Which of the following refers to an individual’s tendency to engage in law breaking behavior?
A. crime
B. criminality
C. invariance
D. tabula rasa
B. criminality
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Most criminologists and victimologists have known for years that delinquency occurs most often in the company of peers. This phenomenon has been labeled
a. group offending. b. companion offending. c. exchange theory. d. social learning theory.
The ______ movement began in the late 1800s and advocated rescuing juvenile delinquents from the streets and providing them with social services instead of punishing delinquents for behaviors such as running away.
A. kid investor B. child saver C. child reformer D. kid rights
Matching
1. Delinquency 2. Status offense 3. Neglect 4. Dependency 5. Legal function 6. Social services function 7. Sight and sound separation 8. Guardian ad litem 9. Adjudicatory hearing 10. Predisposition report a. Parallels a criminal court presentence report b. Parallels a criminal trial without a jury c. Usually appointed to act as an advocate for the child d. Requires juveniles to be housed separately from adult offenders e. Involves an assessment of the child’s situation—home, school, physical, and psychological—and can provide the basis for adjusting the case, that is, handling it informally without the filing of a petition f. Requires that the PO determine whether the juvenile court has jurisdiction and also requires that the child and parents be advised of the right to counsel and the right to remain silent during the intake conference g. Juvenile case handling children who do not have parents or guardians available to provide proper care h. Juvenile case handling children who are subjected to neglect or abuse by parents or guardians i. Juvenile case handling behavior that, if engaged in by an adult, would not constitute a crime but (in accord with parens patriae) provides the basis for governmental intervention, for example, demonstrating chronic truancy, being beyond the control of parents or guardians, or running away j. Juvenile case handling behavior that, if engaged in by an adult, would constitute a crime
Community reparation boards intervene post-conviction, after a case has been sentenced by a traditional court
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false