Question 1

Explain three of the secondary sources of delinquency data provided in the text.  Of these, which do you believe to be the most reliable?  Provide a rationale for your choice.  How do you believe these sources of data compare to "official sources" such as the UCR or NCVS?  Explain your position. ​

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Question 2

Delinquency experts have identified a variety of social, economic, personal and demographic factors that influence juvenile crime trends. Identify and describe five of the nine listed influences as presented in the text.  Which of the influences you listed do you believe to have the most impact on delinquency?  Explain your position. ​

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Question 3

According to the text, the African American family structure has been weakened by what two areas of marginalization? ​

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Question 4

A crucial aspect of delinquency research is the measurement of what two areas associated with youth misbehavior? ​

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Question 5

List the four childhood risk factors, along with descriptors identified as contributing to persistent delinquency.  Indicate which of these factors you would identify as the most important and provide a rationale for your choice. ​

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Question 6

Discuss the concept of the chronic offender. Do you agree that early, repeated engagement in delinquency is the best predictor of future adult criminality? Do you think that "careers in delinquency" is an apropos descriptor for this group of youthful offenders?  Explain your position. ​

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Question 7

Explain cognitive behavioral therapy and the effectiveness of the program.  What are your views on this treatment?  Do you agree with the claim that it addresses such areas as mood disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? What type of youth-adjudicated delinquent would be the ideal candidate for this type of treatment?  Provide a rationale for your views. ​

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Question 8

As the size of the Black population increases, the perceived threat to the White population increases, resulting in a greater amount of social control imposed against African Americans by police.  What is this theory called? ​

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Question 9

What two areas do some experts associate with the violent delinquency rate between 1980 and 1990? ​

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Question 10

Discuss the juvenile arrest trends presented in the text. Do you feel this information is different than or the same as the information presented in the media?  Explain your position. ​

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Question 11

It was reported that there has been an explosive growth of youth gangs in the United States; according to surveys, there are in excess of how many gang members in the United States? ​

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Question 12

Discuss juvenile victimization trends. Be sure to include male/female victimization experiences, rates of serious crime experiences, and rates of increase or decline; also address juvenile reports of victimization.  Why do you think juveniles would report or not report being victims of crime?  Provide a rationale for your view. ​

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Question 13

What does the MTF survey show regarding the offending differences between African American and White youths? ​

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Question 14

What is the goal of data mining? ​

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Question 15

Discuss the compatibility of the UCR, NCVS, and self-report data sources.  Assume that you are assigned a research project and one of the requirements of the assignment is that you use one of these data sources.  Which of these data sources would you be more inclined to use?  Provide a rationale for your choice. ​

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Question 16

Discuss the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and delinquency. Be sure to include the points indicated in the text as clear-cut indicators of the relationship.  Do you agree or disagree that SES is related to delinquency?  Provide a rationale for your view. ​

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Question 17

Weather may affect delinquent behavior in a number of ways; most delinquent acts, according to the text, occur in what two months of the year? ​

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Question 18

One of the few approaches to interpersonal change validated by research is a treatment that focuses on patterns of thinking and the beliefs, attitudes, and values that underlie thinking.  What is the name of this program? ​

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Question 19

Regardless of race, social class, intelligence, or any other social variable, people commit fewer crimes as they age; this is referred to as the aging out process.  Name the two other terms used to describe this phenomenon. ​

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Question 20

List and describe three reasons experts provide as to why crime declines with age.  Which of the reasons do you find most viable?  Provide a rationale for your views. ​

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Quiz 2: The Nature and Extent of Delinquency

Explain three of the secondary sources of delinquency data provided in the text. Of these, which do you believe to be the most reliable? Provide a rationale for your choice. How do you believe these sources of data compare to "official sources" such as the UCR or NCVS? Explain your position. ​

According to the text, the African American family structure has been weakened by what two areas of marginalization? ​

A crucial aspect of delinquency research is the measurement of what two areas associated with youth misbehavior? ​

List the four childhood risk factors, along with descriptors identified as contributing to persistent delinquency. Indicate which of these factors you would identify as the most important and provide a rationale for your choice. ​

Discuss the concept of the chronic offender. Do you agree that early, repeated engagement in delinquency is the best predictor of future adult criminality? Do you think that "careers in delinquency" is an apropos descriptor for this group of youthful offenders? Explain your position. ​

As the size of the Black population increases, the perceived threat to the White population increases, resulting in a greater amount of social control imposed against African Americans by police. What is this theory called? ​

What two areas do some experts associate with the violent delinquency rate between 1980 and 1990? ​

Discuss the juvenile arrest trends presented in the text. Do you feel this information is different than or the same as the information presented in the media? Explain your position. ​

It was reported that there has been an explosive growth of youth gangs in the United States; according to surveys, there are in excess of how many gang members in the United States? ​

What does the MTF survey show regarding the offending differences between African American and White youths? ​

What is the goal of data mining? ​

Discuss the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and delinquency. Be sure to include the points indicated in the text as clear-cut indicators of the relationship. Do you agree or disagree that SES is related to delinquency? Provide a rationale for your view. ​

Weather may affect delinquent behavior in a number of ways; most delinquent acts, according to the text, occur in what two months of the year? ​

One of the few approaches to interpersonal change validated by research is a treatment that focuses on patterns of thinking and the beliefs, attitudes, and values that underlie thinking. What is the name of this program? ​

Regardless of race, social class, intelligence, or any other social variable, people commit fewer crimes as they age; this is referred to as the aging out process. Name the two other terms used to describe this phenomenon. ​

List and describe three reasons experts provide as to why crime declines with age. Which of the reasons do you find most viable? Provide a rationale for your views. ​

Explain three of the secondary sources of delinquency data provided in the text. Of these, which do you believe to be the most reliable? Provide a rationale for your choice. How do you believe these sources of data compare to "official sources" such as the UCR or NCVS? Explain your position.

According to the text, the African American family structure has been weakened by what two areas of marginalization?

A crucial aspect of delinquency research is the measurement of what two areas associated with youth misbehavior?

List the four childhood risk factors, along with descriptors identified as contributing to persistent delinquency. Indicate which of these factors you would identify as the most important and provide a rationale for your choice.

Discuss the concept of the chronic offender. Do you agree that early, repeated engagement in delinquency is the best predictor of future adult criminality? Do you think that "careers in delinquency" is an apropos descriptor for this group of youthful offenders? Explain your position.

As the size of the Black population increases, the perceived threat to the White population increases, resulting in a greater amount of social control imposed against African Americans by police. What is this theory called?

What two areas do some experts associate with the violent delinquency rate between 1980 and 1990?

Discuss the juvenile arrest trends presented in the text. Do you feel this information is different than or the same as the information presented in the media? Explain your position.

It was reported that there has been an explosive growth of youth gangs in the United States; according to surveys, there are in excess of how many gang members in the United States?

What does the MTF survey show regarding the offending differences between African American and White youths?

What is the goal of data mining?

Discuss the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and delinquency. Be sure to include the points indicated in the text as clear-cut indicators of the relationship. Do you agree or disagree that SES is related to delinquency? Provide a rationale for your view.

Weather may affect delinquent behavior in a number of ways; most delinquent acts, according to the text, occur in what two months of the year?

One of the few approaches to interpersonal change validated by research is a treatment that focuses on patterns of thinking and the beliefs, attitudes, and values that underlie thinking. What is the name of this program?

Regardless of race, social class, intelligence, or any other social variable, people commit fewer crimes as they age; this is referred to as the aging out process. Name the two other terms used to describe this phenomenon.

List and describe three reasons experts provide as to why crime declines with age. Which of the reasons do you find most viable? Provide a rationale for your views.