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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who won the bureaucratic paper battle in Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) The public defender's office.
(b) Judge Sherill Luke.
(c) Judge Roosevelt Dorn.
(d) The district attorney's office.

2. According to the author in Part 3, Chapter 16, of the kids that are arrested each year in the U.S., how many are dropped through the “funnel” before even going to court?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 800,000.
(d) 100,000.

3. Gil Garcetti served as Los Angeles County’s District Attorney during what years?
(a) 1990-1998.
(b) 1985-1993.
(c) 1988-1996.
(d) 1992-2000.

4. What is the name of the mentally handicapped and mildly autistic boy who was sexually molested in Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) Paul.
(b) John.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Martin.

5. Sister Janet is described as writing what in order to help the boys in Juvenile in Part 2, Chapter 10?
(a) Sheet music.
(b) Screen plays.
(c) Short stories.
(d) Poetry.

6. What witness took the stand in the Ronal Duncan case in Part 3, Chapter 13?
(a) Alex.
(b) Jason.
(c) James.
(d) Mike.

7. Who was the Republican running for California Governor in 1994, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 10?
(a) Paul Anderson.
(b) John Sloan.
(c) Joshua Jacobs.
(d) Peter Wilson.

8. Humes describes what case of Sherry Gold’s involving a juvenile who was thought to be guilty until Gold’s investigation proved he was innocent in Part 3, Chapter 15?
(a) Mark James’s case.
(b) James Mitchell's case.
(c) Leon Jones's Case.
(d) Victor Rodriguez’s case.

9. Where was Ronald Duncan sentenced to in Part 3, Chapter 13?
(a) BEML.
(b) CYA.
(c) RTC.
(d) CTA.

10. What male social worker helped Carla James by showing her the lives of those who came out of the facility in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Mr. Jenkins.
(b) Mr. Shabazz.
(c) Mr. Williams.
(d) Mr. Paul.

11. In Part 3, Chapter 14, the DA went after what judge (aside from Judge Dorn)?
(a) Judge Paul Skawinski.
(b) Judge Jefferson Williams.
(c) Judge William Jefferson.
(d) Judge Sherill Luke.

12. Who asked a legally improper question when Ronald Duncan was on the witness stand in Part 3, Chapter 13?
(a) Michael Moore.
(b) Martin Francis.
(c) James Cooper.
(d) Billy Joseph.

13. What former juvenile prisoner continued gang-banging even after being blinded by bullets in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Rita.
(b) Latoya.
(c) Sheena.
(d) Virginia.

14. What lawyer represented John Sloan in Part 3, Chapter 16?
(a) Mary McCarthy.
(b) Michelle Sangh.
(c) Angela Oh.
(d) Rosa Diaz.

15. According to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18, the only segment of the California budget that was growing was what?
(a) The governor’s expense account.
(b) The Senate payroll.
(c) The State parks.
(d) The prison budget.

Short Answer Questions

1. When asked what her reform ideas were for the juvenile justice system, Peggy Beckstrand responded with doing what to the fitness age in Part 2, Chapter 9?

2. One out of how many juvenile offenses end up in adult court, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 16?

3. According to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18, the Justice Department estimated a rise in youth crime by how much in 2010?

4. The defendant named Hugh was found to have what in Part 3, Chapter 15?

5. The author asserts in Part 3, Chapter 16 that over how many kids are arrested every year in the United States?

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