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

2. What does California Penal Code Section 245 address?

3. How much money had John Sloan paid for the .380 revolver he had, according to the evidence presented in Part 1, Chapter 5?

4. What did Peggy Beckstrand discover about her star witness in the Ronald Duncan case in Part 1, Chapter 8?

5. Under what alias was Carla James living when she was found by police patrols in Part 1, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Luis Santos described by the author in Part 1, Chapter 6? What was Luis charged with?

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

3. What led to Judge Dorn’s “media celebrity” that occurred in Part 1, Chapter 7?

4. What courtroom does the author describe as the central setting for the narrative in Part 1, Chapter 1? How is this setting described by Peggy Beckstrand?

5. How was Peggy Beckstrand’s cross-examination of Roland Duncan described in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

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

8. How does the author describe George Trevino in Part 1, Chapter 6? How did George become a “300 kid”?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the origins, history, and statistics of street gangs in Los Angeles from the 1960s to today. What are the contributing factors in the rise and fall of gang activity? Why are gangs such an issue in the juvenile justice system? Who among the kids followed by Humes in the book were involved in gangs?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the statistics presented by the author regarding the juvenile justice system in Part 1, Chapter 1. How much had violent crime committed by juveniles risen at the time the book was written? Were the projected statistics for 2010 correct? Why or why not?

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