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Which of the following is not a status offense? (Points : 1)

       Truancy
       Liquor violations
       Curfew violations
       Illicit drug use

Question 2.2. Amy admits to having tried marijuana in the 10th grade. She joins about __________ of all Americans, who have tried an illicit drug at least once by the 12^th grade. (Points : 1)

       one-fourth
       one-half
       two-thirds
       three-fourths

Question 3.3. Cultural explanations for differences in rates of violence and victimization across racial/ethnic categories point to _____________. (Points : 1)

       differences in group norms and beliefs
       differences in aspects of society and its institutions more broadly
       age and gender
       income

Question 4.4. The author would agree that __________ factors explain criminality and victimization. (Points : 1)

       psychological, biological, and sociological
       mainly psychological
       primarily environmental
       mainly biological

Question 5.5. In their research, Kruttschnitt and Carbone-Lopez (2006) found the following explanations for why women were involved in violent incidents except ____________. (Points : 1)

       jealousy
       self-help
       perceived disrespect or humiliation
       vengeance

Question 6.6. Gangs flourish where ____________. (Points : 1)

       opportunities to legally succeed are limited
       opportunities for crime are limited
       positive male role models exist
       schools and after school programs are well funded

Question 7.7. The narrowing of the gender gap among criminal offenders is most likely a result of ____________. (Points : 1)

       changes in policy and law enforcement response to crime
       a much more violent female offender than in years past
       changes in property crime rates
       a decrease in poverty among women

Question 8.8. Studies show that __________ are more likely to continue to commit crimes into adulthood. (Points : 1)

       teens without deviant peers
       adolescent-limited offenders
       late starters
       early starters

Question 9.9. One key difference between women’s prisons and men’s prisons is ____________. (Points : 1)

       the availability of prison programming
       the development of pseudofamilies
       the inmate code of conduct
       predictors of violence and misconduct
       All of the above

Question 10.10. In 2010, the number of American juveniles between the ages of 0 and 17 in the general population, listed by race from most to least, was ____________. (Points : 1)

       White, Hispanic, Black, and Asian
       White, Black, Asian, and Hispanic
       White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian
       Black, White, Hispanic, and Asian

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