Question 1

______ is considered an individual risk factor for health and behavioral problems in juveniles.

Accepted Answer

A)   Maternal depression
B)   Family transitions
C)   Child victimization
D)   Teen parenthood

Question 2

Studies have established that the number of youthful offenders who formally enter the justice system is ______ in comparison with the total number of violations committed by juveniles.

Accepted Answer

A)   large
B)   very large
C)   small
D)   about the same as

Question 3

There is official statistical evidence indicating that a major proportion of delinquents comes from ______ socioeconomic families and neighborhoods.

Accepted Answer

A)   upper
B)   middle
C)   lower middle
D)   lower

Question 4

Thornberry, Huizinga, and Loeber (2004)  found that ______ problems are strong risk factors for male adolescents' involvement in persistent and serious delinquency.

Accepted Answer

A)   drug
B)   school
C)   mental health
D)   all of these

Question 5

Unsupervised children left to fend for themselves before going to school in the morning, after school in the afternoon, and on school holidays are referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   latchkey children
B)   independent children
C)   emancipated children
D)   abandoned children

Exam 3: Characteristics of Juvenile Offenders

______ is considered an individual risk factor for health and behavioral problems in juveniles.

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Studies have established that the number of youthful offenders who formally enter the justice system is ______ in comparison with the total number of violations committed by juveniles.

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There is official statistical evidence indicating that a major proportion of delinquents comes from ______ socioeconomic families and neighborhoods.

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Thornberry, Huizinga, and Loeber (2004) found that ______ problems are strong risk factors for male adolescents' involvement in persistent and serious delinquency.

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Unsupervised children left to fend for themselves before going to school in the morning, after school in the afternoon, and on school holidays are referred to as ______.

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Exam 3: Characteristics of Juvenile Offenders

______ is considered an individual risk factor for health and behavioral problems in juveniles.

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Studies have established that the number of youthful offenders who formally enter the justice system is ______ in comparison with the total number of violations committed by juveniles.

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There is official statistical evidence indicating that a major proportion of delinquents comes from ______ socioeconomic families and neighborhoods.

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Thornberry, Huizinga, and Loeber (2004) found that ______ problems are strong risk factors for male adolescents' involvement in persistent and serious delinquency.

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Unsupervised children left to fend for themselves before going to school in the morning, after school in the afternoon, and on school holidays are referred to as ______.

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