Juvenile Justice Robert Taylor 5th edition – test bank

Juvenile Justice Robert Taylor 5th edition – test bank

Juvenile Justice, 5e (Taylor)

Chapter 3   Juvenile Crime, Criminals, and Victims

1) Accurate records concerning juveniles who commit delinquent acts are sometimes difficult or impossible to obtain because of ________.

A) confidentiality and sealing restrictions

B) gag orders

C) secrecy laws

D) protection laws

E) necessary laws

Answer:  A

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2) Variables that are related to each other are called ________.

A) independent variables

B) dependent variables

C) correlates

D) causation variables

E) risk factors

Answer:  C

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3) Variables that, by their presence or absence, are correlated with delinquency are called ________.

A) critical variables

B) risk factors

C) dependent variables

D) spurious variables

E) determinate variables

Answer:  B

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4) Variables that correlate with not committing delinquent acts are called ________.

A) aggravating variables

B) mitigating variables

C) risk factors

D) protective factors

E) crime prevention variables

Answer:  D

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