Delinquency Risk Factors Quiz

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According to Burke, why does alcohol have closer links with crime and criminal behaviour than most other drugs?

Alcohol is legal and readily available

What are the three facilitating factors that Conklin believes are often present when crimes are committed?

Alcohol, drugs and firearms

According to Lombroso, what is the only individual factor capable of causing criminal offending?

Alcoholism

What did Lombroso believe is the cause of alcoholism?

<p>Inherited degeneracy or vices resulting from a bad education and environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a perinatal risk factor associated with juvenile delinquency and adult crime?

<p>Positive maternal action</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direct link between perinatal risk factors and crime?

<p>Parental behaviour during pregnancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the social disorders caused by foetal alcohol spectrum disorder?

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the general consensus on the influence of broken homes on delinquency?

<p>Broken homes are a risk factor for delinquent behaviour</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT identified as a potential cause of delinquent behavior in children?

<p>Parental absence due to death</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which family structure is associated with a higher risk of delinquency?

<p>Merged families</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the proposed reason for middle children being more likely to exhibit delinquent behavior?

<p>They receive less attention from parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Hirschi's opinion on family size and delinquency?

<p>Larger families are more prone to delinquency</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Burton's study (2007), what is the relationship between alcohol use and aggression in South African youth?

<p>Alcohol use is associated with aggression in youth</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the believed link between crime and alcohol abuse?

<p>Alcohol abuse reduces inhibitions and ability to contemplate consequences of a crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Walsh (2015), what is the relationship between drug abuse and criminal career?

<p>Drug abuse does not initiate a criminal career but increases the extent and seriousness of one</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Da Rocha Silva and Malaka's (2008) study find about drug consumption in persons detained in police cells in South Africa?

<p>A high level of drug consumption generally characterised the life of the respondents</p> Signup and view all the answers

What types of offenses were the respondents arrested and/or convicted of before the study?

<p>Crimes against a person, property crimes, and drug law offenses</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Conklin's argument regarding the relationship between drugs and crime?

<p>Drug consumption leads to participation in criminal activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factors are important in forming the human personality?

<p>Both genetic and environmental factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary unit in which a person is socialized in terms of the values, attitudes and processes that guide behavioral patterns in life, according to the text?

<p>Family</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a category of familial risk factors identified by Siegel and Senna (2000) that could be associated with delinquency?

<p>Marital conflict and break-up</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Cummings and Davies (in Schoeman 2002), a child's perception of marital and interfamilial conflict is based on which of the following factors?

<p>Cognitive appraisal, emotional reaction, and behavioural coping skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following forms of marital and interfamilial conflict have been identified as being negative or destructive by Cummings and Davies (in Schoeman 2002)?

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the effects of exposure to marital and familial conflicts on children, according to Cummings and Davies (in Schoeman 2002)?

<p>Both externalised and internalised disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a risk factor for interfamilial criminal behavior?

<p>Parental deviancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between abuse, neglect, and emotional deprivation and a child's ability to form interpersonal relationships?

<p>They negatively influence a child's ability to form relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the social control theory, what is the relationship between a weakened bond with society and criminal behavior?

<p>A weakened bond with society can open up opportunities to become involved in crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of socialization according to Conklin?

<p>The nurturance, discipline, or training of a child</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of parents in a child's socialization process according to Conklin?

<p>To monitor behavior, be psychologically present, discipline unacceptable behavior, and reinforce pro-social behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason for the similarity in juvenile records between parents and children according to Siegel and Welsh?

<p>Genetic factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

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