1. | The apartheid system: a. [removed] was founded by whites in 1950. | b. [removed] set up strict social, economic, and legal barriers amongst whites, blacks, and coloreds. | c. [removed] influences criminal justice administration even today. | d. [removed] all of the choices apply. |
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2. | Dysfunctional families are usually characterized by: a. [removed] a solid emotional support system for juveniles living with many family members. | b. [removed] continuous social and emotional support from parents who, nevertheless, must face minor problems in the work place. | c. [removed] emotional abuse, neglect, physical abuse, and parents who have long repressed hostility and anger. | d. [removed] strong social support for children based upon loving relationships between parents and children. |
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3. | The trend in China is to: a. [removed] place more and more youths on probation. | b. [removed] move toward a more formal system of justice. | c. [removed] place most juveniles in institutions for five or more years. | d. [removed] both place more and more youths on probation and move toward a more formal system of justice. |
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4. | Police in Australia: a. [removed] arrest whenever possible. | b. [removed] make little use of the formal and informal cautioning process. | c. [removed] try hard to protect Aboriginal youth. | d. [removed] none of the choices apply. |
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5. | The authors of the textbook believe that four key themes for turning juveniles lives around are: a. [removed] hope, habilitation, punishment, and reinforcement. | b. [removed] modeling behavior, punishment, fear, and reinforcement. | c. [removed] habilitation, honor, healing, and hope. | d. [removed] punishment, fear, reinforcement, and behavior extinction. |
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6. | Which of the following does the United States have more of than most of the other industrialized nations of the world? a. [removed] More uneducated citizens | b. [removed] Higher dropout rates | c. [removed] Minimal reading skills | d. [removed] All of the choices apply |
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7. | Developing countries governed by indigenous populations rely on rules: a. [removed] drawn up by legislators and codified in law books. | b. [removed] passed down through the oral history of the country. | c. [removed] enforced by family and community members. | d. [removed] both passed down through the oral history of the country and enforced by family and community members. |
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8. | The restorative model focuses on which of the following ideas? a. [removed] Offenders must face consequences for their actions | b. [removed] Enough sanctions should be developed to punish offenders quickly | c. [removed] The offender's family is partly responsible for the youth's actions | d. [removed] All of the choices apply |
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9. | Current trends suggest that in the future: a. [removed] more juveniles will be executed. | b. [removed] fairness for minorities will increase. | c. [removed] society will have more troubled teenagers. | d. [removed] all of the choices apply. |
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10. | The purpose of family conferences is to implement the: a. [removed] crime control model. | b. [removed] welfare model. | c. [removed] restorative model. | d. [removed] due process model. |
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11. | Structural changes needed in modern society to reduce the problems of the juvenile justice system include: a. [removed] a social structure sensitive to the needs of all social classes. | b. [removed] a reorganization of neighborhoods to make them safe. | c. [removed] schools that prepare youths for the realities of life after graduation. | d. [removed] all of the choices apply. |
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12. | Juvenile justice in South Africa today is: a. [removed] just now being developed as a separate system from that of adults. | b. [removed] well-developed and fair. | c. [removed] accepted by nations as in need of a western model. | d. [removed] all of the choices apply. |
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13. | Australian panels are being replaced by: a. [removed] police review boards. | b. [removed] Magistrates' Evaluation Boards. | c. [removed] Family Conferences. | d. [removed] Probation Assessment Panels. |
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14. | High-risk children often tend to: a. [removed] become great successes in life because of their backgrounds. | b. [removed] be highly confident, look out for others, and be tolerant of those who disagree with them. | c. [removed] be self-absorbed and resent anyone who confronts them. | d. [removed] accept the realities of society and their own roles in their failure. |
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15. | The mission of juvenile justice includes: a. [removed] correcting offenders so they will not return to the juvenile justice system. | b. [removed] providing justice to juveniles who are referred to the juvenile justice system. | c. [removed] coaching older juveniles as to how they should behave as they enter the adult justice system. | d. [removed] both correcting offenders so they will not return to the juvenile justice system and providing justice to juveniles who are referred to the juvenile justice system. |
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16. | Youths most likely to be killed by police in Brazil are those: a. [removed] who are caught in the act of committing serious offenses. | b. [removed] of African, Native Indian, and mixed parentage. | c. [removed] females working the streets as beggars. | d. [removed] all of the choices apply. |
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17. | Which of the following are predicted to decrease in severity in the future? a. [removed] Guns | b. [removed] Drugs | c. [removed] Gangs | d. [removed] None of the choices apply |
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18. | The first United Nations rules designed to protect children were the: a. [removed] Riyadh guidelines. | b. [removed] JOL rules. | c. [removed] Beijing rules. | d. [removed] rules for the treatment of prisoners. |
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19. | England's Criminal Justice Act, 1991 emphasized a: a. [removed] welfare model. | b. [removed] crime control model. | c. [removed] due process model. | d. [removed] restorative model. |
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20. | Juvenile justice today: a. [removed] is a central area of concern for governments. | b. [removed] matches education in the cost of its funding. | c. [removed] is a marginal area of concern for most politicians. | d. [removed] has many interest groups supporting it. |
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