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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Garbarino, the presence of guns means __________________.
2. In a negative social environment, vulnerable children should be understood as __________________.
3. Perpetrator relocation is when the perpetrator is ____________________.
4. How many teens in 1992 believed you could trust others?
5. Early recognition of this disorder, along with proper treatment, is the fifth line of defense.
Short Essay Questions
1. What forces are at work when identifying preventative measures and acting on them, in terms of violent youth?
2. According to James Gilligan, what causes the intolerable existence of violent youths, and what is the effect?
3. What are home visiting programs, and why do they work?
4. What are depersonalization and desensitization, and how do they encourage violence?
5. What are the five anchoring effects spirituality has on children?
6. What is Garbarino's belief about what is involved in a complete rehabilitation program for violent boys?
7. What are the two types of trauma, and why is one worse than the other?
8. What is the zone of proximal development?
9. Explain Garbarino's point about moral and legal legitimacy for non-violent adults, or how we define immoral killing.
10. Why is the measure of wealth to a child difficult?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Morality is a large topic in the novel, both in terms of how most of us see murder, and how those who commit violent crimes see murder. Choose one of the following topics, and discuss it in detail.
1. What is moral justification? Why do "normal" individuals sometimes morally justify homicide? What types of murder are included? Why is this different from the murders that violent youth commit?
2. What is a moral circle? How does the moral circle differ between most in society and the violent youth? How does the moral circle contribute to violent behaviors?
3. What is perceived injustice? How does perceived injustice affect the moral code of violent youth? Why does perceived injustice sometimes equate to shame and intolerable states of being?
Essay Topic 2
There are ten facts of life that Garbarino believes are vital to understanding the problem of violent youths (pg 217 - 232). Each of these, he believes, implies concepts that can be used for rehabilitation programs. Choose three of these, and discuss what they are, how the affect youths and youth violence, and what implications it has for treatment and rehabilitation.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the book, statistics are used to support many of the concepts within the book. On the other hand, Garbarino himself mentions the limitations of statistics as he discusses the numbers of homicides each year. Discuss the limitations of statistics, as discussed by Garbarino. Be sure to include why the numbers may be false, and how they may be misread. Next, apply the same concepts to the statistics Garbarino himself uses in the book. What are the dangers of using statistics to support ideas?
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