
correct answer ✅a delinquent offender
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
This approach to juvenile crime became popular in the 1960s. -
correct answer ✅least-restrictive approach
This model emphasizes punishment as the solution to juvenile
delinquency. -
correct answer ✅crime-control model
The juvenile equivalent of parole. -
correct answer ✅aftercare
The age of termination of delinquent behavior -
correct answer ✅desistance from crime
Term for when juveniles begin law-violating behavior -
correct answer ✅age of onset
The school of thought that believes people are "pushed" into crime
by forces beyond their control, such as social status or poverty. -
correct answer ✅positivist
, Juvenile Justice Module 1 Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
Term for when juveniles increased the number of law-violating
offenses they commit -
correct answer ✅escalation of offenses
Juveniles engaged in behaviors for which adults would not be
arrested. -
correct answer ✅status offenders
This model applies the concept of just deserts to juvenile
delinquency. -
correct answer ✅justice model
One of the findings from self-report studies -
correct answer ✅juveniles in both lower and middle classes are
involved in considerable illegal behavior
A juvenile who commits an offense for which an adult could be
arrested is known as -
correct answer ✅a delinquent offender
