SOC 321: Juvenile Delinquency Online
STUDY GUIDE AND PRACTICE EXAM
Exams in Juvenile Delinquency Online generally will follow the same format; in the first section, there will be approximately 50 multiple choice questions that focus on text chapters. This means approximately six or seven questions per chapter. Few numbers or statistics will not be asked, but some detail will. Make sure you read and highlight the chapters, review the chapter, and know the concepts that appear at the back of each chapter.
A second section will consist of approximately 25 true/false questions. This means that there will be three or four questions per chapter.
A third section will consist of an essay question or two. Essay questions may be in the form of a scenario, to which you apply ideas/theories/concepts, or several definitions of selected key concepts. Occasionally, you may be asked to compare and contrast concept pairs.
PRACTICE EXAM
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Multiple Choice:
1. At the turn of the century, advocates of a separate legal system for juveniles were referred to as:
a. status offenders c. parens patriae
b. criminologists d. child savers
2. Acts which are illegal not because of their criminal nature but because of the age of the perpetrator are:
a. status offenses c. delinquent acts
b. misdemeanors d. folkway violations
3. According to this theory, denial of the victim, denial of injury, and condemning the condemners are justifications used by juvenile delinquents:
a. Merton's Anomie theory
b. Freud�s Psychoanalytic theory
c. Sykes and Matza's Techniques of Neutralization
d. Sutherland's Differential Association theory
4. The theory that believes secondary deviance is more important than primary deviance because it can affect the juvenile delinquent�s self concept is:
a. Subcultural theory c. Classical theory
b. Conflict theory d. Labeling theory
5. For which type of crime are female delinquents more frequently apprehended than male delinquents?
a. Simple assault c. Arson
b. Shoplifting d. Driving under the influence
6. The ____________philosophy of the juvenile courts calls for official intervention when parental supervision is considered inadequate.
a. Parens patriae c. In loco parentis
b. Habeas corpus d. Lex talionus
True/False:
T F 1. There is disagreement over the precise definition of a gang.
T F 2. Physical evidence of gang communication that may claim territory and issue challenges is called graffiti.
T F 3. There is growing sentiment that family breakup is traumatic for kids and may have a direct influence on adolescent misbehavior.
T F 4. The chivalry hypothesis asserts that female delinquents have masculine characteristics.
T F 5. Research shows that there is no difference in the way male and female delinquents are treated by the juvenile justice system.
T F 6. Sutherland�s Differential Association theory states that lack of capable guardians and the presence of motivated offenders increase the likelihood of delinquent behavior.
Essay question:
Raymond Anderson is 13-years-old and about to be jumped into the neighborhood gang. His older brother, Tony, is a down original gangster and his best friend is also being initiated. His mother, Carmen, has always told her boys to be good and stay out of trouble, but she is a single parent and must work evenings to maintain the rented two-bedroom apartment near the center city in a dilapidated, run-down section of town. She doesn't know what her boys do while she is at work. She hopes that the boys will graduate from high school and make a decent living. She hasn't discovered that her elder son has dropped out of school to sell drugs for the gang. Analyze the scenario using three of the following theories:
a. Differential Association c. Labeling e. Anomie
b. Social Disorganization d. Conflict
Some Selected Definitions You Might Want to Review:
Do you remember the definitions of such concepts as waiver, recidivism, clearance, chronic delinquents, aging out, dark figure of crime, index crimes, UCR, NCVS, self reports, Wolfgang's study, free will, classical criminology, atavism, superego, ectomorph, Beccaria and Bentham, routine activities, social disorganization, concentric zones, anomie, innovation, social bonds, appeal to higher loyalties, labeling, primary and secondary deviance, self-fulfilling prophecy, conflict theory?
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