Soc 348 - Juvenile Delinquency » Fall 2022 » Quiz 2

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Question #1
Which of the following is NOT a link in Travis Hirschi's causal chain?
A.   rejection of school's authority
B.   dislike of school
C.   poor parental performance
D.   academic incompetence
Question #2
Gang members who are strongly attached to the gang and have few interests outside the gang are known as ________.
A.   associates
B.   peripherals
C.   regulars
D.   veterans
Question #3
Which of the following is NOT an abuse suffered by adolescent females in the juvenile justice system?
A.   placement in isolation for trivial reasons
B.   withholding of food
C.   inappropriate touching, pushing, and hitting by staff
D.   strip-searched in the presence of male officers
Question #4
Which of the following intervention programs is a family- and home-based treatment model that is based on research demonstrating the multidimensional causes of delinquent behavior?
A.   Multisystemic Therapy
B.   Functional Family Therapy
C.   Adolescent Transitions Program
D.   Strengthening Families Program
Question #5
________, a synthetic drug, was originally concentrated in California and has spread widely to other states.
A.   Marijuana
B.   Crank
C.   Ecstasy
D.   Heroin
Question #6
According to Albert Cohen's theory, which of the following encourages development of delinquent subcultures in schools?
A.   status deprivation
B.   lenient rules
C.   incompetent teachers
D.   inadequate parents
Question #7
Which of the following is NOT a principle that Widom recommended to reduce the extent of child abuse?
A.   The earlier the intervention, the better.
B.   One size fits all.
C.   Interventions are not one-time efforts.
D.   Surveillance is a double-edged sword.
Question #8
According to biological and constitutional explanations, which of the following is a biopsychological vulnerability factor relating to delinquency of girls?
A.   attention deficit disorder
B.   intellectual accomplishments
C.   late pubertal maturation
D.   matriarchal family relations
Question #9
What is the process by which boys and girls internalize their culture's norms, sanctions, and expectations for members of their gender?
A.   sex-role socialization
B.   gendered pathway
C.   masculinity hypothesis
D.   intellectual deficit
Question #10
Which of the following programs believes all girls should have the opportunity to fulfill their potential and are encouraged to develop their culture and take pride in their core values.
A.   Yale Child Welfare Project
B.   Project Northland
C.   the Step Up Program
D.   Outward Bound
Question #11
The relocation of gang members with their families from one city to another is called ________.
A.   moving
B.   migration
C.   shifting
D.   transporting
Question #12
Which of the following statements regarding children with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents is TRUE?
A.   They are more likely to be sexually abused.
B.   They are more likely to be gay than children with heterosexual parents.
C.   They show conspicuous differences in their male and female behaviors (gender role behavior).
D.   They do not reveal differences in the adjustment and development.
Question #13
Gangs use younger and smaller members to ________.
A.   recruit females
B.   deal cocaine out of cramped "rock houses"
C.   steal guns from stores
D.   steal bicycles
Question #14
According to the text, who controls drug trafficking in urban settings?
A.   juvenile male gang members
B.   adult suppliers independent of gang affiliations
C.   adult gang members
D.   juveniles independent of gang affiliations
Question #15
Angela Browne and David Finkelhor's review of the literature on sexual abuse revealed that abuse by ________ has a more negative impact than abuse by others.
A.   father/stepfather
B.   brother
C.   sister
D.   mother
Question #16
According to statistical findings, which of the following children make up the largest percentage of victims?
A.   Asian
B.   Hispanic
C.   White
D.   African American
Question #17
Involvement in ________ is one of the strongest predictors of violence for younger youth and the weakest for older youth.
A.   truancy
B.   violence
C.   gangs
D.   substance abuse
Question #18
Which of the following states that children learn delinquent behavior through being exposed to others and by mimicking or modeling others' actions?
A.   conflict theory
B.   strain theory
C.   labeling theory
D.   cultural deviance theory
Question #19
What did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette?
A.   School authorities do not have the right to deny free speech unless it interferes with school operations.
B.   Due process requires a student to receive notice and opportunity for a hearing.
C.   A student's right to style his or her hair is protected under the right to privacy.
D.   Students could not be compelled to salute the flag if it violates their religious rights.
Question #20
Butyl nitrite, gasoline, and paint thinners can typically produce feelings of excitement followed by disorientation when they are ________.
A.   absorbed
B.   inhaled
C.   ingested
D.   injected
Question #21
Which of the following is based on the assumption that the juvenile justice system does NOT see most serious offenders until it is too late to effectively intervene?
A.   tertiary prevention programs
B.   violence prevention programs
C.   juvenile aftercare
D.   training schools
Question #22
Which of the following children are NOT at a greater risk of victimization?
A.   children who were reported by educational personnel
B.   children with a disciplined family background
C.   children with allegations of multiple types of maltreatment
D.   children reported to be victims of sexual abuse
Question #23
________ are relatively weak predictors of violence for both younger and older youth.
A.   Low SES and abusive parents
B.   Broken homes and abusive parents
C.   Gang involvement and gun ownership
D.   Substance abuse and history of violence
Question #24
Which of the following is NOT consistent with the findings of the landmark study of girls in the classroom undertaken by the American Association of University Women?
A.   High school girls are obsessed with physical appearance.
B.   High school girls have intense mother-daughter patterns of communication.
C.   High school girls are obsessed with achievement.
D.   High school girls are obsessed with popularity based on external characteristics.
Question #25
Which of the following is NOT one of the standards for evidence-based education listed by the State Education Resource Center?
A.   curriculum independent of learning expectations
B.   monitoring, accountability, and assessment
C.   supportive, personalized, and relevant learning
D.   parent/community involvement
Question #26
The ________ theory provides an explanation for the onset and continued use of drugs by stating that the typical addict suffers from some deep-rooted emotional problem.
A.   stress relief
B.   social disorganization
C.   addictive personality
D.   social control
Question #27
Which of the following suggests that girls' misbehavior can be controlled by inculcating values and attitudes, whereas more direct controls may be necessary to control boys' deviance?
A.   power-control theory
B.   interactionist theory
C.   labeling theory
D.   differential association theory
Question #28
Studies on sexually abused victims suggest that prostitution is a way for sexually abused female victims to ________.
A.   take control of others by making them pay
B.   reduce the shame
C.   leave the home environment
D.   increase their livelihood
Question #29
Which is NOT one of Chesney-Lind's four propositions of the feminist theory of delinquency?
A.   Victimizers utilize official agencies to keep victims vulnerable.
B.   On streets, girls get involved in criminal activities that exploit their sexuality.
C.   As girls run away from home, they become involved in various forms of crime.
D.   Girls involved in criminal activity are rarely the victims of sexual abuse.
Question #30
Which of the following views school as a means by which the privileged classes maintain power over the lower classes?
A.   strain theory
B.   radical theory
C.   social control theory
D.   cultural deviance theory
Question #31
The philosophy of ________ is that instead of quickly turning over youth to the justice system, the community should deal with its own problems and intervene on behalf of its youth.
A.   Life Skills Training (LST)
B.   Positive Youth Development
C.   Chicago Area Project
D.   Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
Question #32
Which of the following contends that adolescent girls' victimization at home causes them to become delinquent?
A.   social learning theory
B.   feminist theory of delinquency
C.   power-control theory
D.   interactionist theory of delinquency
Question #33
The ________ explains the onset and escalation of adolescents' drug use by claiming that a bleak economic environment for certain disenfranchised groups has created a generation of young adults in urban inner cities who regularly experience doubt, hopelessness, and uncertainty.
A.   social disorganization theory
B.   addictive personality theory
C.   social development model
D.   stress relief theory
Question #34
Which of the following theories states that delinquency is likely to result when a strong bond to school does NOT develop?
A.   social control theory
B.   labeling theory
C.   conflict theory
D.   cultural deviance theory
Question #35
Which of the following is NOT a conclusion that a protective service agency draws following the initial investigation?
A.   There is sufficient evidence to support the allegation of maltreatment.
B.   Maltreatment or the risk of maltreatment appears to be present.
C.   There is insufficient evidence to support maltreatment.
D.   Parents should be prosecuted in criminal court.
Question #36
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor related to delinquency and drug use?
A.   living in an affluent neighborhood
B.   academic failure
C.   poor family management practices
D.   perinatal difficulties
Question #37
According to Richard Gelles, which of the following is a consistent conclusion of domestic violence research?
A.   Those abused in childhood will turn away from child abuse.
B.   There is hardly any relationship between neglect and abuse.
C.   Those abused in childhood will turn abusers.
D.   Most child abusers were brought up in a disciplined family environment.
Question #38
Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic of violence prevention programs?
A.   address key areas of risk in youth's lives
B.   aim to fix the psychological issues contributing to delinquency.
C.   provide youth with adequate supervision and support
D.   offer youth a long-term stay in the community
Question #39
Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of at-risk adolescent females?
A.   stable family life
B.   stories of victimization
C.   school failure
D.   mental health and substance abuse problems
Question #40
________ is an approach designed to reduce the harm done to youths by drug use and by the severe penalties resulting from drug use and sales.
A.   Drug courts
B.   Harm reduction
C.   Prevention programs
D.   War on drugs
Question #41
Which of the following is a finding of studies undertaken to improve the quality of the school experience?
A.   Schools must stick to fixed hour schedules.
B.   Education must be oriented toward the entire group rather than an individual.
C.   Tracking systems should be used when and where possible.
D.   Good teaching is one of the first lines of defense against misbehavior.
Question #42
Which of the following is the basis of Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin's theory about the origins of juvenile gangs?
A.   Joining a gang is part of the experience male adolescents need to grow up to adulthood.
B.   Violent delinquent gangs arise out of conditions that encourage the development of a sociopathic personality in adolescents.
C.   Lower-class boys interact with and gain support from other alienated individuals.
D.   Gang delinquency represents a subcultural and collective solution to the problem faced by lower-class boys.
Question #43
Which of the following is NOT an agreement among experts regarding prevention?
A.   no one solution exists to the delinquency prevention problem
B.   the timing of interventions is critical in achieving a successful outcome
C.   high-risk behaviors are independent, so prevention programs should have narrow and specific goals.
D.   each community requires a package of services that involve community-wide planning
Question #44
During the 1990s, the belief emerged that the most effective strategy for juvenile corrections is to place the thrust of prevention and diversion emphasis on ________.
A.   high-risk juveniles who commit violent acts.
B.   low-risk juveniles who have not committed crime
C.   high-risk juveniles who have not committed crime
D.   high-risk juveniles who commit property crimes.
Question #45
Which of the following programs is a three-year curriculum designed to prevent or reduce the use of "gateway" drugs, such as tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana.
A.   Multisystemic Therapy (MST)
B.   Project toward No Drug Abuse (Project TND)
C.   Life Skills Training (LST)
D.   Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS)
Question #46
Which theory posits that children who do poorly in school or who believe they have little chance of graduation are most likely to commit delinquent acts?
A.   labeling theory
B.   blocked opportunity theory
C.   drift theory
D.   culture theory
Question #47
According to Lee Bowker and Malcolm Klein, which of the following plays a major role in determining the gang membership and juvenile delinquency of women and girls in urban ghettos?
A.   personality variables and problems associated with homosexual behavior
B.   personality variables, relations with spouses, and unlimited opportunities
C.   relations with parents and problems associated with heterosexual behavior
D.   impact of racism, sexism, poverty, and limited opportunity structures
Question #48
Which of the following is NOT a major organizational characteristic of urban gangs?
A.   gang intimidation
B.   leadership
C.   role expectations and sanctions
D.   gang migration
Question #49
Which of the following types of gang leadership assign no written duties or titles to their leadership positions, but usually have two to four members who are considered the leaders of the group?
A.   commission type
B.   influential type
C.   horizontal type
D.   vertical type
Question #50
According to studies, which of the following behaviors is more likely to be exhibited by children who are rejected by their parents?
A.   parental attachment
B.   oppressiveness
C.   delinquency
D.   submissiveness
Question #51
Michael F. de Vries argued that ________ is the heart of why African Americans find gang associations worthwhile.
A.   social disorganization theory
B.   strain theory
C.   underclass theory
D.   subcultural affiliation
Question #52
Denise Kandel and colleagues suggest that youths who become addicted to or dependent on drugs are more likely to ________.
A.   raid their parent's drug supplies
B.   cause injury to themselves to steal drugs from medical facilities
C.   commit crimes to maintain their drug supply
D.   reach a turning point and stop using drugs
Question #53
What is the leading problem in implementing parent-training programs?
A.   finding places to train parents
B.   recruiting volunteers to train parents
C.   cost of implementation
D.   the recruitment and retention of parents
Question #54
Which of the following is TRUE regarding females in delinquent gangs?
A.   Girls receive no emotional fulfillment from their involvement in gang activity.
B.   Female gang members never participate in violent crimes.
C.   Female gang members are not involved in the planning of gang activities.
D.   Female gangs are generally not violent in nature.
Question #55
Which of the following had the disastrous result of incarcerating many minority youths involved in selling or using crack cocaine for extended periods of time?
A.   Project Alert
B.   Project Toward No Drug Abuse
C.   the war on drugs
D.   Life Skills Training
Question #56
A gang member who has older brothers or fathers in the gang is referred to as ________.
A.   jumped-it
B.   blessed-in
C.   blood-in
D.   coerced-in
Question #57
Which of the following drugs, first made in Germany in the 1880s, was widely distributed to soldiers by the American military during World War II?
A.   heroin
B.   amphetamines
C.   methamphetamines
D.   cocaine
Question #58
Which of the following is NOT a frequently cited benefit of joining a gang?
A.   opportunities to engage in political and social activism
B.   excitement
C.   monetary profits from drugs
D.   enhanced prestige or status
Question #59
________ argues that once self-control has formed in childhood, it affects adolescents in the choices they make in peer relations, school conduct and achievement, drug and alcohol use, and delinquent activities.
A.   Social control theory
B.   The general theory of crime
C.   Radical criminology
D.   Cultural deviance theory

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