Exam 1: Childhood and Delinquency

Physical distance is still a barrier to the frequency and degree of harm perpetrated by a bully on his or her victim. ​

Becoming a significant branch of the British legal system, what was created during the fifteenth century to oversee the lives of minor children of the wealthy who were orphaned or unable to care for themselves? ​

Which of the following refers to English statutes that allowed the courts to appoint overseers over destitute and neglected children, allowing placement of these children as servants in the homes of the affluent? ​

The disparate findings in status offense research may be the result of the different types of status offenders. Which of the following recommendations were offered in regard to the issue of status offenses? ​

The Factory Act limited the number of hours children were permitted to work, but did nothing to address school attendance. ​

Early English jurisprudence held that children under the age of 6 were legally incapable of committing crimes. ​

Explain how recent social improvements positively impact American youth.  What, in your view, is the single most important social improvement?  Support your view. ​

What limited ability of very young offenders is taken into consideration when assessing their legal culpability? ​

Ego identity and role diffusion are essentially the same concept. ​

Now referred to as status offenders, what was the early legal designation of youths who violated the law because of their minority status? ​

What are some reasons offered in the text as to why the study of juvenile delinquency is important? What are your views? Explain why you believe these areas are important. ​

Summarize the system of chancery courts and the concept of parens patriae : their development, relationship, and connection to best interests of the child.  Do you believe the concept of parens patriae is viable today?  Support your view. ​

Which of the following would you say best exemplifies a youth who has been retained in school, is involved with deviant peers, and experiments with drugs? ​

What family style is described by a father who rules with complete authority? ​

Who are at-risk youth?  How do substandard living conditions contribute to this problem.  Would you add other factors to those addressed in the text as putting youth at risk?  Provide a rationale for your view. ​

Research has indicated that as a result of deinstitutionalization, children who can no longer be detained are being recycled or relabeled as delinquent offenders in order to house the youth in secure facilities. ​

By the beginning of the nineteenth century, what system replaced the apprenticeship programs? ​

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, what was the primary method of discipline used by teachers to discipline students for academic mistakes and moral lapses? ​

Nationwide during the past decade, teenage birthrates have declined substantially with the sharpest decline found among what group? ​

In colonial America what laws were passed that required children to obey their parents? ​