Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous...again
100
Actions or behaviors that would NOT be defined as criminal if adults committed them are called.
What is Status Offenses
100
According to A. Blumstein, the entire increase in homicides in the mid-1980's can be attributed to.
What is Handgun Use
100
a study of juvenile crime based on surveys in which youths report on their own delinqunt acts called
What is Self-Report Studies
100
The best quarterback in the NFL
Who is Tom Brady
100
By 1914, almost every state had passed laws prohibiting the industrial employment of children under the age of
What is 14
200
The social context that examines the relationship between social institutions and delinquency is called.
What is sociocultural
200
According to Gottredson and Hirschi, the best predictor of crime is
What is Poverty
200
In 1988 and 1989, what became a major impetus for the development and spread of drug trafficking street gangs
What is Crack Epidemic
200
The two best college football teams
What is WVU and Alabama
200
Psychological testing of many status offenders has suggested they suffer from
What is Attention Deficit Disorder
300
The term defining the life interval between childhood and adulthood is called.
What is Adolescence
300
Most victims of violent crime are between the ages of
What is 16-19
300
Juveniles are more likely to be held for adult trial if they are arrested for
What is Violent Part 1 Offenses
300
The best school for getting a Masters in Criminal Justice
What is The University of Cincinnati
300
Which of the following methods of measuring crime is conducted by the Census Bureau
What is Victimization Surveys
400
Nanette J. Davis contends that much of the youth crisis today is
What is Invisible
400
The consistency of a questionnaire or an interview to measure a variable is referred to as
What is Reliability
400
A research technique which helps discover "hidden delinquency" is
What is Self-Report Studies
400
The best Tight End in the NFL
Who is Rob Gronkowski
400
Most studies generally conclude that status offenders escalating to more seriousbehaviors is
What is Not Likely
500
Travis Hirschi suggests a common factor underlying problem behaviors is
What is Lack of Self-Control
500
The repeated involvement of a juvenile in one type of delinquency during the course of his or her offending is called
What is Specialization
500
Allowing criminal and juvenile courts to impose either juvenile and/or adult sentences is referred to as what type of sentencing?
What is Expanded
500
The individual best suited for the job as Commissioner of the NFL
Who is Melinda Zickefoose
500
Respondents not telling the truth when filling out self-report questionnaires, typically refers to problems associated with
What is Validity
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