Question 1

The U.S. juvenile justice system is structured for the treatment of offending youth and not offending adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What are three factors that directly influence the use of evidence-based interventions in the juvenile justice system?

Accepted Answer

Three factors that directly influence the use of evidence-based interventions in the juvenile justice system are that: 1) the interventions are not free, 2) there is no regular financial support, and 3) only 5% access these types of treatment interventions.

Question 3

What system has been established to intervene and defend children's best interests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Child welfare 
B)  Juvenile courts 
C)  Juvenile justice 
D)  Mental health 
A)  Child welfare 
B)  Juvenile courts 
C)  Juvenile justice 
D)  Mental health C

Question 4

Who are the most underserved and forgotten population in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prisoners 
B)  Drug addicts 
C)  Sexual assault victims 
D)  Detained youth 
A)  Prisoners 
B)  Drug addicts 
C)  Sexual assault victims 
D)  Detained youth

Question 5

What portion of the detained juvenile population are girls?

Accepted Answer

A)  One third 
B)  One half 
C)  One fourth 
D)  One fifth 
A)  One third 
B)  One half 
C)  One fourth 
D)  One fifth

Question 6

Less than 1% of girls in correctional facilities say they were sexually active, and only 2% report sexual intercourse by age 13.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Because they are assessed coming into detention, all juveniles have their mental health needs evaluated and treated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Explain why policy is important in this area of practice and describe three important macro policy concerns.

Accepted Answer

Policy is important because there are ma

Question 9

What term is used to refer to detained youth and adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Juvenile detainees 
B)  Delinquent 
C)  Offenders 
D)  Juveniles 
A)  Juvenile detainees 
B)  Delinquent 
C)  Offenders 
D)  Juveniles

Question 10

What are three recommendations offered for policy, government, and persons working within this field of practice?

Accepted Answer

Three recommendations offered for policy

Question 11

The juvenile justice system could improve it if had better practices tailored for servicing the mental health and physical needs of the detained youth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Girls in juvenile detention facilities are safe because they are not transferred to adult prisons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

There are many gender-specific interventions employed for girls in detention facilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What percentage of those tried in the adult criminal systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  62% 
B)  45% 
C)  26% 
D)  75% 
A)  62% 
B)  45% 
C)  26% 
D)  75%

Question 15

What percentage of African Americans make up the total youth population in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  16% 
C)  17% 
D)  27% 
A)  25% 
B)  16% 
C)  17% 
D)  27%

Question 16

One way to avoid transference and countertransference is to refrain from referring to detained youth as juvenile delinquents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Describe three aspects of multisystemic therapy and why this fits well with youth accessing it.

Accepted Answer

Multisystemic therapy has been flagged a

Question 18

Boys and girls are detained in the same detention facility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the major problem in the juvenile system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Money and funding 
B)  Disparities among detained minorities 
C)  Lack of consistent assessment 
D)  No mental health care and assessments 
A)  Money and funding 
B)  Disparities among detained minorities 
C)  Lack of consistent assessment 
D)  No mental health care and assessments

Question 20

What therapeutic approach engages community and family to embrace specific, individual circumstances of the offending youth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multisystemic therapy 
B)  Socio-behavioral therapy 
C)  Motivational interviewing 
D)  Cognitive behavioral therapy 
A)  Multisystemic therapy 
B)  Socio-behavioral therapy 
C)  Motivational interviewing 
D)  Cognitive behavioral therapy

Exam 22: Adolescents in Juvenile Detention Brandon Burton

The U.S. juvenile justice system is structured for the treatment of offending youth and not offending adults.

What are three factors that directly influence the use of evidence-based interventions in the juvenile justice system?

What system has been established to intervene and defend children's best interests?

Who are the most underserved and forgotten population in the United States?

What portion of the detained juvenile population are girls?

Less than 1% of girls in correctional facilities say they were sexually active, and only 2% report sexual intercourse by age 13.

Because they are assessed coming into detention, all juveniles have their mental health needs evaluated and treated.

Explain why policy is important in this area of practice and describe three important macro policy concerns.

What term is used to refer to detained youth and adolescents?

What are three recommendations offered for policy, government, and persons working within this field of practice?

The juvenile justice system could improve it if had better practices tailored for servicing the mental health and physical needs of the detained youth.

Girls in juvenile detention facilities are safe because they are not transferred to adult prisons.

There are many gender-specific interventions employed for girls in detention facilities.

What percentage of those tried in the adult criminal systems?

What percentage of African Americans make up the total youth population in the United States?

One way to avoid transference and countertransference is to refrain from referring to detained youth as juvenile delinquents.

Describe three aspects of multisystemic therapy and why this fits well with youth accessing it.

Boys and girls are detained in the same detention facility.

What is the major problem in the juvenile system?

What therapeutic approach engages community and family to embrace specific, individual circumstances of the offending youth?

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