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Measurement of Juvenile Crime MCQ

Measurement of Juvenile Crime MCQ

1. _____ is known as studies that collect data on crime victims’ experiences

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Correct Answer: Victimization studies

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2. _____ is defined as the extent to which data accurately reflect what is being measured

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Correct Answer: Validity

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3. _____ is defined as an annual compilation of crime data from all U.S. law enforcement agencies

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Correct Answer: Uniform Crime Report (UCR)

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4. _____ is studies that collect data from juveniles reporting their own delinquent acts

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Correct Answer: Self-report studies

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5. _____ is defined as the consistency of a measurement

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Correct Answer: Reliability

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6. _____ is known as the continuance of delinquent behaviors, potentially increasing in severity

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Correct Answer: Persistence

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7. _____ is defined as A survey that collects data on deviant behaviors from a representative sample of U.S. youths; sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health

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Correct Answer: National Youth Survey

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8. _____ is a survey that collects detailed data on the types of juveniles in facilities and personal factors that have influenced their behaviors; administered by Westat, a private professional services company

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Correct Answer: National Survey of Youth in Custody

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9. _____ is known as a collection of data about offenders on the individual level, as reported by juvenile courts

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Correct Answer: National Juvenile Court Data Archives

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10. _____ is defined as a national survey administered annually to a sample of households in the United States that collects data on victimization experiences of household members

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Correct Answer: National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

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11. _____ is an organization that collects data from juvenile justice agencies and assists them with policy development

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Correct Answer: National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD)

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12. _____ is known as a survey that collects data on the behaviors, attitudes, and values of about 50,000 eighth-, tenth-, and twelfth-grade students

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Correct Answer: Monitoring the Future Survey

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13. _____ is defined as a publication that tracks children who appear before juvenile courts

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Correct Answer: Juvenile Court Statistics (JCS)

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14. _____ is ceasing committing acts of crime

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Correct Answer: Desistance

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15. _____ is known as crimes that are unknown to police

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Correct Answer: Dark figure of crime

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16. _____ is known as arrests made because an offender confessed to a crime or was implicated by evidence or by witnesses

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Correct Answer: Clearances by arrest

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17. _____ is defined as a twice-yearly survey administered to public and private correctional facilities by the U.S. Census Bureau

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Correct Answer: Children in Custody Survey (CIC)

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18. _____ is defined as a trend in which the prevalence of committing delinquent acts increases during late childhood, generally peaking between the ages of 15 and 19 years old

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Correct Answer: Age–crime curve

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19. _____ is age at which a juvenile first begins committing offending behaviors

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Correct Answer: Age of onset

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20. According to the research of the youths who were victimized by juvenile facility staff, over 20% had been given drugs or alcohol to coerce them into sexual activity.

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Correct Answer: True

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21. Recent data found, 1 in 10 12th graders reported vaping, and 19% of the same grade level reported nicotine vaping.

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Correct Answer: True

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22. Data from self-report studies show smaller differences in crime commission based on race, ethnic origin, and gender than do data from official reports.

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Correct Answer: True

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23. Research on male juveniles shows that as much as 91% of total crime was self-reported delinquency.

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Correct Answer: False

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24. Families and School Together (FAST) targets at-risk youths in urban areas who have been exposed to violence.

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Correct Answer: True

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25. Dependability is the degree to which a measure reflects what is really going on, but the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) can report only crimes known to the police.

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Correct Answer: False

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26. Delinquent rates are considerably higher in police reports and victimization data than in self-report studies.

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Correct Answer: False

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27. In 2016, the highest number of arrests for juveniles was for larceny-theft.

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Correct Answer: True

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28. According to the Monitoring the Future Survey in 2017, there was a significant increase in cocaine use for 8th, 10th, and 12th graders.

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Correct Answer: False

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29. The National Survey of Youth in Custody is now conducted by Westat, a private professional services company, which collects more detailed data on the types of juveniles in facilities, personal factors that have influenced their behaviors, and conditions of confinement.

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Correct Answer: True

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