Overview

CHAPTER 11:
Responding to children and juveniles: our nation’s future

Multiple-Choice

1. Truancy
a. is not obeying the parent or legal guardian.
b. is habitual absences from school.
c. is a criminal offense.
d. has declined over the years.

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: (p. 428)
OBJ: What conduct is included in status offenses.

2. Underage drinking is a serious status offense because
a. alcohol is a drug.
b. underage drinkers are more likely to become violent offenders.
c. persons under the influence of alcohol are more likely to commit other offenses.

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: (p. 428)
OBJ: What conduct is included in status offenses.

3. Problems associated with rave parties are
a. parking problems.
b. drug trafficking and violence.
c. overdoses.
d. all are problems of rave parties.

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: (p. 429)
OBJ: What categories of children are included in the juvenile justice system’s jurisdiction.

4. Police officers use a considerable amount of discretion when dealing with juveniles because
a. there is a lot of paperwork involved when a juvenile is detained.
b. officers are encouraged to “save the child” by talking with them instead of detaining them.
c. parents or legal guardians ask officers to be kind to juveniles.
d. there is a large range of options when dealing with juveniles, unlike adults.

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: (p. 431)
OBJ: Who usually enters juveniles into the justice system.

5. Criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert is sent include that law enforcement should
a. confirm that a child age 21 or under has been abducted.
b. confirm that the abduction occurred in one of the 31 states that have AMBER Alert plans.
c. confirm that the child has been missing for at least 12 hours.
d. believe that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm.
e. all of the other choices.

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: (p. 426)
OBJ: What special challenge is posed by a missing child report.

6. A Child Is Missing (ACIM)
a. can send a recorded message to a hundred phones in 60 seconds.
b. originated in the Dallas–Fort Worth region after a 9-year-old girl was abducted and murdered.
c. has assisted in more than 1,000 missing persons cases.
d. can send vital information about a missing child to thousands of phones in less than 60 seconds.
e. has 46 statewide plans, 60 regional plans, and 31 local plans across the United States.

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: (p. 426)
OBJ: What special challenge is posed by a missing child report.

7. When the detention of a juvenile is necessary, a juvenile cannot be detained in the same area as
a. those of the opposite sex.
b. adults.
c. violent juveniles.
d. sex offenders.

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: (p. 433)
OBJ: What dispositions are available to officers when dealing with status offenders and what the most common disposition is.

8. The OJJDP defines _____________ as a one-to-one supportive relationship between a responsible adult age 18 or older and an at-risk juvenile, which takes place on a regular basis.
a. diversion
b. decriminalization
c. parens patriae
d. street justice
e. mentoring

ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: (p. 438)
OBJ: What greatly influences youths’ attitudes toward law and law enforcement.

9. Police Explorer Post is an extension of the
a. Guardian Angels.
b. Boy Scouts.
c. ROTC.
d. YMCA.

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: (p. 437)
OBJ: What greatly influences youths’ attitudes toward law and law enforcement.

10. The case that upheld the state’s right to place juveniles in preventive detention was
a. Schall v. Martin.
b. In re Gault.
c. In re Winship.
d. Kent v. United States.
e. McKeiver v. Pennsylvania.

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: (p. 433)
OBJ: What factors enter into the disposition of status offenders.