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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 had the files on Judge Dorn’s desk changed in the past year, according to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18?

2. Gil Garcetti served as Los Angeles County’s District Attorney during what years?

3. Where did Geri Vance hope to be sent so that he could get a college degree while in lock-up in Part 2, Chapter 11?

4. Who was George Trevino’s lawyer that the author approached in Part 4, Chapter 18?

5. The defendant named Hugh was found to have what in Part 3, Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What changed the victims’ family’s perception of the District Attorney’s case against Roland Duncan in Part 3, Chapter 13?

6. How is Mark Lancaster’s background described in Part 3, Chapter 15? What was Mark charged with?

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

8. What did Roy Sukoda’s study show, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 9?

9. Humes relates two cases involving Dorn’s juvenile justice resolutions in Part 2, Chapter 12. How does he describe the “good outcome” case?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the biography and work of Judge Roosevelt Dorn. What was Dorn’s history prior to his appointment at the Thurgood Marshall Branch? What was his military history? What was controversial about Dorn’s approach to the juvenile justice system in LA County?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of Central Juvenile Hall and examines the mood and tone of the book as established through this setting in “Intake.” How does the author establish a sense of fear and desperation within this setting? In what state of disrepair is the building described? Is this facility the same today?

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