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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. The Prologue of the book gives a setting of Gila County, Arizona, on what date?

2. Who was the attorney representing Ronald Duncan in Part 1, Chapter 8?

3. Judge Dorn worked his way through law school working as what, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 4?

4. How many kids does the narrator claim are warehoused at Central Juvenile Hall in “Intake”?

5. What term is used in the book for criminal offenses that apply to juveniles but not to adults?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe “status offenses” in Part 1, Chapter 2? What is Humes’s opinion of status offenses?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the contributing factors to juvenile delinquency. What studies have been conducted relating to childhood abuse, drug use and exposure, sexual abuse, poverty, and education in relation to juvenile crime? What have these studies overwhelmingly shown? How have the statistics changed in the past 20 years?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the childhood of Geri Vance and its contribution to Geri’s entrance into the juvenile justice system. Do you think that the criminal justice system should seek to remove children from homes like Geri’s? What are the positive and negative aspects of enacting programs to do such a thing?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author’s depiction of Peggy Beckstrand in the book. What opinions does the author give of Beckstrand? Do you think he represents this individual objectively? Do you feel that Beckstrand is an empathetic individual in the narrative? Why or why not?

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