Multiple Choice

This activity contains 15 questions.

	Which of the following statements is false?   Female delinquency has decreased substantially in the last ten years. More than 2.8 million juveniles are arrested annually in America. Minority juveniles are over-represented in the custody population. Crowding is a serious problem in juvenile facilities.

	Which of following is the earliest legal document written in the English language?   Roman Principles of 753 Doctrine of Parens Patriae Juvenile Court Act Laws of King Aethelberht

	What common law principle allows the state to assume a parental role and take custody of a child when he or she becomes delinquent?   undisciplined delinquent stare decisis parens patriae ex post facto

	Chicago's Reform School was the product of which social movement?   child savers anti-poverty progressive prohibition

	Which case is still remembered today for the distinction it made between criminal and noncriminal acts committed by juveniles?   People ex. rel. O'Connell v. Turner In Re Gault In Re Winship Ex parte Crouse

	In what year did the federal government pass the Juvenile Court Act?   1938 1965 1994 1901

	Which of the following is not one of the philosophical principles of the juvenile court movement?   The needs of the child mandate use of criminal justice procedures. Justice needs to be individualized. The state is the "higher or ultimate parent." Children are worth saving.

	Which term describes a child who has engaged in an activity that would be considered a crime if the child were an adult?   abused child undisciplined child delinquent neglected child

	The social ecology approach advocates that delinquency is a result of:   poor parenting. lack of opportunity. social disorganization. poor schooling.

	Which theorist claimed that vengeance and protest are major motivators among deprived youth and may account for vandalism?   Clifford Shaw Lloyd Ohlin Henry McKay Albert Cohen

	Which of the following theorists argued that the delinquent drifts between conformity and law violation and will choose the latter when social norms can be denied or explained away?   Albert Cohen Cloward and Ohlin Sykes and Matza Shaw and McKay

	In which case did the Supreme Court start to take a "hands-on" approach to juvenile justice?   In Re Winship Breed v. Jones In Re Gault Kent v. U.S.

	What standard of proof is used in status offense cases?   beyond a reasonable doubt preponderance of the evidence high likelihood pretty sure

	Which Supreme Court case held that juveniles do not have the right to a jury trial?   McKeiver v. Pennsylvania In Re Winship Breed v. Jones Kent v. U.S.

	What is the first step in the juvenile justice decision-making process?   intake preliminary hearing trial adjudicatory hearing

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