AJS212 / Juvenile Justice - Ch. 3, 4, 5, 6,
and 7 Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
The Classical School argues that ________. -
correct answer ✅punishment would deter criminal behavior,
provided it was made appropriate to the crime
Which of the following is TRUE of positivism as it applies to juvenile
justice? -
correct answer ✅It argues that criminal and non-criminal youths
are the same type of person.
One of the flaws in Wilson's and Herrnstein's approach is ________.
-
correct answer ✅that their theory basically rejects the complex
mechanisms of society as contributing to delinquency
A judge who imposes a strict sentence upon a criminal in hopes
that other criminals who hear about it will choose not to commit a
similar crime has exercised what type of deterrence? -
correct answer ✅direct
Which of the following theories posits that individuals do NOT
exercise freedom when committing criminal or delinquent acts? -
correct answer ✅deterministic view
,AJS212 / Juvenile Justice - Ch. 3, 4, 5, 6,
and 7 Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
Each of these psychologists took the insights of psychoanalysis and
applied them to the situations of delinquents, EXCEPT for whom? -
correct answer ✅William Healy
A 10-year-old's inability to control sexual and aggressive drives
would be best explained by which theory? -
correct answer ✅reinforcement
What do longitudinal studies about delinquent careers usually
reveal? -
correct answer ✅Males usually begin later than females.
Which theory's initial impetus toward delinquency comes from a
weakening of the person's bond to conventional society? -
correct answer ✅Thornberry's interactional theory.
Which of the following paths would Moffitt argue is how
delinquency proceeds? -
correct answer ✅early-onset, persistent offenders, and
adolescence-limited offenders
, AJS212 / Juvenile Justice - Ch. 3, 4, 5, 6,
and 7 Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
If you believed that the motivation to become involved in criminal
activities is intrinsic in lower-class culture, you would be a
proponent of which theory? -
correct answer ✅life style
If you were to predict inner qualities from people's physical
appearance, you would be a proponent of which of the following
studies? -
correct answer ✅psychoanalytic
Which of the following studies would work best for Life Course
Criminology? -
correct answer ✅classical experimental studies
Rational choice theory in criminology recently ________. -
correct answer ✅moved away from a strictly rational reasoning
model for rational thought
Which theory helps explain why a young male with tattoos and
body piercings that is stopped often by police because of his
and 7 Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
The Classical School argues that ________. -
correct answer ✅punishment would deter criminal behavior,
provided it was made appropriate to the crime
Which of the following is TRUE of positivism as it applies to juvenile
justice? -
correct answer ✅It argues that criminal and non-criminal youths
are the same type of person.
One of the flaws in Wilson's and Herrnstein's approach is ________.
-
correct answer ✅that their theory basically rejects the complex
mechanisms of society as contributing to delinquency
A judge who imposes a strict sentence upon a criminal in hopes
that other criminals who hear about it will choose not to commit a
similar crime has exercised what type of deterrence? -
correct answer ✅direct
Which of the following theories posits that individuals do NOT
exercise freedom when committing criminal or delinquent acts? -
correct answer ✅deterministic view
,AJS212 / Juvenile Justice - Ch. 3, 4, 5, 6,
and 7 Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
Each of these psychologists took the insights of psychoanalysis and
applied them to the situations of delinquents, EXCEPT for whom? -
correct answer ✅William Healy
A 10-year-old's inability to control sexual and aggressive drives
would be best explained by which theory? -
correct answer ✅reinforcement
What do longitudinal studies about delinquent careers usually
reveal? -
correct answer ✅Males usually begin later than females.
Which theory's initial impetus toward delinquency comes from a
weakening of the person's bond to conventional society? -
correct answer ✅Thornberry's interactional theory.
Which of the following paths would Moffitt argue is how
delinquency proceeds? -
correct answer ✅early-onset, persistent offenders, and
adolescence-limited offenders
, AJS212 / Juvenile Justice - Ch. 3, 4, 5, 6,
and 7 Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
If you believed that the motivation to become involved in criminal
activities is intrinsic in lower-class culture, you would be a
proponent of which theory? -
correct answer ✅life style
If you were to predict inner qualities from people's physical
appearance, you would be a proponent of which of the following
studies? -
correct answer ✅psychoanalytic
Which of the following studies would work best for Life Course
Criminology? -
correct answer ✅classical experimental studies
Rational choice theory in criminology recently ________. -
correct answer ✅moved away from a strictly rational reasoning
model for rational thought
Which theory helps explain why a young male with tattoos and
body piercings that is stopped often by police because of his
