Juvenile Delinquency Quiz 1

Sociology 3315
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
UMD Juvenile Delinquency Quiz 1

1. Youths who are involved in multiple serious criminal acts are referred to as:

life style offenders
chronic delinquents
repeat offenders
all of the above

2. The fact that many youtful law violators do not become adult criminal is a phenomenon known as:

aging out
Recdivism
chronic delinquency
status offense

3. The continuation of delinquency into adulthood is also know as:

desistance
waiver
aging out
persistence

4. The termination of delinquent behavior is know as:

desistance
waiver
recidivism
persistence

5. Ninteenth century advocates of a seperate legal system for juveniles were referred to as:

status offenders
parens patriae
criminologists
child savers

6. Our Juvenile Justice System operates under the Parens Patriae philosophy which dictates that:

the parents are ultimately and totally responsible for the actions of a minor child and that responsibility cannot be assumed by any other person or authority
delinquents are victims of improper home environments and should be cared for by the state which steps in and acts in the best interest of the child
the state may act on behalf of the child, but only if petitioned to do so by the parent
punishment for delinquents may only be administered by the state

7. Acts which are illegal not because of their criminal nature but because of the minority status of the perpetrator are:

status offenses
delinquent acts
misdemeanors
vilations

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