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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. Judge Dorn gave a public presentation where he suggested bringing back what in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Status offenses.
(b) The death penalty.
(c) Labor camps.
(d) Chain gangs.

2. How many active cases does the author describe within the Los Angeles County juvenile court system in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 80,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 125,000.

3. Carla James was sentenced to spend how much time at Camp Resnick for theft and assault charges, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 9 months.

4. What were the names of the people that Ronald Duncan was accused of murdering?
(a) Chuck and Adelina Rusitanonta.
(b) George and Sarah Ross.
(c) Jane and Paul Wilson.
(d) Elizabeth and Robert Williams.

5. Who was Peggy Beckstrand’s main witness against Ronald Duncan in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) Phil.
(b) Albert.
(c) Marvin.
(d) Jason.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many juvenile courthouses served Los Angeles County in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

2. What kind of car did John Sloan drive when he and his friend committed the crime, according to evidence presented in Part 1, Chapter 5?

3. Roy Sukoda is described as having formerly been what in Part 2, Chapter 9?

4. Author Humes explains two cases involving Judge Dorn’s reform in the juvenile justice system in Part 2, Chapter 12. The good case involved a young schizophrenic named what?

5. According to the author in Part 3, Chapter 16, when kids are arrested for violent crimes they what percentage chance of paying serious consequences?

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