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Introduction to Criminal Justice provides a comprehensive overview of the American criminal justice system, examining its core components: law enforcement, the judiciary, and corrections. Students explore the history and development of criminal justice, the nature of crime, the role of police officers, the court process, and correctional strategies. The course emphasizes the interrelationships between these components, contemporary challenges such as ethical dilemmas and policy issues, and the impact of crime and criminal justice practices on society. Through case studies and practical examples, students gain foundational knowledge that prepares them for further studies in criminal justice or related fields.
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Juvenile Delinquency Theory Practice and Law 11th Edition by Larry J. Siegel
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Chapter 1: Childhood Delinquency
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Q1) During the 17 and 18 centuries, ____________ was the main method of discipline used by teachers.
A)Suspension
B)Harsh looks
C)Flogging
D)Standing a child in the corner
Answer: C
Q2) Teenage birthrates have declined substantially during the past decade with the sharpest declines among _____ girls.
A)White
B)Middle class
C)African-American
D)Hispanic
Answer: C
Q3) Courts created in fifteen century England to oversee the lives of highborn minors who were orphaned or otherwise could not care for themselves were called
Answer: Chancery Courts
Q4) Legally, delinquents and status offenders are considered __________________.
Answer: Independent concepts.
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Chapter 2: The Nature and Extent of Delinquency
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Q1) Approximately _____ percent of physically assaulted or abused adolescents reported lifetime substance abuse or dependence.
A)25
B)12
C)10
D)50
Answer: A
Q2) The teenage gender ratio for serious violent is approximately _____ males to one female.
A)12
B)8
C)4
D)9
Answer: C
Q3) Meta-analysis is a research technique using the grouped data from several different studies.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Individual Views of Delinquency
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Q1) Antisocial behavior allegedly peaks in the teenage years because hormonal activity is at its highest level during this period.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The view that all people are equal at birth and are thereafter influenced by their environment is called ___________.
A)Theocracy
B)The democratic ideal
C)Equipotentiality
D)Behavioral genetics
Answer: C
Q3) The crime prevention practice that makes it more difficult for a would-be delinquent to carry out the illegal act, for example, by installing a security device in a home, would be _____________________.
Answer: Target-hardening
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Chapter 4: Structure, Process, Culture, and Delinquency
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Q1) Economic disparity will continually haunt members of the _____ and their children over the course of their lifespan.
Q2) Explain Merton's four modes of adaptation.Do you agree or disagree with this theory? Explain why or why not.
Q3) According to Miller, clinging to lower-class _______________ promotes illegal or violent behavior.
Q4) Shaw and McKay found that delinquency was tied to _____
A)Personal characteristics of the residents
B)Culture of the residents
C)Community organization
D)Neighborhood characteristics
Q5) _____ theories hold that delinquency is a function of a person's economic status.
A)Social process
B)Social control
C)Social Structure
D)Cultural deviance
Q6) _____ theory helps identify the micro-level or individual influence of strain.
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Chapter 5: Social Reason, Conflict, and Delinquency
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Q1) Explain Edwin Lemert's concept of primary and secondary deviance.Which is more detrimental and why? Discuss your view of this theory.
Q2) Explain the sources of labels and how labels can be critical.Do you agree with this idea? Why or why not?
Q3) Social reaction theory is also commonly called critical theory.
A)True
B)False
Q4) _____ deviants are youth who continually break the rules but are able to avoid labeling.
Q5) The text tells us that in _____, criminal prosecution proceeds only when the normal process of public apology, compensation, ,and the victim's forgiveness breaks down.
A)Germany
B)Sweden
C)England
D)Japan
Q6) A peacemaking technique through which offenders, victims, and other community members are brought together in an effort to formulate a sanction that addresses the needs of all is referred to as _____.
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Chapter 6: Developmental Theories of Delinquency
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Q1) A developmental theory that modifies social control theory by integrating concepts from biosocial, psychological, routine activities, and rational choice theories is called the
Q2) A vital feature that assists people desist from delinquency is _____ or the purposeful execution of choice and free will.
Q3) Gottfredson and Hirschi attribute the tendency to commit delinquent acts to a person's
A)Level of self-control
B)Educational level
C)Social-emotional development
D)Full scale IQ
Q4) The foundation of developmental theory can be traced to the pioneering work of _____.
A)Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck
B)Marvin Wolfgang
C)Rolf Loeber
D)David Farrington
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Chapter 7: Gender and Delinquency
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Q1) Discuss the early biological explanations of female delinquency, include an example.Explain your view of this theory.
Q2) Females are more likely to be influenced by current levels of social support than they are by their early history of _____.
A)Lying
B)Promiscuity
C)Delinquency
D)Antisocial behavior
Q3) Self-report studies show that boys are _____ times as likely to report hunting or shooting with a family member than girls.
A)Three
B)Five
C)Six
D)Ten
Q4) The link between PMS and delinquency was popularized by _____.
A)Ruth Morris
B)Gisela Konopka
C)Rita Simon
D)Katharina Dalton
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Chapter 8: The Family and Delinquency
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Q1) Discuss the strategies utilized with at-risk youth.If you were asked to fund one of these interventions, which would it be? Explain your rationale.
Q2) Concerted efforts to deal with the maltreatment of children did not begin in the United States until _____.
A)1874
B)1865
C)1900
D)1921
Q3) The association between parental deviance and children's delinquency may be related to labeling and _____.
A)Divorce
B)Parental age
C)Substance abuse
D)Stigma
Q4) _____ is a condition that occurs when parents have such large families that their resources, such as time and money, are spread too thin, causing lack of familial support and control.
Q5) Discuss how divorce and parental deviance affect delinquency.Explain your view on this theory.
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Chapter 9: Peers and Delinquency
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Q1) The _____ view of gang membership suggests that gangs appeal to adolescents' longing for the tribal process that sustained their ancestors.
A)Social
B)Psychological
C)Cultural
D)Anthropological
Q2) The 18 Street Gang is believed by some experts to be the largest gang in the nation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the text, adolescent sexual activity _____ increases the likelihood of offending.
A)Without the promise of love
B)With multiple partners
C)With unknown partners
D)Without protection
Q4) According to the text, it is possible that romantic love discourages offending by _____.
Q5) Explain the elements of Spergel's Community Gang Control Program.
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Chapter 10: Schools and Delinquency
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Q1) The norms of the peer culture are often at odds with those of adult society, and a _____ with a distinct social system develops.
Q2) Repeated, negative acts committed by one or more children against another is defined as
Q3) In , _____, the court extended the right of school officials to censor "active speech" when it ruled that the principal could censor articles in a student publication.
A)Hazelwood School District v.Kuhlmeier
B)Wisconsin v.Yoder
C)Tinker v.Des Moines Independent Community School District
D)Bethel School District No.403 v.Fraser
Q4) Discuss 4 of the 14 factors linked to children who engage in serious school violence.Why did you choose these factors? Explain.
Q5) Crime in schools reflects the patterns of antisocial behavior existing _____.
A)At the state level
B)Within the school district
C)In the surrounding neighborhood
D)Such a pattern does not exist
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Chapter 11: Drug Use and Delinquency
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Q1) Destroying overseas crops and arresting members of drug cartels is referred to as ______.
A)Source control
B)Border control
C)Targeting dealers
D)Community strategy
Q2) Cocaine is the most powerful natural stimulant.
A)True
B)False
Q3) By the 12 grade, _____ percent of American youth report that they have "been drunk".
A)27
B)38
C)57
D)61
Q4) There is no evidence that the accuracy of survey reporting may be affected by social and personal traits.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Delinquency Prevention
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Q1) Experimentation with comprehensive community-based delinquency prevention began with the ______.
A)Mobilization for Youth program (MOBY)
B)YMCA
C)Chicago Area Project
D)Children At Risk Program (CAR)
Q2) Developmental prevention refers to interventions, especially those targeting _____ designed to prevent the growth of criminal potential in individuals.
A)Status offenses
B)School failure
C)Alcohol abuse
D)Risk and protective factors
Q3) In 1996, the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) at the University of Colorado at Boulder launched _____.
A)Communities That Care (CTC)
B)Children At Risk program (CAR)
C)SafeFutures Initiative
D)Blueprints for Violence Prevention initiative
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Chapter 13: Juvenile Justice
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Q1) A _____ strategy focuses on delinquency prevention as well as expanding options for handling juvenile offenders.
Q2) The creation of the House of Refuge was largely due to the efforts of the _____.
A)Quakers
B)Mormons
C)Catholics
D)Protestants
Q3) The first juvenile court was established in _____.
A)Chicago
B)New York
C)Philadelphia
D)Boulder
Q4) Truancy and incorrigibility were added to the jurisdiction of many juvenile court systems by the 1920s.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the impact of urbanization on delinquency in the late 18 to early 20 century.
Q6) _____ is the first step in the juvenile justice process.
Q7) Discuss the Illinois Juvenile Court Act; include the key provision of the act.
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Chapter 14: Police Work With Juveniles
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Q1) The Industrial Revolution, recognition of the need to treat children as a distinguishable group, and growing numbers of unemployed and homeless youths were among the key events that helped _____ in America.
Q2) In _____ the U.S.Supreme Court held that constitutional privileges against self-incrimination apply in juvenile as well as adult cases.
Q3) In ______ cases the police officer must personally observe the crime in order to place a suspect in custody.
A)Misdemeanor
B)Felony
C)State
D)Federal
Q4) Modern policing developed in _____.
Q5) The FBI estimates that _____ percent of juvenile arrests are referred to juvenile court.
A)67
B)75
C)56
D)60
Q6) _____ is essential in providing individualized justice.
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Chapter 15: Juvenile Court Process
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Q1) Discuss the decision to detain.Explain your views on detention.
Q2) Many decisions about what happens to a youth may occur prior to _____.
Q3) According to the text, _____ percent of African American youths are waived to adult court.
A)12
B)25
C)38
D)55
Q4) A low percentage of juvenile offenders enter guilty pleas. A)True B)False
Q5) Discuss the importance of the Gault case.Do you agree or disagree with the Courts ruling? Explain your view.
Q6) In 2007, about nineteen percent of all delinquency cases were _____ at intake.
Q7) Discuss diversion in regard to juveniles.Explain whether you disagree or agree with the use of diversion for juveniles.
Q8) Discuss the roles of the juvenile defense attorney.
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Q9) Some states allow a juvenile adjudication for a criminal act to be used as evidence in an adult criminal proceeding for the same act to show _____.
Chapter 16: Juvenile Corrections: Probation
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Q1) _____ seeks to make all aspects of the inmates' environment part of their treatment and to minimize differences between custodial staff and treatment personnel.
A)Milieu therapy
B)Community treatment
C)Guided group interactions
D)Behavior modification
Q2) _____ established minimum standards for all juveniles confined in training schools.
A)Nelson v.Heyne
B)Inmates of the Boys' Training School v.Affleck
C)Ralston v.Robinson
D)Pena v.New York State Division for Youth
Q3) Discuss the Intensive Aftercare Program (IAP) model, include the five basic principles.Do you believe this to be a viable model? Explain why or why not.
Q4) According to the text, one study found that _____ percent of juvenile offenders diagnosed with a mental disorder received treatment.
Q5) Describe the history of juvenile institutions.
Q6) Most juvenile institutions maintain _____ featuring individual or group therapy.
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Chapter 17: Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Abroad
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Q1) According to the text, in New Zealand the specialized youth aid sections of the police departments have reportedly diverted more than half of the juvenile offenders out of the juveniles justice system.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Compare and contrast the age of criminal responsibility at the international level.Explain your view of the age minimums and maximums.
Q3) The Young Offenders Act has been the legislative framework for youth justice in Canada since 1908.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Organized government or criminal groups in South America that selectively kill members of opposing groups and incite fear in those groups and among their supporters are known as _____.
A)Drug lords
B)Freedom fighters
C)Death squads
D)Skinheads
Q5) Compare and contrast the English and American youth courts.
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