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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. Roy Sukoda was attempting to figure out a profile for what in Part 2, Chapter 9?

2. What is Part 3, Chapter 15’s title?

3. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 14?

4. What term is used in the book to describe the practice of flooding a judge with paperwork to manipulate him into changing his behavior?

5. According to Ronald Duncan’s defense, who was responsible for the murder in Part 3, Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Sherry Gold when introducing her in Part 3, Chapter 15?

2. What was the outcome in the case of Hugh, described by the author in Part 3, Chapter 15?

3. Who was Peter Wilson? What did Peter Wilson address during a press conference described by the author in Part 2, Chapter 10?

4. How does the author describe Shy Boy’s circumstances in Part 3, Chapter 15?

5. How was Geri Vance’s court case described in Part 3, Chapter 16? What was the outcome?

6. How did Judge Dorn view himself as an authority figure? How did others perceive him in the system, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 12?

7. How was Judge Dorn’s new status offense system received, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 12?

8. How did the battle between Judge Dorn and the DA’s office progress in Part 3, Chapter 14?

9. What program helped to rehabilitate Andre, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 9?

10. Who was arrested for the brutal murders in Inglewood in Part 3, Chapter 13? How was this suspect apprehended?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the time period that the book covers. What politicians were in office at this time? What were public feelings about the juvenile justice system in the United States? How has the juvenile justice system changed from the time in which the book was written to today?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the figures of Geri Vance and Ronald Duncan in the book. For what crimes are each of these individuals charged? How does the author profile their histories and childhoods? With whom does the author most empathize and why?

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