Juvenile Delinquency Chapter 10 – Flashcards
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The Primary Agent of socialization in the United States is the
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School
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Today more than 90% of the school age population attends school,compared to the ___ percent in 1890
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7
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According to the text, the latest data tells us that more than____percent of school-aged children report being bullied at least once a year
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60
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According to the text, it is now estimated that one out of ___ children are unprepared when they enter kindergarden
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5
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Since 1972, Dropout rates have remained the highest for
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Hispanics
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Students Living in low income families are approximately ____ times more likely to drop out than their peers from high-income families
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Four
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Those who fail to meet expected levels of school achievement are referred to as
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Underachievers
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In Wolfgang's chronic offenders study, what percent graduated from high school?
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9%
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Researchers commonly find that ____ is a stronger predictor of delinquency than such personal variables as economic class membership or peer group relations
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School Failure
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Durring the 1950's, research by Albert Cohen indicated that delinquency was a phenomenon of working class students who were poorly equipped to function academically. Cohen referred to this phenomenon as a failure to live up to ____
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Middle Class Measuring Rods
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____ refers to dividing students into groups according to their ability and achievement levels
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Tracking
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In a few mostly inner-city neighborhood high schools, the high school completion rate is ___ percent or less
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40
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Research shows that the ___ is one of the most important predictors of campus crime and violence
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School Climate
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As indicated in the text, upwards of ____ percent of students report bringing weapons to school on a regular basis
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10
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The first, and best known intervention Program to reduce bullying among school children was launched in
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Norway
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Surveys indicate that ___ percent of teachers have been victims of crimes in schools
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7
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Which Federal Agency has Developed a profile of school shootings and school shooters? F.B.I Homeland Security D.E.A. U.S. Secret Service
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U.S. Secret Service
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Used in a number of schools systems nationwide, ____ is a program focused on social and emotional development
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Positive Action
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Surveys show that about ___ percent of schools use one or more security cameras
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50
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Crime in schools reflects the patterns of antisocial behavior existing
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In the surrounding neighborhood
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The Case of New Jersey v. T.L.O. the court dealt with the issue of ____
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Search and Seizure
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In ____ the courts held that schools were allowed to administer drug testing programs to student athletes
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Vernonia School District v. Acton
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The most important Supreme Court Case concerning a student's right to passive speech was the 1969 case of ____
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Tinker v. Des Moines independent Community School District
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in ingrahm v. Wright the courts ruled on the issue of _____-
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Corporal Punishment
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Justice ____ said, "young people do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse door."
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Abe Fortas
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The Courts upheld a school systems right to suspend a student who uses obscene or profane language
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Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser
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In ___, the court extended the right of school officials to censor "active speech" when it ruled that the principal could censor articles in a student publication
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Hazlewood School District v. Kuhlmeier
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In Santa Fe independent School District, Petitioner v. Jane Doe the Supreme Court ruled that ____
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Prayers led by an elected student undermine the protection of minority viewpoints
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of the following which required a school district to provide space for an after school Bible club for elementary schools? Good News Wisconson v. Yoder Tinker v.Des Moines Bethel School District v.Fraser
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Good News Club v. Milford Central School
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Repeated Negative acts committed by one or more children against another is defined as
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Bullying
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______ May be the function of student's inability to see the relevance of what they are taught
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Student Alienation
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_____ Policies mandate specific consequences for delinquent acts and do not allow anyone to avoid these consequences
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Zero Tolerance
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New Jersey v. T.L.O. was concerned with issues surrounding the _____ Amendment
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Fourth
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Jackson Toby Contends that the Disatvantages lower class children have in school are result of their ____
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Position in the Social Structure
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The Norms of peer culture are often at odds with those of adult society, and a ____ with a distinct social system develops
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Pseudo Culture
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____ speech is a form of expression not associated with actually speaking words
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passive
