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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 was Sharon Stegall doing career-wise in Part 4, Chapter 18, according to the author?
2. According to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18, who won passage of his proposal for a law that created a statewide task force to reinvent the Juvenile Court in California?
3. Roy Sukoda was attempting to figure out a profile for what in Part 2, Chapter 9?
4. Who is described in Part 3, Chapter 15 as coming from a good home but stabbed a gas station worker while he was high on primo?
5. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 16?
Short Essay Questions
1. What outcome does the author describe for Elias Elizondo, Geri Vance, and John Sloan in Part 4, Chapter 18?
2. How does the author describe the “funnel” of the juvenile justice system in Part 3, Chapter 16? What statistics does he provide?
3. What program helped to rehabilitate Andre, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 9?
4. What are the CYA and HOP, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 11? Where was Carla James sent?
5. Who was Peter Wilson? What did Peter Wilson address during a press conference described by the author in Part 2, Chapter 10?
6. How did the battle between Judge Dorn and the DA’s office progress in Part 3, Chapter 14?
7. What conclusions did Carla James express of the juvenile justice system to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18?
8. How was Ronald Duncan’s testimony described by the author in Part 3, Chapter 13?
9. What did Elias do in order to be sent to “adult prison” in Part 2, Chapter 11? Why?
10. What argument did Jim Hickey make at a meeting to discuss juvenile justice reform in Part 2, Chapter 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the landmark case of Gerald Frances Gault. When was In re Gault published by the Supreme Court? What did this decision mean for the future of the juvenile justice system in the United States? How does Edward Humes view the case?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the statistics of the LA social study on the juvenile justice system in Los Angeles described by the author in the Prologue of Part 1. Has this study been contested since the book was written? Where does the juvenile justice system stand today comparatively? Who conducted this study?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the history of “status offenses” in the United States. What are status offenses that exist today? How are status offenses dealt with in criminal law? Do you agree with the author’s implication that having status offenses helped to keep potential criminals off the streets? What are the pros and cons of this system?
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