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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of center Garbarino helps run?
(a) New York Center for Violent Youth Offenders.
(b) Garbarino Center for Wayward Boys.
(c) Austin MacCormick Center.
(d) New York State Center for Boys.

2. What does Garbarino claim can lead us to humane treatment and rehabilitation?
(a) Learning about the life experiences of violent youth.
(b) Better education.
(c) Learning about substance abuse.
(d) Understanding the gang culture.

3. What other type of violence has increased among young men?
(a) Rape.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Harm to animals.
(d) Robbery.

4. How has social policy contributed to youth violence?
(a) Social policy has caused more poverty.
(b) Social policy has increased public housing.
(c) Social policy has caused clustered public housing.
(d) Social policy has caused race battles.

5. What is Garbarino trying to point out throughout these chapters, in terms of the cause of aggressive behaviors?
(a) Only biological triggers are important.
(b) Everything must be taken in context.
(c) Only the family unit is important.
(d) Only peer structure is important.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the technical term for the disorder that results in highly troubled young boys who constantly misbehave?

2. What gift does Garbarino give Malcolm that makes him cry?

3. The term for the moment when a small change in the presence of a germ produces a big change in the rate of infection is _______________________.

4. What does Julio represent?

5. What does the author argue is the other factor when, combined with rick factors, influences homicide rates?

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