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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 is described as having formerly been what in Part 2, Chapter 9?
2. Humes describes what case of Sherry Gold’s involving a juvenile who was thought to be guilty until Gold’s investigation proved he was innocent in Part 3, Chapter 15?
3. What does “CYA” refer to in Part 2, Chapter 11?
4. What is the title of Part 4, Chapter 18?
5. Humes complains in Part 3, Chapter 15 that the juvenile justice system combines procedural excess with what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe Shy Boy’s circumstances in Part 3, Chapter 15?
2. How was Ronald Duncan’s testimony described by the author in Part 3, Chapter 13?
3. What was the outcome in the case of Hugh, described by the author in Part 3, Chapter 15?
4. What incident is described by the author involving a child molestation case in the opening of Part 3, Chapter 14?
5. What did Elias do in order to be sent to “adult prison” in Part 2, Chapter 11? Why?
6. What program helped to rehabilitate Andre, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 9?
7. How was Judge Dorn’s new status offense system received, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 12?
8. 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?
9. What outcome does the author describe for Elias Elizondo, Geri Vance, and John Sloan in Part 4, Chapter 18?
10. What did Roy Sukoda’s study show, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 9?
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
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 3
Discuss the author’s profile of Carla James in the book. How old was Carla when she began leading a “double life”? Why does the author assert that Carla may have been helped through the “status offense system”? What was Carla eventually charged with?
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