Author Question: Which of the following refers to English statutes that allowed the courts to appoint overseers over ... (Read 21 times)

Haya94 · **on:** Aug 13, 2018

Which of the following refers to English statutes that allowed the courts to appoint overseers over destitute and neglected children, allowing placement of these children as servants in the homes of the affluent?

a. Chancery courts
b. Welfare houses
c. Juvenile laws
d. Poor laws

Question 2

Discuss the methods for collecting data on juvenile delinquency through the UCR, self-report surveys, and the NCVS. Which do you believe provides the most reliable information? Why?

What will be an ideal response?

duke02 · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 13, 2018

Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

UCR: The UCR includes both criminal acts reported to local law enforcement departments and the number of arrests made by police agencies.
The FBI receives and compiles records from more than 17,000 police departments serving a majority of the U.S. population. The FBI tallies and annually publishes the number of reported offenses by city, county, standard metropolitan statistical area, and geographical divisions of the United States for the most serious crimes, referred to as Part I crimes.
Additionally, the UCR gathers data on the number and characteristics (age, race, and gender) of individuals who have been arrested for these and all other crimes referred to as Part II crimes. This is particularly important for delinquency research because it shows how many underage minors are arrested each year.
SELF-REPORT SURVEYS: These surveys ask kids to describe, in detail, their recent and lifetime participation in antisocial activity,
In many instances, but not always, self-reports are given in groups, and the respondents are promised anonymity in order to ensure the validity and honesty of the responses. But even when the reports are given on an individual basis, respondents are guaranteed that their answers will remain confidential.
Additionally, most self-report surveys contain questions about attitudes, values, and behaviors. There may be questions about a participant's substance abuse history and the participant's family history.
By correlating the responses, delinquency experts are able to analyze the relationships among values, attitudes, personal factors, and delinquent behaviors. Statistical analysis of the responses can be used to determine such issues as whether people who report being abused as children are also more likely to use drugs as adults or if school failure leads to delinquency.
VICTIMIZATION SURVEYS: The federal government sponsors the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), a comprehensive, nationwide survey of victimization in the United States.
In the most recent survey, about 42,000 households and 78,000 individuals age 12 or older were contacted. The NCVS collects information on crimes suffered by individuals and households, whether or not those crimes were reported to law enforcement.
Households stay in the sample for three years, new households are rotated into the sample on an ongoing basis.
It estimates the proportion of each crime type reported to law enforcement, and it summarizes the reasons that victims give for reporting or not reporting.
In 1993, the survey was redesigned to provide detailed information on the frequency and nature of the crimes of rape, sexual assault, personal robbery, aggravated and simple assault, household burglary, theft, and motor vehicle theft. In 2006, the techniques used were once again changed so that results are now comparable to those in previous years.
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