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MULTIPLE CHOICE
7. According to the text, there are four categories of family dysfunction that seem to promote
delinquent behavior. Which of the following is not one of these four categories?
a. family breakup c. family effectiveness
b. family conflict d. family makeup
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8. Which of the following best describes a blended family?
a. nuclear families made up of two parents, their children, and grandparents
b. nuclear families made up of two parents and their children
c. nuclear made up of children and one single parent
d. nuclear families that are the produce of divorce and remarriage
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9. A study of more than 4,000 youths in Denver, Pittsburgh, and Rochester found that the more
often a child is forced to go through family transitions:
a. the more his or her grades suffer
b. the more likely he or she is to be diagnosed with clinical depression
c. the more likely he or she is to become extroverted
d. the more likely he or she is to become delinquent
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10. Which of the following statements about gender-specific effects of divorce is false?
a. Boys seem to be more affected by the post-divorce absence of the father
b. Girls are more affected by both the quality of the mother’s parenting
c. Boys are more affected by post-divorce parental conflict
d. Boys are less likely to become delinquent if the divorced fathers remain actively
involved in their lives
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11. Nye established a link between parental conflict and delinquency with the finding that:
a. children of carnival workers have higher delinquency rates than other groups
b. a child’s perception of marital happiness was a significant predictor of
delinquency
c. children who witness marital violence have higher delinquency rates than other
groups
d. children who are victimized in the home have higher delinquency rates than other
groups
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12. Large families may suffer from _______________________ when resources are spread too
thin.
a. Mother Hubbard syndrome c. resource dilution
b. Walton’s syndrome d. resource competition
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13. Which of the following is not one of the factors presented in the text as playing a role in
intergenerational deviance?
a. genetic factors c. parenting
b. stigma d. ethnicity
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14. ___________________ refers to deprivations children suffer at the hands of their parents,
such as lack of food, shelter, and adequate health care.
a. Physical abuse c. Emotional abuse
b. Physical neglect d. Educational neglect
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15. ___________________ is manifested by constant criticism and rejection of the child by the
parents.
a. Physical abuse c. Emotional abuse
b. Physical neglect d. Educational neglect
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17. In the United States today, an estimated ________ children die each year because of abuse.
a. 500 c. 1200
b. 900 d. 1600
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18. Which of the following statements about child abuse and neglect is false?
a. parents who themselves suffered abuse tend to abuse their own children
b. isolated and alienated families tend to become abusive
c. victimization rates are higher for older children than their younger brothers and
sisters
d. African-American children suffer child abuse rates far higher than European
American children
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19. A ____________________ is a lawyer appointed by the court to look after the interests of
those who do not have the capacity to assert their own rights.
a. guardian ad litem c. counsel del rio
b. attorney del casa d. counselor de prima
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20. In ________________________, the Supreme Court ruled that the due process clause of the
Constitution protects against government interference with certain fundamental rights and
liberty interests, including parents’ fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care,
custody, and control of their children.
a. Jones v. Kentucky c. Troxel v. Granville
b. White v. Illinois d. Kramer v. Kramer
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21. During a _____________________, the court reviews the facts of the case, determines
whether removal of the child from the home is justified, and notifies the parents of charges
against them.
a. advisement hearing c. family court trial
b. adjudication hearing d. interlocutory hearing
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22. At the _____________________, the attorney for the social service agency presents an
overview of the case and the evidence; matters such as admissibility of photos and written
reports are settled. The attorneys can negotiate a settlement of the case, in which the parents
accept a treatment plan.
a. adjudication hearing c. pretrial conference
b. disposition hearing d. review hearing
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23. At the ____________________, the social service agency presents its case plan, which
includes visitation plans, services, or other conditions of the formal agreement.
a. adjudication hearing c. pretrial conference
b. disposition hearing d. review hearing
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24. It is estimated that about _____ out of every 100 child abuse or neglect cases reaches the trial
stage.
a. 2 c. 25
b. 10 d. 46
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25. Many states use the __________________ approach to accommodate the parents’ natural
right to control their children and the child’s right to grow up free from harm.
a. dual prong c. middle of the road
b. twin pillar d. balancing-of-the-interests
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26. _____________________ are periodically held to determine if the conditions of the case plan
are being met.
a. Review hearings c. Preliminary hearing
b. Family court trial d. Assessment hearing
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27. States have relaxed their laws of evidence to allow out-of-court statements by the child to a
social worker, teacher, or police officer to be used as evidence such statements would
otherwise be considered:
a. hearsay c. corroborative evidence
b. physical evidence d. circumstantial evidence
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28. In a 1992 case, _____________________, the Supreme Court ruled that the state’s attorney is
required neither to produce young victims at trial nor to demonstrate the reason why they were
unavailable to serve as witnesses.
a. Tinker v. Maryland c. White v. Illinois
b. McDonald v. New Hampshire d. Berg v. California
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29. In ____________________, the Court ruled that one-way CCTV could serve as the equivalent
of in court testimony and would not interfere with the defendant’s right to confront witnesses.
a. Jones v. Kentucky c. Maryland v. Craig
b. White v. Illinois d. Kramer v. Kramer
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30. Which of the following statements about the abuse-delinquency link is false?
a. Holsinger and Holsinger surveyed incarcerated adolescent girls and found distinct
racial differences in the way the girls reacted to abuse experiences
b. Research shows that the timing and extent of abuse may shape its impact
c. Self-report studies suggest that child maltreatment increases the likelihood of
delinquency
d. Kids who are only abused during early childhood may be more likely to engage in
chronic delinquency
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TRUE/FALSE
1. Research studies indicate that good parenting only lowers the risk of delinquency for children
living in affluent areas.
2. The time a father spends with his children has decreased over the past decades.
3. According to the text, 75 percent of African American children will experience parental
separation or divorce before they reach age sixteen.
4. Asian American children are more likely to live in two-parent households than are European
American children.
5. According to the text, family breakup is the only type of family dysfunction that has been
found to promote delinquent behavior.
7. Boys are more affected by both the quality of the mother’s parenting and post-divorce
parental conflict.
8. Research indicates that children growing up in broken homes were less adjusted than children
growing up in homes with high levels of conflict.
9. Nye found that mothers who threatened discipline but failed to carry it out were more likely to
have delinquent children than those who were consistent in their discipline.
10. Children who are subject to even minimal amounts of physical punishment are more likely to
use violence themselves.
11. Farrington reported that bullies are likely to have children who bully others.
12. If one sibling is delinquent, research indicates that the probability is low to have another
delinquent in the family.
13. In the United States, concerted efforts to deal with parental abuse and neglect did not begin
until 1874.
14. C. Henry Kempe of the University of Colorado coined the term “battered child syndrome.”
15. Physical neglect results from parents’ failure to provide adequate food, shelter, or medical
care for their children.
16. About 50 percent of all reported cases of maltreatment are substantiated after investigation.
18. In the cases of Lassiter v. Department of Social Services and Santosky v. Kramer, the U.S.
Supreme Court recognized the child’s right to be free from parental abuse.
19. According to the text, the most crucial part of an abuse or neglect proceeding is the
advisement hearing when the social service agency presents its recommendations for care of
the child.
20. Because people are generally sympathetic to abused children, delinquents with abuse
backgrounds get lighter sentences than those who were not abused.
COMPLETION
1. A _________ home is a nuclear family that is the product of divorce and remarriage.
ANS: blended
4. _____________________ is a condition that occurs when parents have such large families
that their resources, such as time and money, are spread too thin, causing lack of familial
support and control.
6. Passive neglect by a parent or guardian, depriving children of food, shelter, health care, and
love is called ______________________.
7. ___________________ occurs when parents physically leave their children with the intention
of completely severing the parent-child relationship.
ANS: Abandonment
8. __________________ refers to deprivations children suffer at the hands of their parents, such
as lack of food, shelter, and adequate health care.
ANS: Neglect
10. Mass murders in which a spouse and one or more children are slain are known as
_______________________.
ANS: familicide
11. A _______________________ is a lawyer appointed by the court to look after the interests of
those who do not have the capacity to assert their own rights.
13. At the ________________________, the attorney for the social services agency presents an
overview of the case, and a plea bargain or negotiated settlement can be agreed to in a consent
decree.
14. At the _______________________, the social service agency presents its case plan and
recommendations for care of the child and treatment of the parents, including incarceration
and counseling or other treatment.
16. Many states use the ____________ approach to accommodate the parents’ natural right to
control their children and the child’s right to grow up free from harm.
ANS: balancing-of-the-interests
17. States have relaxed laws of evidence to allow out of court statements by a child, otherwise
considered __________________, to be used as evidence.
ANS: hearsay
18. In the 1990 case ______________________, the court ruled that the states attorney is required
neither to produce young victims at trial not to demonstrate the reasons they were unavailable
to serve as witnesses.
20. In _____________________, the Court ruled that CCTV could serve as the equivalent of in
court testimony and would not interfere with the defendant’s right to confront witnesses.
ESSAY
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2. Identify and discuss the four categories of family dysfunction that promote delinquent
behavior.
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4. Compare and contrast advisement, disposition, and review hearings. Provide examples.
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and temporary idleness may cause morbid congestion. Other causes are:
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climates, warm, damp, buildings, overfeeding, dilated right heart, insufficiency of
tricuspid valve, pulmonary emphysema or congestion. Absence of valve between
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volatile oils, work in hot sun, vaso-dilatation in heat and atony, falls, kicks, goring,
blows; passive forms from obstacles to the circulation. Lesions: Hepatic
enlargement to 20 or 30 pounds, and dark red color, darker spots of extravasation,
hepatic vein congestion in centre, and portal vein congestion in periphery of
acinus, softening, granular, fatty, nuclei disappear from hepatic cells, nutmeg liver,
cirrhosis. Symptoms: general febrile symptoms, great prostration, drowsiness,
slight colics, arched loins, trembling or jerking, lies on right side, percussion on
last ribs painful, slight icterus and increased urination and urea. In passive cases,
less icterus and kidney trouble; tends to intestinal catarrh and ascites. Prevention:
good hygiene, moderate laxative ration, cool air, exercise. Treatment: green or
laxative foods, salines, derivatives, water at will, always before morning feed. In
dog: overfeeding, indolence: pulmonary and circulatory troubles. Lesions: nutmeg
liver, degeneration, cirrhosis. Symptoms: pampered idleness, obesity, pulmonary
or cardiac disease, intestinal catarrh, piles, ascites, slight icterus, percussion
tenderness of right hypochondrium, lying on right side, increase of percussion
flatness. Treatment: saline purgatives or laxatives, antiseptics, restricted laxative
diet, open air exercise, derivatives, etc.