JUVENILE JUSTICE MODULE 1
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
This approach to juvenile crime became popular in the 1960s. - ANSWER-least-
restrictive approach
This model emphasizes punishment as the solution to juvenile delinquency. -
ANSWER-crime-control model
The juvenile equivalent of parole. - ANSWER-aftercare
The age of termination of delinquent behavior - ANSWER-desistance from crime
Term for when juveniles begin law-violating behavior - ANSWER-age of onset
The school of thought that believes people are "pushed" into crime by forces beyond
their control, such as social status or poverty. - ANSWER-positivist
Term for when juveniles increased the number of law-violating offenses they commit
- ANSWER-escalation of offenses
Juveniles engaged in behaviors for which adults would not be arrested. - ANSWER-
status offenders
This model applies the concept of just deserts to juvenile delinquency. - ANSWER-
justice model
One of the findings from self-report studies - ANSWER-juveniles in both lower and
middle classes are involved in considerable illegal behavior
A juvenile who commits an offense for which an adult could be arrested is known as
- ANSWER-a delinquent offender
___ were developed to show what happens to juveniles who come to the attention of
authorities. - ANSWER-Juvenile Court Statistics
Another name for reformatory - ANSWER-training school
This was one of the initiatives of the "get-tough" approach to juvenile justice -
ANSWER-transferring juveniles to criminal or adult court
This approach to juvenile crime became popular in the 1990s. - ANSWER-get-tough
approach
The tendency to repeat one type of crime - ANSWER-specialization of offenses
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
This approach to juvenile crime became popular in the 1960s. - ANSWER-least-
restrictive approach
This model emphasizes punishment as the solution to juvenile delinquency. -
ANSWER-crime-control model
The juvenile equivalent of parole. - ANSWER-aftercare
The age of termination of delinquent behavior - ANSWER-desistance from crime
Term for when juveniles begin law-violating behavior - ANSWER-age of onset
The school of thought that believes people are "pushed" into crime by forces beyond
their control, such as social status or poverty. - ANSWER-positivist
Term for when juveniles increased the number of law-violating offenses they commit
- ANSWER-escalation of offenses
Juveniles engaged in behaviors for which adults would not be arrested. - ANSWER-
status offenders
This model applies the concept of just deserts to juvenile delinquency. - ANSWER-
justice model
One of the findings from self-report studies - ANSWER-juveniles in both lower and
middle classes are involved in considerable illegal behavior
A juvenile who commits an offense for which an adult could be arrested is known as
- ANSWER-a delinquent offender
___ were developed to show what happens to juveniles who come to the attention of
authorities. - ANSWER-Juvenile Court Statistics
Another name for reformatory - ANSWER-training school
This was one of the initiatives of the "get-tough" approach to juvenile justice -
ANSWER-transferring juveniles to criminal or adult court
This approach to juvenile crime became popular in the 1990s. - ANSWER-get-tough
approach
The tendency to repeat one type of crime - ANSWER-specialization of offenses
