Exam 8: Juvenile Issues in Policing and Correctional Psychology

Juvenile offenders are at an increased risk from physical and sexual assaults from staff and other inmates which increases the juvenile's risk of what psychological disorders?

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Juvenile offenders who have experienced physical and/or sexual assaults from staff and other inmates are at an increased risk of suffering from depression or other mood disorders post-traumatic stress disorder behavioral or impulse control disorders and pose a higher risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

What types of psychological characteristics or experiences are commonly found among juveniles held on death row?

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Research has indicated that the typical juvenile offender on death row had serious injuries to the central nervous system exhibited psychotic symptoms and had been physically and sexually abused.

Civil gang injunctions can prohibit gang members from engaging in activities that do not break any laws such as associating with certain people or congregating in certain areas.

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What are some possible rehabilitation programs that could be offered to juvenile offenders to reduce recidivism?

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Younger juveniles on death row often exhibit what psychological symptoms?

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Truancy and delinquency are not correlated.

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Despite public perception the juvenile crime rate has been declining.

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Juvenile offenders are often housed in an environment resembling solitary confinement.

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Do you believe that civil gang injunctions should be allowable despite the constitutional implications of limiting individuals' activities? Provide support for your position.

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Discuss the role of perception in suicide risk among juvenile offenders.Are there any ways that adolescents' perceptions could be altered in order to decrease their risk?

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When juveniles leave the adult jails they often leave more prepared to handle the outside world then when entering the jail.

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Juveniles on death row commonly have suffered serious injuries to the central nervous system exhibited psychotic symptoms and have been physically and sexually abused.

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Are juvenile boot camps generally effective in the goal of preventing recidivism? What are some possible explanations for conflicting results if any exist)?

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While juvenile divisions generally embrace a rehabilitative model viewing female juvenile prostitutes as victims the vice division police officers tend to favor a punitive approach perceiving these juveniles as criminals.

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Adolescents are more susceptible to depression and suicide when they are isolated and fearful.

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Female juvenile offenders are often exposed to sexual abuse physical abuse and exposure to drugs in their homes.What are some of the later effects of child sexual abuse in females in pre- or early adolescence?

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It is difficult to gain an accurate prevalence rate of suicides in juvenile detention facilities due to under-reporting by juvenile facilities.

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SRO programs have been shown by research to be an effective way to reduce truancy and violence within the schools.

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Juvenile offenders are at an increased risk from physical and sexual assaults from staff and other inmates which increases the juvenile's risk of what psychological disorders?

What types of psychological characteristics or experiences are commonly found among juveniles held on death row?

Civil gang injunctions can prohibit gang members from engaging in activities that do not break any laws such as associating with certain people or congregating in certain areas.

What are some possible rehabilitation programs that could be offered to juvenile offenders to reduce recidivism?

Younger juveniles on death row often exhibit what psychological symptoms?

Truancy and delinquency are not correlated.

Despite public perception the juvenile crime rate has been declining.

Juvenile offenders are often housed in an environment resembling solitary confinement.

Do you believe that civil gang injunctions should be allowable despite the constitutional implications of limiting individuals' activities? Provide support for your position.

Discuss the role of perception in suicide risk among juvenile offenders.Are there any ways that adolescents' perceptions could be altered in order to decrease their risk?

When juveniles leave the adult jails they often leave more prepared to handle the outside world then when entering the jail.

Juveniles on death row commonly have suffered serious injuries to the central nervous system exhibited psychotic symptoms and have been physically and sexually abused.

Are juvenile boot camps generally effective in the goal of preventing recidivism? What are some possible explanations for conflicting results if any exist)?

While juvenile divisions generally embrace a rehabilitative model viewing female juvenile prostitutes as victims the vice division police officers tend to favor a punitive approach perceiving these juveniles as criminals.

Adolescents are more susceptible to depression and suicide when they are isolated and fearful.

Female juvenile offenders are often exposed to sexual abuse physical abuse and exposure to drugs in their homes.What are some of the later effects of child sexual abuse in females in pre- or early adolescence?

It is difficult to gain an accurate prevalence rate of suicides in juvenile detention facilities due to under-reporting by juvenile facilities.

SRO programs have been shown by research to be an effective way to reduce truancy and violence within the schools.

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