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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 15 through 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What element of an adult courtroom is missing in the juvenile court system?
(a) A judge.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Bailiffs.
(d) A jury.

2. By what percentage did juvenile murder rates rise from the 1970s to 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 125%.
(b) 55%.
(c) 175%.
(d) 80%.

3. One out of how many juvenile offenses end up in adult court, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 16?
(a) 220.
(b) 340.
(c) 100.
(d) 55.

4. The defendant named Hugh was found to have what in Part 3, Chapter 15?
(a) A solid alibi.
(b) A prior history of robbery.
(c) A weak alibi.
(d) A prior history of murder.

5. Of the juvenile cases that make it to adult court, what percentage are dismissed as too minor, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 16?
(a) 10%.
(b) 60%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 40%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asked a legally improper question when Ronald Duncan was on the witness stand in Part 3, Chapter 13?

2. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 16?

3. What term is used in the book for criminal offenses that apply to juveniles but not to adults?

4. What girl did Luis Santos say was always on his mind as he faced going to County in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 3, due to the protections of the Juvenile court, Ronald Duncan would be released by what age?

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