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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. Boys respond to risk factors with antisocial behavior, whereas girls respond with ___________________.

2. Garbarino notes that kids have not changed since he was a teenager, but that this has.

3. What causes a breakdown of child protection?

4. The first concern of any residential center should be _____________________.

5. What has Terrence Real identified as one of the major sources of depression in males?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why some boys seek out a negative universe.

2. What is the zone of proximal development?

3. What are the four motives of teenagers to be drawn to guns, revealed in the study by Jeremy Shapiro?

4. Explain Garbarino's point about moral and legal legitimacy for non-violent adults, or how we define immoral killing.

5. What is Garbarino's belief about what is involved in a complete rehabilitation program for violent boys?

6. What is the debate on the role of government and public institutions in child development?

7. Explain why military veterans are not violent, considering they have both depersonalized the enemy and have been desensitized.

8. What are home visiting programs, and why do they work?

9. What does Garbarino point out in his ten facts of violent life in terms of the temperament of violent youth?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Garbarino lists a total of eight lines of defense communities, families, schools, and establishments can do to help prevent lethal youth violence. Choose three of the eight lines of defense listed in the book, and explain what they are, and how they can help prevent youth violence. Be sure to include examples, if needed.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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