Flag question: Question 14Question 142 pts

A term that refers to the skin color and features of a group of people is:

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race

ethnicity

biology

physicality

Flag question: Question 15Question 152 pts

Columbus, mistakenly believing he was in India, named this group of people in error:

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African Americans

Native Americans

Hispanics

Asian Americans

Flag question: Question 16Question 162 pts

When looking at victimization in prisons, research has shown that:

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Asians were more likely to report sexual or physical violence from staff than from other inmates.

Native Americans were more likely to report sexual or physical abuse from other inmates than from staff.

Hispanics were more likely to report sexual or physical abuse from other inmates than from staff.

African Americans were more likely to report sexual or physical violence from staff than from other inmates.

Flag question: Question 17Question 172 pts

Often discrimination is linked in law to classes of people distinguished by

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age

nationality

income

all of these

Flag question: Question 18Question 182 pts

Which of the following is an example of a status offense?

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smoking

drinking

skipping school

all of these

Flag question: Question 19Question 192 pts

In which case did the Court hold that juveniles must be provided with essential due process rights, thus ending the "hands off policy" previously taken by the Court?

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Kent v. United States

In re Gault

In re Winship

McKeiver v. Pennsylvania

Flag question: Question 20Question 202 pts

Which of the following has been noted "the most important regularity in criminology"?

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the age-crime curve

parens patriae

waives

the crime rate

Flag question: Question 21Question 212 pts

A ______ allows prosecutors to decide to file some cases in either juvenile or adult court.

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parental waiver

judicial waiver

prosecutorial discretion

statutory exclusion

Flag question: Question 22Question 222 pts

In which case did the Court hold that it was unconstitutional to sentence a juvenile to life without parole for a crime other than homicide?

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Schall v. Martin

Graham v. Florida

In re Winship

McKeiver v. Pennsylvania

Flag question: Question 23Question 232 pts

A ______ involves a juvenile judge deciding after a "full inquiry" that the juvenile should be waived.

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parental waiver

judicial waiver

prosecutorial discretion

statutory exclusion

Flag question: Question 24Question 242 pts

Offenses applying to only juveniles are referred to as:

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youthful offenses

standing offenses

status offenses

conditional offenses

Flag question: Question 25Question 252 pts

Juveniles who do not engage in antisocial behavior are:

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model citizens

psychotic

abnormal

common