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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. 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?
(a) Keesha.
(b) Emily.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Latoya.

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

3. Elias was sent to CYA but disobeyed orders so that he would be sent to jail and would be able to kill whom, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) The father who beat him.
(b) The man who shot his friend.
(c) The uncle that molested him.
(d) The man who murdered his grandmother.

4. What is the name of the boy who is caught in connection with a series of some of the most brutal murders in LA County in Part 3, Chapter 13?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Jose.
(c) Hugh.
(d) Rodrigo.

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?
(a) 10%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 40%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname of Sherry Gold’s client that had been caught as a getaway driver in a drive-by shooting in Part 3, Chapter 15?

2. Sharon Stegall’s parolee was shot by the members of what gang in Part 2, Chapter 11?

3. What was Sharon Stegall doing career-wise in Part 4, Chapter 18, according to the author?

4. With what gang was Sherry Gold’s client involved when he was caught as a getaway driver in a drive-by shooting in Part 3, Chapter 15?

5. Who challenged the testimony of the prosecution’s key witness in Part 3, Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Roy Sukoda’s study show, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 9?

2. How was Geri Vance’s court case described in Part 3, Chapter 16? What was the outcome?

3. How does the author describe Sherry Gold when introducing her in Part 3, Chapter 15?

4. What conclusions did Carla James express of the juvenile justice system to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18?

5. Who was arrested for the brutal murders in Inglewood in Part 3, Chapter 13? How was this suspect apprehended?

6. What are the CYA and HOP, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 11? Where was Carla James sent?

7. What argument did Jim Hickey make at a meeting to discuss juvenile justice reform in Part 2, Chapter 9?

8. How much time has passed at the beginning of Part 4, Chapter 18? How does the author describe Judge Dorn’s courtroom at this time?

9. How does the author describe Shy Boy’s circumstances in Part 3, Chapter 15?

10. What program helped to rehabilitate Andre, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 9?

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