Juvenile Delinquency Midterm Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
Adolescence -
correct answer ✅the life interval between childhood and
adulthood; usually the period between the ages of 12 and 18 years
old
Parens Patriae -
correct answer ✅a medieval English doctrine that sanctioned the
right of the crown to intervene in natural family relations whenever
Childs welfare was threatened. The philosophy of the juvenile is
based on this legal concept.
Juvenile Delinquency -
correct answer ✅An act committed by a minor that violates the
penal code of the government with authority over the area in
which the act occurs.
Status offense: -
correct answer ✅A non delinquent/ non criminal offense, an
offense that is illegal for underage persons but not for adults. Status
offenses include curfew violations, incorrigibility, running away,
truancy, and underage drinking.
, Juvenile Delinquency Midterm Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
Life Course Perspective -
correct answer ✅a framework suggesting that four key factors
determine the shape of the life course; linked lives, human agency,
and timing of lives.
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 -
correct answer ✅A federal law that established a juvenile justice
office within the then-existing law enforcement assistance
administration to provide funds for the prevention and control of
youth crime.
5 Juvenile Delinquency Contexts -
correct answer ✅1) Historical context 2) Legal context 3)
Sociocultural context 4) Economic context 5) Political context
Historical context -
correct answer ✅how juveniles were handle in the past and
influences how they are perceived and handle in the present.
Legal context -
correct answer ✅established the definition of delinquent behavior
and status offense behavior.
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
Adolescence -
correct answer ✅the life interval between childhood and
adulthood; usually the period between the ages of 12 and 18 years
old
Parens Patriae -
correct answer ✅a medieval English doctrine that sanctioned the
right of the crown to intervene in natural family relations whenever
Childs welfare was threatened. The philosophy of the juvenile is
based on this legal concept.
Juvenile Delinquency -
correct answer ✅An act committed by a minor that violates the
penal code of the government with authority over the area in
which the act occurs.
Status offense: -
correct answer ✅A non delinquent/ non criminal offense, an
offense that is illegal for underage persons but not for adults. Status
offenses include curfew violations, incorrigibility, running away,
truancy, and underage drinking.
, Juvenile Delinquency Midterm Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
Life Course Perspective -
correct answer ✅a framework suggesting that four key factors
determine the shape of the life course; linked lives, human agency,
and timing of lives.
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 -
correct answer ✅A federal law that established a juvenile justice
office within the then-existing law enforcement assistance
administration to provide funds for the prevention and control of
youth crime.
5 Juvenile Delinquency Contexts -
correct answer ✅1) Historical context 2) Legal context 3)
Sociocultural context 4) Economic context 5) Political context
Historical context -
correct answer ✅how juveniles were handle in the past and
influences how they are perceived and handle in the present.
Legal context -
correct answer ✅established the definition of delinquent behavior
and status offense behavior.
