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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Kermit v. Los Angeles County.
(b) Kraus v. Riverside County.
(c) Kramer v. California.
(d) Kent v. United States.

2. Ronald Duncan was charged with double murder for killing whom, according to the narrator in “Intake”?
(a) His brother and sister.
(b) His father and brother.
(c) His mother and sister.
(d) His employers.

3. Under what alias was Carla James living when she was found by police patrols in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Sarah Rogers.
(b) Geri Vance.
(c) Michelle Williams.
(d) Sylvia Mercado.

4. Who is described as wielding “as a kind of pretrial judge, jury, and jailer rolled into one” in “Intake”?
(a) The Mayor.
(b) The head psychologist.
(c) The Warden.
(d) The Intake Officer.

5. George Trevino is described by the author as a foster kid or what, in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) A “100 kid.”
(b) A “300 kid.”
(c) A “200 kid.”
(d) A “500 kid.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Luis Santos’s “street name,” according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?

2. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5, Luis Santos was sent to prison for how many years for his crime?

3. Ronald Duncan was charged with committing double murder with what weapon?

4. Ronald Duncan’s crime was committed how long before he would have been able to be tried as an adult?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Judge Dorn’s impressions on those within the California Juvenile Justice system in Part 1, Chapter 4?

2. What led to Gerald Francis Gault’s arrest in 1964? What was Gault charged with?

3. How is Carla James’s family history described in Part 1, Chapter 2? When did Carla’s dad die?

4. What were Peggy Beckstrand’s feelings about the Roland Duncan case, as described by the author in Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. According to the author in “Intake,” a LA social project was monitoring Richard Perez and others like him within the California Juvenile Justice system. What did these researchers conclude from the study?

6. How is Judge Roosevelt Dorn described in Part 1, Chapter 1? What was Beckstrand’s impression of Dorn?

7. For what reasons did John Sloan join a street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?

8. How is Roland Duncan’s behavior characterized when he returned from court in Part 1, Chapter 3?

9. How is Richard “Shorty” Perez described in “Intake”? What was Perez charged with?

10. What was the judge’s decision regarding George Trevino’s “fitness”? Why did the judge reach this decision?

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