Juv Test 2

Question 1

Female crime/delinquency: history statistics

Answer 1

29% total arrests
18%/36% violent/property
9% of arrests for murder, 33% for simple assault
Most common offenses:
Larceny, marijuana, fake ID
Status offenses: Running away, curfew violations make up 25%

Question 2

Are girls committing more crimes statistically?

Answer 2

yes- up 24%

Question 3

girl statistics

Answer 3

37% of [800] kids in system are girls
Fastest growing population
Age 11-17
89% African American

Mental health
Abuse

Cross system involvement

Question 4

Family Breakup

Answer 4

Divorce
Broken homes
Blended families

Question 5

Family Conflict

Answer 5

Intra-family violence

Marriage quality

Question 6

Family effectiveness

Answer 6

Discipline

Resource dilution

Question 7

sexual Exploitation

Answer 7

10% of boys, 35% of girls)

Question 8

Child Protection System

Answer 8

Courts assume parents have right to bring up their children as they see fit.
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), 1974
Funding for prevention, investigation, treatment

Reporting abuse and state intervention

The abused child in court

Question 9

Abuse-Delinquency Link

Answer 9

Violence and criminal behavior 
Early onset
More violent
Increased arrests 
Supported by case histories of offenders 
Sampling
Temporal ordering
Spuriousness

Question 10

Education problems and School failure

Answer 10

Dropping out:
Preparation
Correlates

Question 11

what percent are incarcerated felons had 12+ yrs. of education

Answer 11

40%

Question 12

According to Wolfgang how much % of chronic offenders had dimploma

Answer 12

9%

Question 13

Delinquent activity in schools

Answer 13

Disproportionate
Threats and victimization
Bullying