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Q: Discuss Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) or Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988). Do you agree or disagree with the holding of the Court in these cases? Explain.

Q: Discuss the role of the school in delinquency prevention.

Q: Discuss security measures used by schools. Do you think these efforts are adequate or should schools increase their security measures? Explain.

Q: Discuss 4 of the 14 factors linked to children who engage in serious school violence. Why did you choose these factors? Explain.

Q: Discuss bullying in school. What are your views on school bullying? Do you believe bullying in schools is over- or underreported? Explain.

Q: Discuss the four sources of student alienation. Of these, which do you believe to be the most relevant? Explain.

Q: Discuss social class as a cause of school failure. Do you agree or disagree with this theory? Explain.

Q: Discuss the three independent views on the association between school failure and delinquency. Explain your view on these associations.

Q: Discuss why youths drop out of school. Would you agree or disagree with the reasons presented in the text? Explain.

Q: Discuss socialization and status as they relate to a student's educational experience.

Q: Improving students' psychological assets and self-image to give them the resources to resist antisocial behaviors is an example of an ___ school-based prevention program.

Q: Youths who feel isolated or alone, with little parental attention, provide an example of an ____ cause of delinquency.

Q: Schools lacking in high-achieving students, a drug-free environment, and involved parents is an example of a ____ cause of delinquency.

Q: Pressure to conform to gender expectations is called ____.

Q: The percentage of an age group that is not enrolled in school and has not earned a high school diploma or equivalent is called _____.

Q: _____ speech is a form of expression not associated with actually speaking words.

Q: A _____ is a school where the seniors number 60% or less of the number of ninth-graders.

Q: Dividing students into groups according to their ability and achievement levels is referred to as _____.

Q: New Jersey v. T.L.O. was concerned with issues surrounding the _____ Amendment.

Q: _____ policies mandate specific consequences for delinquent acts and do not allow anyone to avoid these consequences.

Q: Student _____ may be the function of students' inability to see the relevance of what they are taught.

Q: Repeated, negative acts committed by one or more children against another are defined as _____.

Q: Attention was first brought to focus on school crime when the federal government published its pioneering study of school systems entitled _____

Q: Factors linked to children who engage in serious school violence include _____. This refers to patterns of impulsive and chronic hitting, intimidating, and bullying behaviors, which, if left unaddressed, may later escalate into more serious behaviors.

Q: School failure may also be linked to _____ that might actually be treatable if properly identified.

Q: _____ is a youth leadership program that provides young people with an opportunity to learn techniques and cultural/historical significance of West African traditional, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Brazilian drumming.

Q: Students who leave school before completing their required program of education are referred to as _____.

Q: As the school is the "basic conduit through which the community and adult influences enter into the lives of adolescents," the school has become the primary instrument of _____.

Q: Under the concept of _____, discipline is one of the assumed parental duties given to the school system.

Q: Establishing a school policy of locker searches and other related security activities is an example of what kind of school-based prevention program? a. Cognitive b. Behavioral c. Affective d. Environmental

Q: The largest contingent of police officers in city schools, numbering 5,000, is in New York City. These officers are called _____. a. police school officers b. school safety agents c. officers of the school d. security officers

Q: Which is not considered to be part of a school security effort? a. Picture IDs b. Mood lighting c. Random checks d. Security cameras

Q: Which is not a strategy that may reduce school violence? a. Increase student engagement b. Cut back on extracurricular activities c. Start prevention programs early d. Offer mentoring programs

Q: Which is not a factor linked to school violence? a. Excessive feelings of rejection b. Interest in school c. Feelings of persecution d. Serious threats of violence

Q: A student from a low-income household is an example ofwhat type of correlate of school failure? a. Alienation b. Social class c. Tracking d. Personal problems

Q: In ____ , the Supreme Court upheld the school's right to use corporal punishment. a. Good News Club v. Milford Central School b. Baker v. Owen c. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District d. Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser

Q: The courts upheld a school system's right to suspend a student who uses obscene or profane language and gestures in _____. a. Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier b. Wisconsin v. Yoder c. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District d. Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser

Q: A feeling of being alone and "away" from others is an example of what type of correlate of school failure? a. Personal problems b. social class c. Alienation d. Tracking

Q: In Ingraham v. Wright, the courts ruled on the issue of _____. a. search and seizure b. school prayer c. free speech d. corporal punishment

Q: The most important Supreme Court case concerning a student's right to passive speech was the 1969 case of ______. a. New Jersey v. T.L.O. b. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District c. Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton d. Wisconsin v. Yoder

Q: In _____ , the courts held that schools were allowed to administer drug-testing programs to student athletes. a. New Jersey v. T.L.O. b. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District c. Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton d. Wisconsin v. Yoder

Q: In the case of New Jersey v. T.L.O., the court dealt with the issue of ______. a. search and seizure b. school prayer c. free speech d. corporal punishment

Q: Surveys show that about ______ of schools use one or more security cameras. a. 10% b. 20% c. 35% d. 50%

Q: Which federal agency has developed a profile of school shootings and school shooters? a. A.T.F. b. Homeland Security c. D.E.A. d. U.S. Secret Service

Q: Which is not a source of student alienation? a. School size b. School sports c. Irrelevant curriculum d. Lack of payoff

Q: The first, and best-known, intervention program to reduce bullying among school children was launched in _____. a. Germany b. Norway c. England d. Japan

Q: Which is not a factor linked to school violence? a. Being quiet and reserved b. Membership in hate groups c. Being a victim of violence d. Drug use

Q: Research shows that the _____ is one of the most important predictors of campus crime and violence. a. school climate b. lack of parental involvement c. gang membership d. standardized testing

Q: The high school dropout rate would be highest in which type of school? a. Rural agricultural b. Urban middle-class c. Urban upscale d. Inner-city, predominantly minority

Q: _____ refers to dividing students into groups according to their ability and achievement levels. a. Labeling b. Identifying c. Testing d. Tracking

Q: A dysfunctional home life or psychological abnormalities are examples ofwhat type of correlate of school failure? a. Alienation b. Social class c. Tracking d. Personal problems

Q: Researchers commonly find that _____ is a stronger predictor of delinquency than such personal variables as economic class membership or peer group relations. a. heredity b. school failure c. race d. IQ

Q: Those who fail to meet expected levels of school achievement are referred to as _____. a. failures b. truants c. underachievers d. latchkey children

Q: Students living in low-income families are approximately _____ times more likely to drop out than their peers from high-income families. a. two b. four c. six d. eight

Q: Since 1972, dropout rates have remained the highest for _____. a. Whites b. African Americans c. Hispanics d. Asians

Q: According to the text, it is now estimated that one out of _____ children are unprepared when they enter kindergarten. a. 4 b. 5 c. 8 d. 10

Q: According to the text, the latest data tells us that more than _____ of school-aged children have reported being bullied at least once in the past year. a. 30% b. 50% c. 60% d. 70%

Q: Today, more than 90% of the school-age population attends school, compared with _____ in 1890. a. 7% b. 17% c. 27% d. 37%

Q: The primary agent of socialization in the United States is the _____. a. peer group b. school c. media d. church

Q: The affective strategy to preventing school violence is to treat youths who have manifested problems. a. True b. False

Q: Social withdrawal is one of several factors linked to school violence. a. True b. False

Q: Generally speaking, most school shootings are spontaneous and impulsive. a. True b. False

Q: Generally speaking, the trend in school violence has been decreasing over the last two decades. a. True b. False

Q: Teachers are also the victims of school violence and intimidation. a. True b. False

Q: Tracking has little relation to school failure. a. True b. False

Q: School failure is a direct cause of delinquent behavior. a. True b. False

Q: Being out of school without permission is the definition of "truant." a. True b. False

Q: There is little relationship between educational achievement and economic disadvantage. a. True b. False

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