Chapter 5: Juvenile Criminals

1. Age of responsibility refers to the age at which an individual can

  1. Make the decision to consent to sex
  2. Earn money and open a bank account
  3. Get married and have children
  4. Be held accountable for their criminal actions *

Answer: D

2. Doli incapax refers to the lack of ability to form the intent to commit a crime

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: A

3. Social ecology theory would suggest that crime is due to

  1. the breakdown of families
  2. the breakdown of traditional values
  3. The lack of rational thought
  4. The lack of rational leadership

Answer: B

4. Labelling theory suggests that boys from poor families are more likely to be labelled as deviant than those from high income families …..

  1. even though they carry out the same actions
  2. because they experience lack of resources
  3. due to the higher number of criminals  in that bracket
  4. because, on average, they carry out more crimes 

Answer: A

5. Differential association theory suggests that young people commit crime due to

  1. Peer pressure
  2. Economic pressure
  3. Negative pressure
  4. A & b
  5. A & c

Answer: 

6. Juvenile delinquency can be said to be a gendered phenomenon because girls do not participate in crime

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: B

7.  The gender gap in juvenile crime is diminishing  because

  1. Girls are committing more crime
  2. More girls are getting caught committing crime
  3. Girls are reporting more crime
  4. All of the above.

Answer: B

8. Social skills training allows participants to think of better ways of dealing with problems

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: A

9. Research into juvenile delinquency is best carried out using covert observation

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: B

10. The Cambridge study in Delinquent development is an example of a(n)

  1. Observational study
  2. Experimental study
  3. Longitudinal study
  4. Correlational study

Answer: C

11. The Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development discovered that all boys carry out some criminal activity

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: B

12. Studies of delinquency conclude that risk factors include neurological problems that lead to social isolation

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: A

13. Delinquent tendencies in  young people can be predicted by early

  1. Behaviour indicative of psychopathic and sadistic traits
  2. Behaviour indicative of narcissistic and introverted traits
  3. Signs of abuse from family members
  4. Signs of abuse by trusted adults.

Answer: A

14. Young people with a history of crime, when presented with alternative responses to an incident often

  1. Recognise socially desirable responses but choose the criminal
  2. Recognise criminal responses but choose the socially deniable
  3. Cannot recognise the socially desirable response
  4. Cannot distinguish between the socially desirable and the criminal

Answer: 

15. Delinquency prevention  focusses on a comprehensive set of measure such as mentoring, educational support and shelter.

  1. True
  2. False.

Answer: A