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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the narrator in “Intake,” the new arrivals were taken where at Central lockup when they arrived?

3. On what date did the Northridge earthquake (or LA Quake) occur?

4. What judge is described by the author in Part 1, Chapter 2 as having seen “potential” in Carla James, and thus gave her a lesser sentence for theft and assault?

5. Where is Camp Resnick located?

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. How were Joseph Gutierrez’s actions perceived by the court in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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

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

5. When did the majority of intakes take place at the Central Lockup of Juvenile Hall, according to the author in “Intake”? Who in this system is described as having the greatest power?

6. What did Elias Elizondo tell Edward Humes about juvenile reform in “Intake”?

7. What was revealed by the star witness for the prosecution in the Ronald Duncan case in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

9. What was Roosevelt Dorn’s history prior to his appointment in Inglewood? How did this history influence him as a judge?

10. How did Judge Dorn’s conflict with the Public Defender’s office begin to escalate in Part 1, Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of “status offenses” in the United States. What are status offenses that exist today? How are status offenses dealt with in criminal law? Do you agree with the author’s implication that having status offenses helped to keep potential criminals off the streets? What are the pros and cons of this system?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author’s profile of Carla James in the book. How old was Carla when she began leading a “double life”? Why does the author assert that Carla may have been helped through the “status offense system”? What was Carla eventually charged with?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the biography and work of Judge Roosevelt Dorn. What was Dorn’s history prior to his appointment at the Thurgood Marshall Branch? What was his military history? What was controversial about Dorn’s approach to the juvenile justice system in LA County?

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