Juvenile Justice Midterm Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
According to the principles of the first juvenile court: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Juveniles became delinquent because of forces primarily out of their control such as criminal
parents, poverty, and broken homes.
-Juveniles were not entirely responsible for their behavior.
An adult is arrested; a juvenile is said to have: - CORRECT ANSWER Been taken into
custody
Which U.S. Supreme Court case marked the shift from the Juvenile Court Era to the Juvenile
Rights Era? - CORRECT ANSWER In re Gault
Delinquency is defined: - CORRECT ANSWER As an act by a juvenile that would be
considered a crime if committed by an adult
The minimum age of responsibility, as determined by individual states, is: - CORRECT
ANSWER The earliest age a juvenile can be held responsible for delinquent acts
What era in juvenile justice history signaled the recognition that parents and townspeople
could not prevent juvenile delinquency single-handedly? - CORRECT ANSWER Pre-
Juvenile Court Era
What era in the history of juvenile justice is best characterized by the absence of an organized
juvenile court and justice system whereby parents and townspeople dealt with delinquent
youth? - CORRECT ANSWER Pre-Juvenile Court Era
The concept of "mens rea" literally means: - CORRECT ANSWER A guilty mind
, The first juvenile court in the United States was established in: - CORRECT
ANSWER Cook County, IL
The Latin term "parens patriae" literally means: - CORRECT ANSWER Parent of a
country
According to Robert Merton, delinquency resulted from: - CORRECT
ANSWER Strain from the gap between the goals of the society and approved means to
obtain goals
Albert Cohen believed that delinquency resulted from the: - CORRECT
ANSWER Failure to obtain status and acceptance in school
Which is not one of Robert Agnew's three major types of strain? - CORRECT
ANSWER *All of the above are major types of strain according to Agnew
-Failure to achieve positively valued goals
-Removal of positive stimuli
-Presentation of negative stimuli
Differential associations, and definitions learned from associations, depend on several factors
except for: - CORRECT ANSWER -Frequency of association
-Length of association of duration
-Point in time of associated or priority
-Intensity of associations
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
According to the principles of the first juvenile court: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Juveniles became delinquent because of forces primarily out of their control such as criminal
parents, poverty, and broken homes.
-Juveniles were not entirely responsible for their behavior.
An adult is arrested; a juvenile is said to have: - CORRECT ANSWER Been taken into
custody
Which U.S. Supreme Court case marked the shift from the Juvenile Court Era to the Juvenile
Rights Era? - CORRECT ANSWER In re Gault
Delinquency is defined: - CORRECT ANSWER As an act by a juvenile that would be
considered a crime if committed by an adult
The minimum age of responsibility, as determined by individual states, is: - CORRECT
ANSWER The earliest age a juvenile can be held responsible for delinquent acts
What era in juvenile justice history signaled the recognition that parents and townspeople
could not prevent juvenile delinquency single-handedly? - CORRECT ANSWER Pre-
Juvenile Court Era
What era in the history of juvenile justice is best characterized by the absence of an organized
juvenile court and justice system whereby parents and townspeople dealt with delinquent
youth? - CORRECT ANSWER Pre-Juvenile Court Era
The concept of "mens rea" literally means: - CORRECT ANSWER A guilty mind
, The first juvenile court in the United States was established in: - CORRECT
ANSWER Cook County, IL
The Latin term "parens patriae" literally means: - CORRECT ANSWER Parent of a
country
According to Robert Merton, delinquency resulted from: - CORRECT
ANSWER Strain from the gap between the goals of the society and approved means to
obtain goals
Albert Cohen believed that delinquency resulted from the: - CORRECT
ANSWER Failure to obtain status and acceptance in school
Which is not one of Robert Agnew's three major types of strain? - CORRECT
ANSWER *All of the above are major types of strain according to Agnew
-Failure to achieve positively valued goals
-Removal of positive stimuli
-Presentation of negative stimuli
Differential associations, and definitions learned from associations, depend on several factors
except for: - CORRECT ANSWER -Frequency of association
-Length of association of duration
-Point in time of associated or priority
-Intensity of associations
