Media and Crime in the U S 1st Edition By Jewkes – Test Bank

Chapter 4: Media Constructions of Children: “Evil Monsters” and “Tragic Victims”

Test Bank Multiple Choice

1. ______ are still the subjects of moral panic and public outrage. a. Children and adults
b. Children and adolescents
c. Infants and the elderly

d. Infants and adults
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Media Constructions of Children: “Evil Monsters” and “Tragic Victims” Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Children became regarded both as evil monsters capable of committing the most depraved of acts in the:
a. mid-1980s.
b. mid-1990s.

c. early 1980s.
d. early 1990s.
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Media Constructions of Children: “Evil Monsters” and “Tragic Victims” Difficulty Level: Easy

3. ______ are seen as the number one demons when it comes to children. a. Pedophiles
b. Arsonists
c. Murderers

d. Thieves
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Media Constructions of Children: “Evil Monsters” and “Tragic Victims” Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Prior to the mid-19th century when ______ emerged to challenge it, ideas about crime and punishment were dominated by a theoretical perspective known as “______.” a. positivism/classism
b. positivism/marxism
c. classism/socialism
d. classism/behaviorism
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Instructor Resource Jewkes and Linnemann, Media, and Crime in the U.S., 1st edition SAGE Publishing, 2018

Answer Location: Children as “Evil Monsters” Difficulty Level: Easy

5. In the ______, childhood was thought of as a separate stage of development prior to the independence and responsibility that came with adulthood.
a. 18th century
b. 19th century

c. 20th century
d. 21st century
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Children as “Evil Monsters” Difficulty Level: Easy

6. All of the following states have statutory exclusion except a. Alaska.
b. Nevada.
c. Utah.

d. Texas.
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Children as “Evil Monsters” Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Which of the following states has judicially controlled transfers? a. Arizona
b. Wyoming
c. North Dakota

d. New Mexico
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Children as “Evil Monsters” Difficulty Level: Medium

8. All of the following states have a juvenile age of jurisdiction of 17 except a. Oklahoma.
b. Louisiana.
c. Arkansas.

d. Kansas.
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Children as “Evil Monsters” Difficulty Level: Medium

9. Which of the following states has prosecutorial discretion? a. Wyoming

Instructor Resource Jewkes and Linnemann, Media, and Crime in the U.S., 1st edition SAGE Publishing, 2018

b. Utah
c. Illinois
d. Alabama
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Children as “Evil Monsters” Difficulty Level: Medium