Problem 1: What is the approximate rate of delinquency, and is the rate of delinquency increasing or not (up to the year addressed in the textbook)?
Problem 2: Who is most likely the victim of violent crime?
Problem 3: The vast majority of arrests are for what general type of crime?
Problem 4: What was the trend in serious crime from the mid-1990s to 2014 (the final year addressed in the textbook), and for what apparent reason(s)?
Problem 5: What percentage of crimes known to the police are cleared by arrest, and why?
Problem 6: What sociodemographic characteristics are most closely associated with juvenile crime, and why? What underlying factors are responsible for the apparent relationship between race and delinquency?
Problem 7: Approximately what percentage of juveniles never commit any delinquent acts, according to estimates?