Global Issues in Juvenile Justice MCQs

Global Issues in Juvenile Justice MCQs

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1: Beijing Rules of _____ is a document produced by the United Nations titled United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice, which is often referred to as the Beijing Rules due to the fact that it was developed during a UN meeting held in Beijing. Even though this document is not legally binding, it has served as an official reference point for how juvenile justice programs should be administered. The primary impetus behind the document was to encourage the humanitarian treatment of juvenile offenders.

A.   1995

B.   1985

C.   1987

D.   1998

2: Campaign for U.S. Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child is a group of _____ and children’s advocates who seek to have the United States sign for adoption of the standards associated with the CRC.

A.   Legal experts

B.   Lawyers

C.   Advisors

D.   All of these

3: _______ with the law provides a set of criteria that supplies practitioners with a working and usable definition of delinquent youth. These criteria, or indicators, have been found to be common around the world and are necessary due to the wide variety of situations that are encountered from country to country.

A.   Disagreement

B.   Conflict

C.   Discord

D.   Friction

4: Convention on the rights of the child is the first legally binding international ______ to incorporate the full range of human rights afforded to children throughout the world.

A.   Document

B.   Law

C.   Rules

D.   All of these

5: Countries that are not fully stable, industrialized, and free from political or economic duress. Characterized by ______ governments with depressed economies and few opportunities for the average citizen are known as Developing Countries.

A.   Weak

B.   Corrupt

C.   Both a and b

D.   Struggling

6: Double ______ occurs when youth experience abuse and, in reaction, engage in delinquent behaviors that later result in labeling and punishment from the state for their delinquent and/or criminal activity.

A.   Punishment

B.   Abuse

C.   Crime

D.   Victimization

7: When individuals view other cultures and/or countries through preconceptions that they hold that are grounded in the beliefs, biases, and customs of their own culture-of-origin. The individual fails to strive for objectivity and, either knowingly or accidentally, views the world through a predesigned template of their own upbringing.This is known as Ethnocentricism.

A.   Beliefs

B.   Biases

C.   Customs

D.   All of these

8: Globalization refers to the increased connectivity and interdependence that has evolved among countries; this sense of interconnection has been fostered by _______ advances as well as cultural shifts.

A.   Technological

B.   Global

C.   Both of these

D.   None of these

9: Riyadh Guidelines of _____ are guidelines that are broad and all-encompassing, providing a multifaceted approach to delinquency prevention.

A.   1990

B.   1995

C.   1998

D.   1996

10: Sharia is islamic law based on the teachings of the Koran that governs _____ aspects of Muslim life. This type of law is also used in determining punishments for lawbreakers and rule violators.

A.   Religious

B.   Secular

C.   Cultural

D.   Both a and b

11: The result of intersectional marginalization due to the individual belonging to a multiplicity of disadvantaged groups within a given society is called social ______.

A.   Inclusion

B.   Exclusion

C.   Boycott

D.   Marginalization

12: United Nations Basic _____ on the use of restorative justice programmes in criminal matters is a document published by the United Nations that provides a clear example of how restorative justice processes have been widely adopted within the international community.

A.   Laws

B.   Document

C.   Principles

D.   Rules

A.   Globalization

B.   Urbanization

C.   Both of these

D.   None of these

14: Whipping Act of _____ is a law passed in India in response to heightened juvenile delinquency. This act supported the use of physical punishments as a primary response to juvenile offending.

A.   1865

B.   1868

C.   1867

D.   1864

15: A comprehensive document published by the United Nations that describes juvenile delinquency around the world is called world _____ report.

A.   Juvenile

B.   Criminal

C.   Youth

D.   Crimes