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

2. According to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18, who won passage of his proposal for a law that created a statewide task force to reinvent the Juvenile Court in California?
(a) Buddy Rogers.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Ronald Duncan.
(d) Gil Garcetti.

3. Who refused to recall his sentence for George Trevino in Part 4, Chapter 18?
(a) Judge Philip Hickok.
(b) Judge James Peterman.
(c) Judge John Hamilton.
(d) Judge Sarah Marshall.

4. How old was the boy that Sister Janet discovered to be a genius living under different aliases in Part 4, Chapter 18?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

5. The boy who was apprehended in association with a series of some of the most brutal murders in LA County claimed that his family was where when the crimes were
(a) Ventura.
(b) Anaheim.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Rancho Cordova.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of the Public Defender’s office described in Part 3, Chapter 14?

2. When was Gil Garcetti born?

3. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 14?

4. Who graduated from probation camp with honors after 8 months and was attending Los Angeles City College in Part 4, Chapter 18?

5. Carla James was sent to what facility, where she would spend most of her time in group therapy, in Part 2, Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the battle between Judge Dorn and the DA’s office progress in Part 3, Chapter 14?

2. Where was Carla James sent for her actual sentence after her evaluation in Part 2, Chapter 11?

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

4. How does the author describe the “funnel” of the juvenile justice system in Part 3, Chapter 16? What statistics does he provide?

5. What incident is described by the author involving a child molestation case in the opening of Part 3, Chapter 14?

6. Who was Peter Wilson? What did Peter Wilson address during a press conference described by the author in Part 2, Chapter 10?

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

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

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

10. How is Mark Lancaster’s background described in Part 3, Chapter 15? What was Mark charged with?

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