Chapter 1 Self Check Quiz

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. The Code of Hammurabi, created in 18^th century B.C., authorized rehabilitation over punishment for juveniles.

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False correct incorrect

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. Roman Laws in 450 B.C. gave a child's father the right of life and death over his natural son.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. At the time of England's poor laws, families had the dual responsibility to care for dependent children and deliver punishment to control wayward youth.

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False correct incorrect

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. Poor laws gave economic relief to anyone who was in need of help, without government direction.

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. The Bridewell was an institution in London to house and control wayward youth.

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. The term "enslaved" refers to individuals who were not given the opportunity to win their freedom and were in servitude for the rest of their lives.

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False correct incorrect

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. A "tithing man" during the 17^th century Colonial America was a person appointed to work in the Church.

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False correct incorrect

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. By the early 19^th century, children comprised over half the workforce in industries such as cotton mills.

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. The 1818 report by the New York Society for the Prevention of Pauperism suggested the creation of an alternative forms of detention for children that would focus on education and work instead of just punishment.

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. The first House of Refuge was created in Chicago, Illinois in the early 1900's.

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. In the "placing out system" of the mid 1800's, children and teens traveled to different states to be placed in foster families to learn skills and build moral character through work and guidance.

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False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is FALSE about the term "parens patriae?"

Latin term correct incorrect

Stands for "parent of the country" correct incorrect

Rooted in English Common Law correct incorrect

Challenged in the Ex Parte Crouse decision correct incorrect

Never used in the United States. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is FALSE about John Augustus?

Member of the Washington Total Abstinence Society correct incorrect

Advocated for children charged with petty crimes correct incorrect

Trained as a lawyer correct incorrect

Prevented children and adults from being sent to prison correct incorrect

Known as the "father of probation" correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT included in the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child?

Respect for the child's lawful rights of privacy correct incorrect

No child shall be the subject of torture correct incorrect

No child shall be the subject of degrading treatment correct incorrect

No Child shall be the subject of punishment correct incorrect

Focus on imprisonment as a means of rehabilitation correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the correct definition of "Diversion?"

Reduction of imprisonment of juveniles correct incorrect

A shift from the focus on the criminal offense to a more rehabilitative environment. correct incorrect

Diverting juveniles from institutions to a more rehabilitative environment. correct incorrect

Supervision and services provided outside of locked facilities correct incorrect

Procedural rights guaranteed by the Constitution correct incorrect