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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. How many active cases does the author describe within the Los Angeles County juvenile court system in Part 1, Chapter 1?
2. What was the name of Carla James’s parole officer in Part 1, Chapter 2?
3. Judge Dorn gave a public presentation where he suggested bringing back what in Part 1, Chapter 7?
4. According to the evidence presented in Part 1, Chapter 5, John Sloan met what friend outside the department store where he worked on the day of the crime?
5. What is the name of the boy who testified against his father for molestation in Peggy Beckstrand’s memories of a prior case in Part 1, Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe George Trevino in Part 1, Chapter 6? How did George become a “300 kid”?
2. What did Elias Elizondo tell Edward Humes about juvenile reform in “Intake”?
3. 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?
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 was the judge’s decision regarding George Trevino’s “fitness”? Why did the judge reach this decision?
6. How does the author describe “status offenses” in Part 1, Chapter 2? What is Humes’s opinion of status offenses?
7. For what crime was Carla James charged in Part 1, Chapter 2? How is Carla characterized by the author?
8. What was revealed by the star witness for the prosecution in the Ronald Duncan case in Part 1, Chapter 8?
9. How does the author describe the DA’s case as revealed in the Duncan trial in Part 1, Chapter 8?
10. What led to Carla James’s apprehension in Part 1, Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the foster care system of Los Angeles. How many kids are in the foster system today? How many were in the system in 1994? What problems does the author point out about the system? What changes do you think should be made to the system?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the author’s profile of Richard Perez in the Prologue. How old was Perez when he was apprehended? How does the author say the system failed Perez? How was Perez’s trial affected by the earlier Gault decision?
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