Juvenile Delinquency Exam 2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
According to choice theorists, offenders: - CORRECT ANSWER - are rational actors who
choose to crime because they believe their actions will be beneficial
According to __________________ theory, delinquency is a function of personal predispositions
such as temperament, personality, hormones, or genetics. - CORRECT ANSWER - Trait
Philosophers Beccaria and Bentham are identified as the core theorists of
___________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - classical criminology
_______________________ theory views crime as a "normal" function of modern living. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Routine activities
Which of the following factors that motivate a potential delinquent to act on his or her antisocial
propensitiesis 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.
According to routine activity theory, the volume and distribution of predatory crimes in a
particular area and at a particular time is influenced by the interaction of three variables. -
CORRECT ANSWER - the absence of law enforcement
A guiding principle of ______________ theory is that the more severe, certain, and swift the
punishment, the greater the deterrent effect. - CORRECT ANSWER - Deterrence
Which of the following statements about specific deterrence is false? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The association between punishment and desistance is logical, and there is
plenty of evidence that punitive measures alone deter future delinquency
,In the 1990s, various deterrence-based strategies were implemented based on the increase in
teenage violence. Which of the following is not one of those policies? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Programs taught problem-solving skills that may include self-disclosure,
listening, following instructions, and using self-control.
Which of the following is not a reason why specific deterrence and strict punishment do not
work with juveniles? - CORRECT ANSWER - Punishment will lead to future compliance
of social and legal norms.
According to the text, which of the following is not among the problems that exist with relying
on a deterrence-based strategy to control delinquency? - CORRECT ANSWER - Juveniles
often commit crimes individually; thus peer pressure has no impact on the deterrence of the law.
Which of the following statements about situational crime prevention efforts is true? -
CORRECT ANSWER - They are designed to reduce or redirect crime by making it more
difficult to profit from illegal acts
Situational crime prevention strategies aim to reduce opportunities to commit delinquent acts
through all means provided except: - CORRECT ANSWER - Early intervention programs
that focus on improving the general well-being of individual children.
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
Research which links antisocial behavior to a person's diet draws from which theoretical
perspective? - CORRECT ANSWER - biosocial theories
Contemporary biochemical factors related to delinquency include each of the following except: -
CORRECT ANSWER - minimal brain dysfunction
,Research which links antisocial behavior to a person's brain chemistry, brain damage, and
complications attributed to low birth weight draw from which theoretical perspective? -
CORRECT ANSWER - behaviorism
It has been suggested that children who manifest behavioral disturbances may have neurological
deficits, such as damage to the hemispheres of the brain; this is sometimes referred to as: -
CORRECT ANSWER - minimal brain dysfunction
Which of the following is not a symptom of ADHD? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
individual sustains interest in play activities
The _______________________ argues that the link between learning disabilities and
delinquency is caused by the side effects of learning disabilities such as impulsiveness and -
CORRECT ANSWER - susceptibility rationale
The _______________________ assumes that LD leads to poor school behavior which leads to
frustration, negative self image, and acting out. - CORRECT ANSWER - school failure
rationale
According to Moffitt, learning disabilities correlate highly with early onset of which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER - depression
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University
released findings that show how learning disabilities are linked to substance abuse, which is
false? - CORRECT ANSWER - None are false.
Biosocial theorists believe antisocial behavior characteristics and mental disorders have a genetic
influence. Which of the following statements is an indirect connection? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Genetic makeup may shape friendship patterns and orient people toward
conventional or anti-social friends.
Among the approaches that have tested the gene-delinquency association include:
A. Twin studies
, B. Parental deviance
C. Adoption studies
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - All the above
According to choice theorists, offenders: - CORRECT ANSWER - are rational actors who
choose to crime because they believe their actions will be beneficial
According to __________________ theory, delinquency is a function of personal predispositions
such as temperament, personality, hormones, or genetics. - CORRECT ANSWER - trait
Philosophers Beccaria and Bentham are identified as the core theorists of
___________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - classical criminology
_______________________ theory views crime as a “normal” function of modern living. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Routine activities
Which of the following factors that motivate a potential delinquent to act on his or her antisocial
propensitiesis 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.
According to routine activity theory , the volume and distribution of predatory crimes in a
particular area and at a particular time is influenced by the interaction of three variables. -
CORRECT ANSWER - the absence of law enforcement
A guiding principle of ____________________ is that the choice to commit delinquent acts can
be controlled by the threat of punishment. - CORRECT ANSWER - general deterrence
A guiding principle of ______________ theory is that the more severe, certain, and swift the
punishment, the greater the deterrent effect. - CORRECT ANSWER - deterrence
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
According to choice theorists, offenders: - CORRECT ANSWER - are rational actors who
choose to crime because they believe their actions will be beneficial
According to __________________ theory, delinquency is a function of personal predispositions
such as temperament, personality, hormones, or genetics. - CORRECT ANSWER - Trait
Philosophers Beccaria and Bentham are identified as the core theorists of
___________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - classical criminology
_______________________ theory views crime as a "normal" function of modern living. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Routine activities
Which of the following factors that motivate a potential delinquent to act on his or her antisocial
propensitiesis 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.
According to routine activity theory, the volume and distribution of predatory crimes in a
particular area and at a particular time is influenced by the interaction of three variables. -
CORRECT ANSWER - the absence of law enforcement
A guiding principle of ______________ theory is that the more severe, certain, and swift the
punishment, the greater the deterrent effect. - CORRECT ANSWER - Deterrence
Which of the following statements about specific deterrence is false? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The association between punishment and desistance is logical, and there is
plenty of evidence that punitive measures alone deter future delinquency
,In the 1990s, various deterrence-based strategies were implemented based on the increase in
teenage violence. Which of the following is not one of those policies? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Programs taught problem-solving skills that may include self-disclosure,
listening, following instructions, and using self-control.
Which of the following is not a reason why specific deterrence and strict punishment do not
work with juveniles? - CORRECT ANSWER - Punishment will lead to future compliance
of social and legal norms.
According to the text, which of the following is not among the problems that exist with relying
on a deterrence-based strategy to control delinquency? - CORRECT ANSWER - Juveniles
often commit crimes individually; thus peer pressure has no impact on the deterrence of the law.
Which of the following statements about situational crime prevention efforts is true? -
CORRECT ANSWER - They are designed to reduce or redirect crime by making it more
difficult to profit from illegal acts
Situational crime prevention strategies aim to reduce opportunities to commit delinquent acts
through all means provided except: - CORRECT ANSWER - Early intervention programs
that focus on improving the general well-being of individual children.
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
Research which links antisocial behavior to a person's diet draws from which theoretical
perspective? - CORRECT ANSWER - biosocial theories
Contemporary biochemical factors related to delinquency include each of the following except: -
CORRECT ANSWER - minimal brain dysfunction
,Research which links antisocial behavior to a person's brain chemistry, brain damage, and
complications attributed to low birth weight draw from which theoretical perspective? -
CORRECT ANSWER - behaviorism
It has been suggested that children who manifest behavioral disturbances may have neurological
deficits, such as damage to the hemispheres of the brain; this is sometimes referred to as: -
CORRECT ANSWER - minimal brain dysfunction
Which of the following is not a symptom of ADHD? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
individual sustains interest in play activities
The _______________________ argues that the link between learning disabilities and
delinquency is caused by the side effects of learning disabilities such as impulsiveness and -
CORRECT ANSWER - susceptibility rationale
The _______________________ assumes that LD leads to poor school behavior which leads to
frustration, negative self image, and acting out. - CORRECT ANSWER - school failure
rationale
According to Moffitt, learning disabilities correlate highly with early onset of which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER - depression
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University
released findings that show how learning disabilities are linked to substance abuse, which is
false? - CORRECT ANSWER - None are false.
Biosocial theorists believe antisocial behavior characteristics and mental disorders have a genetic
influence. Which of the following statements is an indirect connection? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Genetic makeup may shape friendship patterns and orient people toward
conventional or anti-social friends.
Among the approaches that have tested the gene-delinquency association include:
A. Twin studies
, B. Parental deviance
C. Adoption studies
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - All the above
According to choice theorists, offenders: - CORRECT ANSWER - are rational actors who
choose to crime because they believe their actions will be beneficial
According to __________________ theory, delinquency is a function of personal predispositions
such as temperament, personality, hormones, or genetics. - CORRECT ANSWER - trait
Philosophers Beccaria and Bentham are identified as the core theorists of
___________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - classical criminology
_______________________ theory views crime as a “normal” function of modern living. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Routine activities
Which of the following factors that motivate a potential delinquent to act on his or her antisocial
propensitiesis 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.
According to routine activity theory , the volume and distribution of predatory crimes in a
particular area and at a particular time is influenced by the interaction of three variables. -
CORRECT ANSWER - the absence of law enforcement
A guiding principle of ____________________ is that the choice to commit delinquent acts can
be controlled by the threat of punishment. - CORRECT ANSWER - general deterrence
A guiding principle of ______________ theory is that the more severe, certain, and swift the
punishment, the greater the deterrent effect. - CORRECT ANSWER - deterrence
