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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. What did Peggy Beckstrand discover about her star witness in the Ronald Duncan case in Part 1, Chapter 8?
2. Where does Geri Vance hide his ongoing autobiography so that it won’t be confiscated at night, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 4?
3. 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?
4. Where is the Los Angeles Superior Court, Juvenile Court Division located?
5. Carla James was “jumped in” with what street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were Peggy Beckstrand’s feelings about the Roland Duncan case, as described by the author in Part 1, Chapter 3?
2. For what crime was Carla James charged in Part 1, Chapter 2? How is Carla characterized by the author?
3. How does the author describe Geri Vance’s home life growing up in Part 1, Chapter 4?
4. 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?
5. What emotions does the author describe as being central within the juvenile justice system in Part 1, Chapter 1?
6. How is Richard “Shorty” Perez described in “Intake”? What was Perez charged with?
7. What led to Gerald Francis Gault’s arrest in 1964? What was Gault charged with?
8. How were Joseph Gutierrez’s actions perceived by the court in Part 1, Chapter 5?
9. What did Elias Elizondo tell Edward Humes about juvenile reform in “Intake”?
10. 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?
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
Are any children truly irredeemable? Why or why not? Do you think the juvenile justice system as described by Humes overestimates the number of irredeemable children or underestimates it? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss role of the intake officers at Central Juvenile Hall. Why does the author describe these figures as powerful? How do their reports help to shape the life of a prisoner within the juvenile justice system?
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