Exam 8: Behavioral and Delinquency Issues

The programs that are found to be most effective with juvenile delinquents are boot-camps,training schools,and other non-community based programs.

In terms of worker knowledge and skills a key issue when working with juveniles with delinquent behavior is:

It is important to emphasize to a juvenile offender that going through the court process means they have few options and must comply with services.

Social workers that work with juveniles in the legal system complete all of the following tasks except:

When rehearsed behavior change does not transfer to other settings the behavior has not

An adolescent mentally rehearsing the consequences of an aggressive action is an example of

The term that is used to describe mutual cycles of demands,noncompliance,threats and violence in families is called coercive interactions.

Which one of the following is the best conceptual model for working with juvenile offenders:

Cognitive distortions are assessed by considering the adolescents:

A research study by Andrews and colleagues 1996)found that programs have minimal impact on juvenile offender recidivism.

Approximately 13 to 15 million juveniles are arrested for delinquent acts each year.