Exam 12: A: Assessment and Treatment of Young Offenders

Tyson is a youth who has a good relationship with his parents and seems to have little interest in becoming involved in criminal activities,although he lives in a poor neighbourhood and often witnesses violence at school.What category of protective factors would his good parent-child relationship be classified as?

What age range did the Juvenile Delinquents Act (JDA)cover?

Approximately ________ of youth diagnosed with conduct disorder (CD)will receive a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder (APD)in adulthood.

A separate youth court system was first established with the introduction of:

Generally,the total number of crimes committed by youth has been:

Which of the following is not a characteristic of conduct disorder (CD)?

Current law in Canada dictates that anyone younger than age 12 who engages in a criminal act is processed through ________________.

What is not considered an individual risk factor for behavioural problems in youth?

Project Head Start and the Incredible Years Parenting Program are both examples of what type of intervention strategy?

What is not a sentencing option under the Youth Criminal Justice Act?

What is the ratio of males to females likely to have externalizing difficulties?

The Youth Criminal Justice Act introduced a new form of custodial sentence called:

Which of the following statements is true regarding identifying risk factors for young offenders?

Juanita shoved Amber down the stairs at school after she caught Amber trying to kiss her boyfriend.According to Dodge and colleagues,what type of aggression is Juanita displaying?

The SNAP Under 12 Outreach Project (ORP)is an example of what type of strategy?

What is the goal of tertiary intervention strategies?

Which of the following risk assessment measures is not used with young offenders in Canada?

Which of the following is an example of a tertiary intervention strategy?

Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act,under what condition can the name of the youth be reported to the public?

Erickson and Butters (2006)examined the relationship between gangs,guns,and drugs in Toronto and Montreal.What did they find?