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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the mentally handicapped and mildly autistic boy who was sexually molested in Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) John.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Martin.
(d) Paul.

2. What independent California state oversight agency does the author cite as having made recommendations for the juvenile court system in California in Part 4, Chapter 18?
(a) The Adams Committee.
(b) The Little Hoover Commission.
(c) The Big Washington Review Board.
(d) The Jefferson Committee.

3. Who graduated from probation camp with honors after 8 months and was attending Los Angeles City College in Part 4, Chapter 18?
(a) Herman King.
(b) Stephan Jones.
(c) William Smith.
(d) John Sloan.

4. What does “HOP” stand for in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) House of Prisoners.
(b) Health of Person.
(c) Hope of Prayer.
(d) Home of Probation.

5. What term is used in the book to describe the practice of flooding a judge with paperwork to manipulate him into changing his behavior?
(a) Projecting.
(b) Precipitating.
(c) Pulping.
(d) Papering.

6. Sister Janet pleaded against the mother of what victim in order to have Elias tried as a juvenile in Part 2, Chapter 10?
(a) Elias Elizondo.
(b) Geri Vance.
(c) College Mansbridge.
(d) Rita Gonzales.

7. Who refused to recall his sentence for George Trevino in Part 4, Chapter 18?
(a) Judge John Hamilton.
(b) Judge Sarah Marshall.
(c) Judge Philip Hickok.
(d) Judge James Peterman.

8. With what gang was Sherry Gold’s client involved when he was caught as a getaway driver in a drive-by shooting in Part 3, Chapter 15?
(a) Laguna 13.
(b) Rancho Cordova 13.
(c) Hollywood 13.
(d) Venice 13.

9. In Part 3, Chapter 14, the DA’s office went after a judge in Pasadena, temporarily bringing down LA County Juvenile Hall’s capacity by how much?
(a) 20%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 35%.

10. How many gang members were estimated on the streets of Los Angeles County in 1982, according to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 17,500.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 10,200.

11. What attorney at a meeting about reforming the juvenile justice system argued that the office should address root problems in Part 2, Chapter 9?
(a) Arthur Kincaid.
(b) Bill Mathews.
(c) William Jackson.
(d) Jim Hickey.

12. Sherry Gold is described in Part 4, Chapter 18 as seeking a job with a firm that handles adult cases where?
(a) The San Joaquin Valley.
(b) The San Fernando Valley.
(c) The Sacramento Valley.
(d) The San Franscisco Valley.

13. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) “The Outs.”
(b) “The Ins.”
(c) “Nine Days to Manhood.”
(d) “The Dorn Wars.”

14. According to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18, the Justice Department estimated a rise in youth crime by how much in 2010?
(a) 75%.
(b) 150%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 50%.

15. How many of the seven children in the juvenile justice system that the author worked with were saved by the system, according to Humes in Part 4, Chapter 18?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Los Angeles Riots break out?

2. According to the author in Part 3, Chapter 16, when kids are arrested for violent crimes they what percentage chance of paying serious consequences?

3. According to the author in Part 3, Chapter 16, of the kids that are arrested each year in the U.S., how many are dropped through the “funnel” before even going to court?

4. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 16?

5. What lawyer represented John Sloan in Part 3, Chapter 16?

(see the answer keys)

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