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Complete Test Bank for Juvenile Delinquency: An integrated approach, 3rd Edition by James Burfeind, Dawn Jeglum Bartusch ; ISBN13: 9781138843202. (Full Chapters included Chapter 1 to 14).... 1. The Study of Juvenile Delinquency. 2. "Juvenile Delinquency" and Juvenile Justice: Origins and Transfor...

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Juvenile Delinquency
3rd Edition by James Burfeind

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included (Ch 1 to 14)


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,Ch 01 3e

1 25. Juvenile delinquency refers to actions that violate the law, committed by a person who
is under the legal age of majority.

(A) True
(B) False

Answer: (A) True

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2 8. The degree to which a theory can be tested through empirical research, and either
verified or disproved is referred to as:

(A) conceptual clarity.
(B) testability.
(C) research validity.
(D) inductive theorizing.

Answer: (B) testability.

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3 9. The term __________ refers to how concisely and "economically" a theory is stated in
terms of its concepts and propositions.

(A) parsimony
(B) testability
(C) research validity
(D) inductive theorizing

Answer: (A) parsimony

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4 10. Which dimension of theory asks: What question is the theory designed to answer?

(A) Parsimony
(B) Logical consistency
(C) Scope
(D) Conceptual clarity

Answer: (C) Scope

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5 11. Which dimension of theory asks: How concise is the theory in terms of its concepts and
propositions?

(A) Parsimony
(B) Logical consistency
(C) Scope
(D) Conceptual clarity

Answer: (A) Parsimony

, Ch 01 3e

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6 12. Which theoretical level of explanation focuses on the social processes by which
individuals become involved in delinquency?

(A) Microsocial
(B) Individual
(C) Macrosocial
(D) Both a and b

Answer: (A) Microsocial

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7 13. Which theoretical level of explanation focuses on societal characteristics such as
socioeconomic disadvantage and social cohesiveness to explain group variation in rates of
delinquency?

(A) Microsocial
(B) Individual
(C) Macrosocial
(D) None of the above

Answer: (C) Macrosocial

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8 14. Which theoretical level of explanation draws most extensively on sociological concepts?

(A) Microsocial
(B) Individual
(C) Macrosocial
(D) Both a and b

Answer: (C) Macrosocial

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9 15. Which theoretical level of analysis most often uses social psychological concepts?

(A) Microsocial
(B) Individual
(C) Macrosocial
(D) Both a and b

Answer: (A) Microsocial

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10 16. Which dimension of theory asks: To what extent has the theory been supported by
research evidence?

(A) Parsimony
(B) Logical consistency
(C) Applicability and usefulness

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