Which context establishes the definition of delinquent behavior and status offense behavior?
A) the historical context
B) the economic context
C) the sociocultural context
D) the legal context
(Question #2) Which of the following asks what can be done to improve the quality of young peoples lives and provides ideas for effectively treating and controlling youth crime?
A) Developmental Life-Course theory
B) delinquency and social policy
C)
parens patriae philosophy of juvenile courts
D) historical context of delinquency
(Question #3) Which of the following themes examines risk factors that contribute to delinquent behavior and asks how such behavior affects subsequent life experiences?
A)
parens patriae B) legal context of delinquency
C) deinstitutionalization of status offenders
D) Developmental Life-Course theory
(Question #4) Under
parens patriae, the ________ assumed the parental role over juvenile lawbreakers.
A) state
B) parents
C) teachers
D) neighbors
(Question #5) Child labor was finally made illegal when the ________ was passed in 1938.
A) Keating-Owen Act
B) Fair Labor Standards Act
C) Pomerene Act
D) Childrens Rights Act
(Question #6) Which of the following behaviors is NOT a law violation when committed by a juvenile?
A) curfew violations
B) runaway behavior
C) incorrigibility
D) multiple body piercings
(Question #7) What is the difference between the conceptual and operational definitions of recidivism? What standards should be applied to better define recidivism?
What will be an ideal response?
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