Question 1
6 out of 6 points
| Youth who are diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder are more likely to: | ||||
| Selected Answer: All of the above are correct.Correct Answer: All of the above are correct. |
Question 2
6 out of 6 points
| Life-course persistent delinquents: | ||||
| Selected Answer: remain locked in antisocial lifestyles throughout their lives.Correct Answer: remain locked in antisocial lifestyles throughout their lives. |
Question 3
6 out of 6 points
| Most criminologists agree that juvenile crime is less violent today than it was in the early 1990s. According to the text, the reason(s) cited for this decline include: | ||||
| Selected Answer: All of the above are correct.Correct Answer: All of the above are correct. |
Question 4
6 out of 6 points
| Serious chronic offenders often commit their first crimes before age _____ and by age ____ have a lengthy police record. | ||||
| Selected Answer: 10; 18Correct Answer: 10; 18 |
Question 5
6 out of 6 points
| A set of characteristics that describe a person’s beliefs, ways of thinking, behaviors, and motivations is called __________. | ||||
| Selected Answer: personalityCorrect Answer: personality |
Question 6
6 out of 6 points
| According to the theory of differential oppression, some children are obedient out of fear. This particular response to oppression is called: | ||||
| Selected Answer: passive acceptance.Correct Answer: passive acceptance. |
Question 7
6 out of 6 points
| _______ theory tells us that crime is a result of certain conditions within certain neighborhoods. | ||||
| Selected Answer: Cultural devianceCorrect Answer: Cultural deviance |
Question 8
0 out of 6 points
| During the 18th and 19th centuries, all children who committed violent crimes in England were | ||||
| Selected Answer: sent to prison.Correct Answer: Only A and B are correct. |
Question 9
6 out of 6 points
| Frequent explanations for the disparity between White and African American rates of juvenile offending include: | ||||
| Selected Answer: All of the choices are correct.Correct Answer: All of the choices are correct. |
Question 10
6 out of 6 points
| According to labeling theorists, the main problem with calling a child “delinquent” is that: | ||||
| Selected Answer: the child may internalize the description and live up to it.Correct Answer: the child may internalize the description and live up to it. |
Question 11
6 out of 6 points
| According to rational choice theory, offenders: | ||||
| Selected Answer: weigh the costs and benefits of their behavior before they act.Correct Answer: weigh the costs and benefits of their behavior before they act. |
Question 12
6 out of 6 points
| According to Albert Cohen, teachers, social workers, and some parents judge children by: | ||||
| Selected Answer: the middle-class measuring rod.Correct Answer: the middle-class measuring rod. |
Question 13
6 out of 6 points
| The text defines a theory as: | ||||
| Selected Answer: ideas used to explain facts.Correct Answer: ideas used to explain facts. |
Question 14
6 out of 6 points
| According to Edwin Sutherland, delinquent behavior is: | ||||
| Selected Answer: learned through interaction with others.Correct Answer: learned through interaction with others. |
Question 15
0 out of 6 points
| In a conflict subculture, children | ||||
| Selected Answer: join gangs, which engage in frequent conflict with one another.Correct Answer: turn to violence out of frustration over the lack of legitimate and illegitimate opportunities in their neighborhoods. |
Question 16
6 out of 6 points
| ______ is a personality disorder characterized by serious antisocial behavior, lack of guilt, deception, and little fear or anxiety. | ||||
| Selected Answer: PsychopathyCorrect Answer: Psychopathy |
Question 17
6 out of 6 points
| ______ is an example of a status offense. | ||||
| Selected Answer: TruancyCorrect Answer: Truancy |
Question 18
6 out of 6 points
| Early attempts to regulate juvenile behavior included: | ||||
| Selected Answer: implementing rigid laws with equally severe punishments for children as adults.Correct Answer: implementing rigid laws with equally severe punishments for children as adults. |
Question 19
6 out of 6 points
| Which of the following is/are a developmental risk factor(s) for delinquency? | ||||
| Selected Answer: All are risk factorsCorrect Answer: All are risk factors |
Question 20
6 out of 6 points
| Sigmund Freud theorized that personality consists of three parts; the part that is present at birth and consists of a person’s desires and motives is called the ______. | ||||
| Selected Answer: idCorrect Answer: id |
Question 21
6 out of 6 points
| According to Cesare Beccaria’s ideas, punishment must be swift, certain, and _____. | ||||
| Selected Answer: severeCorrect Answer: severe |
Question 22
6 out of 6 points
| The age–crime curve has been found to: | ||||
| Selected Answer: be similar regardless of race, gender, or socioeconomic status.Correct Answer: be similar regardless of race, gender, or socioeconomic status. |
Question 23
6 out of 6 points
| According to the text, which is not one of the four R’s taught in American schools today? | ||||
| Selected Answer: respecting authority.Correct Answer: respecting authority. |
Question 24
6 out of 6 points
| The existence of free will means that: | ||||
| Selected Answer: human beings have the ability to make choices.Correct Answer: human beings have the ability to make choices. |
Question 25
6 out of 6 points
| According to the text, patriarchy is: | ||||
| Selected Answer: a social system that values male domination and hierarchy.Correct Answer: a social system that values male domination and hierarchy. |