Juvenile Delinquency Exam 2 Study Guide

This is for the course taught by Professor Hoffman.

Crime in schools can express itself through vandalism, violence, drug trafficking, and gangs.

True

A group of youths who are bound together by mutual interests, have identifiable leadership, and act in concert to achieve a specific purpose that generally includes the conduct of illegal activity.

Gang

_____ is hurtful, frightening, or menacing actions undertaken by one person to intimidate another (weaker) person to gain that person’s unwilling compliance and/or put him/her in fear.

Bullying

Males are LESS likely than females to use drugs in individuals 12 and over, especially marijuana

False

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main types of juveniles who commit violence (which one did we not go over in class)

Children serial killers

_______ refers to the internet, radio, television, commercial motion pictures, videos, music, and the press (news, sources, journals, and magazines).

Mass Media

A disregard for the physical, emotional, or moral needs of children or adolescents is known as…

Neglect

Which of the following is NOT one of the four profiles of a gang?

Amount of money the gang makes

The mistreatment of children by parents or caregivers, which can be physical, emotional,or sexual, is known as…

Child abuse

Which of the following is NOT a role of a school resource officer?

Determining who is expelled

The _____ model’s main goal is to change an offender’s character, attitudes, or behavior patterns to diminish his or her propensities for youth crime.

Rehabilitation

An attempt to keep juveniles outside of the formal justice system by using various programs is known as…

Diversion

The ____ model believes that punishment should be the basic purpose of the juvenile justice system.

“just deserts.”

Justice

A new male member to a gang may be “blessed in,” or more typically known as “jumped in,” which means that he must fight other members

True

Being abused or neglected as a child increases the likelihood of arrest as a juvenile by 59 percent, as an adult by 29 percent, and for violent crime by 30 percent.

True

_____ is bullying that involves using technology such as cell phones and the internet to bully or harass another.

Cyberbullying

The principle in which a guardian or an agency is given the rights, duties, and responsibilities of a parent in relation to a child is known as….

in loco parentis

The ____ model is grounded on the conviction that the first priority of justice should be the protection of the life and property of the innocent, and punishment is the preferred correctional model because it protects society.

Crime Control

Gang violence has only emerged in the past twenty years.

False

Which of the following is NOT a major category regarding juvenile drug users?

Those who have never used drugs

Extra Credit Opportunity: What are at least five of the juvenile prevention programs that are showing promise?

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA)

• Bully Prevention Program

• Functional Family Therapy (FFT)

• Incredible Years: Parent, Teacher, and Child Training Series

• Life Skills Training (LST)

• Midwestern Prevention Project (MPP)

• Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC)

• Multisystemic Therapy (MST)

• Nurse-Family Partnership

• Project Toward No Drug Abuse (Project TND)

• Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS)