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Juvenile court statistics show that 2/3 of offending is committed by males.

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B) False

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When was the term delinquency coined?

A) Mid-1950s
B) Early 1800s
C) Late 1800s
D) Early 1970s

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Early self-reports show that virtually every person is a delinquent.

According to the UCR, black youths represent over 50% of murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault arrests.

Which of the following is NOT a definition of delinquency?

Prostitution is an example of a criminal law definition of delinquency.

Disobeying adults is an example of a status offense.

Self-report surveys can measure offending unknown to police.

A juvenile is defined as:

Truancy is considered a status offense.

The UCR reports 14% of arrests are of youths under age 18.

The Monitoring the Future Project is an example of a self-report survey.

Which of the following is NOT a status offense?

Approximately what percentage of arrests is of youths under age 18, according to the UCR?

Transportation provisions may send a youth to adult court for adjudication.

Youths under 18 comprise 10% of all violent crime arrests.

Delinquency can be measured using official records or self-report surveys.

A panel design utilizes a single, in-depth interview of individuals.

Delinquency has generally remained consistent since the late 1990s.

Youths in the early 1800s were processed through the beginnings of the current juvenile justice system.