Juvenile Delinquency Test 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Contemporary biochemical factors related to delinquency include each of the following except: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Minimal brain dysfunction
Under the JJDPA and its subsequent reauthorizations, what were states required to do in order to
receive federal funds? - CORRECT ANSWER - Remove status offenders from secure
detention and lockups
Which of the following factors that motivate a potential delinquent to act on his or her antisocial
propensities is false? - CORRECT ANSWER - Kids who are granted a lot of time to
socialize with peers are just as likely to engage in deviant behaviors as those who are closely
supervised
Which of the following theories best reflects the branch of psychology that holds that the human
personality is controlled by unconscious mental processes developed early in childhood. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Psychodynamic thory
For which of the following acts are females more likely than males to be taken into custody -
CORRECT ANSWER - Running away
Which of the following statements about official arrest data is false? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Arrest decision criteria are similar among police agencies
Cognitive theorists contend that chronically delinquent youths are fewer cues than most people
to process information, use violence to get what they want, and react in a volatile fashion to the
slightest provocation because they: - CORRECT ANSWER - have learned improper
scripts
,A guiding principle of __________ is that the choice to commit delinquent acts can be controlled
by the threat of punishment - CORRECT ANSWER - general deterrence
If mine is caught, arrested, and sent to a detention facility for his crime, what delinquency
prevention strategy is being followed? - CORRECT ANSWER - specific deterrence
The cognitive approach is most associated with _________ who hypothesized that reasoning
processes develop in an orderly fashion, beginning at birth and continuing until age 12 and older
- CORRECT ANSWER - Piaget
Which of the following statements about parental liability laws is false? - CORRECT
ANSWER - All states have yet to place limits on the amount of recovery victims can
receive
Running away and underage consumption of alcohol represent - CORRECT ANSWER -
status offenses
A hundred and fifty years ago girls matured sexually at age 16. Today they do so at ________
years of age. - CORRECT ANSWER - 12.5
In comparison to his grandparents, Tim's likelihood of being a victim of a crime is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 10 times more likely than his grandparents
The UCR uses three methods to express crime data. Which of the following is NOT of these
methods? - CORRECT ANSWER - The actual number of crimes for which the suspects
were convicted
Many states enacted or strengthened existing parental liability statutes that make parents
criminally liable for the actions of their delinquent children. These laws can generally fall into
one of the three categories. Which category is false? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vicarious
involvement
, Which of the following statements about children in the US is false? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It is now estimated that only 10% of fourth graders in U.S. public schools can
not read at grade level
_________ is the age at which youths begin their delinquent careers - CORRECT
ANSWER - Age of onset
Which of the following statements about the National crime victimization survey (ncvs) is false?
- CORRECT ANSWER - the problem of underreporting of crime is eliminated when we
use the NCVS
Which of the following is a part 1 offense? - CORRECT ANSWER - Arson
Adults 25 years of age and older with less than a high school diploma earn _______ less than
those who have earned a high school diploma - CORRECT ANSWER - 30%
The ________ develops through interactions with parents and others and resents the conscience
and the moral rules that are shared by most adults. - CORRECT ANSWER - Superego
Which of the following criminologists advocated that criminality could best be controlled by
regulating the reproduction of families exhibiting abnormal traits, such as "feeblemindedness? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Charles Goring
"__________" minors is the original early designation of youths who violate the law because of
their minority status. - CORRECT ANSWER - Wayward
The aging-out process of criminal behavior is also referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER -
desistance from crime or spontaneous remission
By being out at 1 am, what additional law has Jennifer broken? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Curfew law
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Contemporary biochemical factors related to delinquency include each of the following except: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Minimal brain dysfunction
Under the JJDPA and its subsequent reauthorizations, what were states required to do in order to
receive federal funds? - CORRECT ANSWER - Remove status offenders from secure
detention and lockups
Which of the following factors that motivate a potential delinquent to act on his or her antisocial
propensities is false? - CORRECT ANSWER - Kids who are granted a lot of time to
socialize with peers are just as likely to engage in deviant behaviors as those who are closely
supervised
Which of the following theories best reflects the branch of psychology that holds that the human
personality is controlled by unconscious mental processes developed early in childhood. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Psychodynamic thory
For which of the following acts are females more likely than males to be taken into custody -
CORRECT ANSWER - Running away
Which of the following statements about official arrest data is false? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Arrest decision criteria are similar among police agencies
Cognitive theorists contend that chronically delinquent youths are fewer cues than most people
to process information, use violence to get what they want, and react in a volatile fashion to the
slightest provocation because they: - CORRECT ANSWER - have learned improper
scripts
,A guiding principle of __________ is that the choice to commit delinquent acts can be controlled
by the threat of punishment - CORRECT ANSWER - general deterrence
If mine is caught, arrested, and sent to a detention facility for his crime, what delinquency
prevention strategy is being followed? - CORRECT ANSWER - specific deterrence
The cognitive approach is most associated with _________ who hypothesized that reasoning
processes develop in an orderly fashion, beginning at birth and continuing until age 12 and older
- CORRECT ANSWER - Piaget
Which of the following statements about parental liability laws is false? - CORRECT
ANSWER - All states have yet to place limits on the amount of recovery victims can
receive
Running away and underage consumption of alcohol represent - CORRECT ANSWER -
status offenses
A hundred and fifty years ago girls matured sexually at age 16. Today they do so at ________
years of age. - CORRECT ANSWER - 12.5
In comparison to his grandparents, Tim's likelihood of being a victim of a crime is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 10 times more likely than his grandparents
The UCR uses three methods to express crime data. Which of the following is NOT of these
methods? - CORRECT ANSWER - The actual number of crimes for which the suspects
were convicted
Many states enacted or strengthened existing parental liability statutes that make parents
criminally liable for the actions of their delinquent children. These laws can generally fall into
one of the three categories. Which category is false? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vicarious
involvement
, Which of the following statements about children in the US is false? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It is now estimated that only 10% of fourth graders in U.S. public schools can
not read at grade level
_________ is the age at which youths begin their delinquent careers - CORRECT
ANSWER - Age of onset
Which of the following statements about the National crime victimization survey (ncvs) is false?
- CORRECT ANSWER - the problem of underreporting of crime is eliminated when we
use the NCVS
Which of the following is a part 1 offense? - CORRECT ANSWER - Arson
Adults 25 years of age and older with less than a high school diploma earn _______ less than
those who have earned a high school diploma - CORRECT ANSWER - 30%
The ________ develops through interactions with parents and others and resents the conscience
and the moral rules that are shared by most adults. - CORRECT ANSWER - Superego
Which of the following criminologists advocated that criminality could best be controlled by
regulating the reproduction of families exhibiting abnormal traits, such as "feeblemindedness? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Charles Goring
"__________" minors is the original early designation of youths who violate the law because of
their minority status. - CORRECT ANSWER - Wayward
The aging-out process of criminal behavior is also referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER -
desistance from crime or spontaneous remission
By being out at 1 am, what additional law has Jennifer broken? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Curfew law
