Juvenile Justice Final Exam
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1. Youths who loiter on street corners are potential candidates for being stopped and questioned by police officers. In these instances, police action is based upon which of the following? A) Probable cause because loitering usually precedes criminal activity
B) Proof beyond a reasonable doubt since youths who loiter are criminals
C) Clear and convincing evidence since loitering is a status offense
D) Situationally-based police discretion
2. What is the National Youth Survey? A) A publication maintained by youth in correctional facilities
B) Self-reports
C) A youth gang
D) A euphemism for excessive police force
3. Which theory would discourage contacts with criminals or hardcore offenders? A) Psychoanalytic
B) Differential association
C) Concentric zone
D) Biological determinism
4. Which philanthropic organization significantly influenced eighteenth-century correctional practices? A) The Philadelpia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Persons
B) The Bridewell Workhouse
C) The National Rifle Association
D) The Parens Patriae Assembly
5. Which of the following is true as to the intake process in most jurisdictions during the past decade? A) It is becoming increasingly formal
B) It is becoming increasingly informal
C) It is becoming cost-prohibitive
D) It is becoming ineffective
6. What population did truancy statutes target? A) Runaways
B) Youths who avoided attending school
C) Petty thieves
D) Youthful sex offenders
7. Which of the following often functions as both a legal and extralegal factor? A) Age
B) Gender
C) Race
D) Ethnicity
8. Which of the following are documents
1. Youths who loiter on street corners are potential candidates for being stopped and questioned by police officers. In these instances, police action is based upon which of the following? A) Probable cause because loitering usually precedes criminal activity
B) Proof beyond a reasonable doubt since youths who loiter are criminals
C) Clear and convincing evidence since loitering is a status offense
D) Situationally-based police discretion
2. What is the National Youth Survey? A) A publication maintained by youth in correctional facilities
B) Self-reports
C) A youth gang
D) A euphemism for excessive police force
3. Which theory would discourage contacts with criminals or hardcore offenders? A) Psychoanalytic
B) Differential association
C) Concentric zone
D) Biological determinism
4. Which philanthropic organization significantly influenced eighteenth-century correctional practices? A) The Philadelpia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Persons
B) The Bridewell Workhouse
C) The National Rifle Association
D) The Parens Patriae Assembly
5. Which of the following is true as to the intake process in most jurisdictions during the past decade? A) It is becoming increasingly formal
B) It is becoming increasingly informal
C) It is becoming cost-prohibitive
D) It is becoming ineffective
6. What population did truancy statutes target? A) Runaways
B) Youths who avoided attending school
C) Petty thieves
D) Youthful sex offenders
7. Which of the following often functions as both a legal and extralegal factor? A) Age
B) Gender
C) Race
D) Ethnicity
8. Which of the following are documents