Juvenile Delinquency Test UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
differential association theory - CORRECT ANSWER - view that delinquency is learned
from others and that delinquent behavior is to be expected of individuals who have internalized a
preponderance of definitions that are favorable to law violations
social process theory - CORRECT ANSWER - a theoretical approach to delinquency that
examines the interactions between individuals and their environments, especially those that
might influence them to become involved in delinquent behavior
differential association theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Sutherland's theory that was very
impactful on the study of juvenile delinquency
Differential Identification Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - An explanation for crime and
deviance that holds that people pursue criminal or deviant behavior to the extent that they
identify themselves with real or imaginary people from whose perspective their criminal or
deviant behavior seems acceptable.
differential identification theory applies the interactionist concept of the self - CORRECT
ANSWER - how do differential identification theory and differential association theory
differ?
drift theory - CORRECT ANSWER - theoretical persepctive that juveniles neutralize the
moral hold of society and drift into delinquent behavior
neutralization theory - CORRECT ANSWER - theory examining how youngsters attempt
to justify or rationalize their responsibility for delinquent acts
neutralization theory - CORRECT ANSWER - what theory are these 5 techniques
, 1. denial of responsibility
2. denial of injury
3. denial of the victim
4. condemnation of the condemners
5. appeal to higher loyalties
Denial or responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER - what is this an example of:
"I didn't mean it"
denial of injury - CORRECT ANSWER - what is this an example of:
"I didn't hurt anyone"
denial of the victim - CORRECT ANSWER - what is this an example of:
"They had it coming to them/ they deserved it"
condemnation of the condemners - CORRECT ANSWER - what is this an example of:
"everyone is picking on meso it was ok"
appeal to higher loyalties - CORRECT ANSWER - what is this an example of:
"I didn't do it for myself"
Soft Determinism - CORRECT ANSWER - view that delinquents are neither wholly free
nor wholly constrained in their choice of actions
control theory - CORRECT ANSWER - any of several theoretical approaches maintain
that human beings must be held in check, or somehow be controlled, if delinquent tendencies are
to be repressed
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
differential association theory - CORRECT ANSWER - view that delinquency is learned
from others and that delinquent behavior is to be expected of individuals who have internalized a
preponderance of definitions that are favorable to law violations
social process theory - CORRECT ANSWER - a theoretical approach to delinquency that
examines the interactions between individuals and their environments, especially those that
might influence them to become involved in delinquent behavior
differential association theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Sutherland's theory that was very
impactful on the study of juvenile delinquency
Differential Identification Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - An explanation for crime and
deviance that holds that people pursue criminal or deviant behavior to the extent that they
identify themselves with real or imaginary people from whose perspective their criminal or
deviant behavior seems acceptable.
differential identification theory applies the interactionist concept of the self - CORRECT
ANSWER - how do differential identification theory and differential association theory
differ?
drift theory - CORRECT ANSWER - theoretical persepctive that juveniles neutralize the
moral hold of society and drift into delinquent behavior
neutralization theory - CORRECT ANSWER - theory examining how youngsters attempt
to justify or rationalize their responsibility for delinquent acts
neutralization theory - CORRECT ANSWER - what theory are these 5 techniques
, 1. denial of responsibility
2. denial of injury
3. denial of the victim
4. condemnation of the condemners
5. appeal to higher loyalties
Denial or responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER - what is this an example of:
"I didn't mean it"
denial of injury - CORRECT ANSWER - what is this an example of:
"I didn't hurt anyone"
denial of the victim - CORRECT ANSWER - what is this an example of:
"They had it coming to them/ they deserved it"
condemnation of the condemners - CORRECT ANSWER - what is this an example of:
"everyone is picking on meso it was ok"
appeal to higher loyalties - CORRECT ANSWER - what is this an example of:
"I didn't do it for myself"
Soft Determinism - CORRECT ANSWER - view that delinquents are neither wholly free
nor wholly constrained in their choice of actions
control theory - CORRECT ANSWER - any of several theoretical approaches maintain
that human beings must be held in check, or somehow be controlled, if delinquent tendencies are
to be repressed
