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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did Peggy Beckstrand decide to grant immunity in the Ronald Duncan case?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Jeffrey.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Jason.

2. The estimated street gang force in Los Angeles was estimated at how many in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 120,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 355,000.
(d) 45,000.

3. The murder case described by the narrator in “Intake” involved a botched robbery at what location?
(a) A gas station.
(b) A freeway motel.
(c) A check-cashing terminal.
(d) A liquor store.

4. Judge Dorn worked his way through law school working as what, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) A banker.
(b) A cook.
(c) A piano teacher.
(d) A courtroom bailiff.

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

6. The Prologue of the book gives a setting of Gila County, Arizona, on what date?
(a) June 9, 1945.
(b) December 16, 1980.
(c) April 2, 1985.
(d) June 8, 1964.

7. What did the judge order regarding the confession tape in the Ronald Duncan case?
(a) That the defense could use it.
(b) That it be allowed.
(c) That it be ruled out.
(d) That the prosecution could use it.

8. According to the narrator in “Intake,” the new arrivals were taken where at Central lockup when they arrived?
(a) The West Wing.
(b) The New Wing.
(c) The Old Wing.
(d) The North Wing.

9. How old was Ronald Duncan in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) 16.
(b) 11.
(c) 18.
(d) 13.

10. What does California Penal Code Section 245 address?
(a) Assault with a deadly weapon.
(b) Murder.
(c) Arson.
(d) Armed burglary.

11. What lockup facility is called the “closest thing to an orphanage in Los Angeles” in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Williams Hall.
(b) Rogers Hall.
(c) MacLaren Hall.
(d) Jacoby Hall.

12. How many intake cases are described as having been processed in a little over four hours in “Intake”?
(a) 27.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 15.

13. The author relates that Luis Santos had been a gang member since what age in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) 7.
(b) 14.
(c) 11.
(d) 4.

14. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1, violent offenses by juveniles had risen how much in the past 5 years?
(a) 21%.
(b) 68%.
(c) 42%.
(d) 35%.

15. 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?
(a) A Ford Mustang.
(b) A Volkswagen Karmann Ghia.
(c) A Dodge Dart.
(d) A Chevrolet Corvette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous court case determined that a juvenile must be afforded due process rights, specifically that a waiver of jurisdiction from a juvenile court to a district court must be voluntary and knowing?

2. Charles Scarlett is described as one of LA’s top attorneys focusing on what issues in Part 1, Chapter 8?

3. What image caused Peggy Beckstrand to break down in tears in Part 1, Chapter 8?

4. Ronald Duncan was charged with double murder for killing whom, according to the narrator in “Intake”?

5. How many kids does the author say were charged as adults for serious crimes because they were over 16 in the past year in Part 1, Chapter 3?

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