Exam 1: Introduction

List 2 reasons why it is better to be a child today than it was during the Industrial Revolution.

Define parens patriae.

What occurred in the case In re Gault (1967) and what impact did it have on the juvenile court system?

Which of the following terms refers specifically to acts of omission?

It is possible to make cause and effect statements based on a well-designed correlational study.

Which of the following became the symbol for education during the late Middle Ages/Reformation?

It was not until that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Fair Labor Standards Act which limited child labor.

The first laws to prohibit infanticide were passed during

Whose landmark paper on the "battered child" spurred a dramatic increase in public awareness of the impact of physical abuse?