Deck 10: Institutionalresidential Interventions

Question 1

Another term for boot camps is:

A)Training grounds
B)Shock incarceration
C)Shock probation
D)Sweat factories

Answer 1

B

Question 2

State training schools are the juvenile system equivalent of:

A)Adult rehabilitation programs
B)Adult vocational education facilities
C)Adult prisons
D)Adult day-evening centers

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In 2014, residential facilities held approximately _____ juvenile offenders in custody.

A)32,000
B)48,000
C)59,000
D)76,000

Answer 3

B

Question 4

An evaluation of deinstitutionalization in Maryland found:

A)Lower recidivism among deinstitutionalized youths
B)No impact on recidivism
C)Higher recidivism among deinstitutionalized youths
D)Increased recidivism among all youths

Question 5

Roughly _____ percent of youths in residential facilities are there for status offenses.

A)4
B)11
C)18
D)33

Question 6

According to the text, which of the following is not an issue in female juvenile facilities?

A)Strip searches by male guards
B)Having clean clothes
C)Having clean towels
D)Being able to wear makeup

Question 7

Programming in state training schools typically includes all but which of the following?

A)Academic work
B)Behavior modification
C)Sports training
D)Vocational education

Question 8

Bartollas and Sieverdes studied racial tension in juvenile institutions.Which of the following is false concerning their findings?

A)One problem was role reversal.
B)About 75 percent of the staff were African-American.
C)About 60 percent of the inmates were black.
D)Staff were more likely to classify black residents than white residents as highly aggressive.

Question 9

Research on boot camps reports all but which of the following?

A)Reduced recidivism
B)Reduced costs
C)Positive ratings by participants
D)All of the above are reported

Question 10

According to the text, many politicians advocate the use of boot camps because:

A)They reduce recidivism
B)They reduce costs
C)They teach discipline
D)They appear to be tough

Question 11

Research on mental disorders among youths in institutions finds ______ percent of the youths meet the criteria for at least one mental disorder.

A)30
B)50
C)70
D)90

Question 12

Behavior modification in training schools generally involves:

A)Strict rules and punishments
B)Point systems for rewards
C)Team activities and peer pressure
D)None of the above

Question 13

According to the text, ______ percent of girls admit to taking on a make-believe family role while in custody?

A)20
B)30
C)40
D)50

Question 14

Victimization of youths in institutions includes all but which of the following?

A)Rape
B)Theft
C)Physical attacks
D)All of the above occur

Question 15

In Massachusetts, only about _____ percent of all youths committed to the State Department of Youth services are placed in locked facilities.

A)15
B)25
C)33
D)40

Question 16

___________ is a technique allowing researchers to reanalyze individual studies and arrive at a summary statistic on program effectiveness.

A)Regression analysis
B)Meta-analysis
C)Factor analysis
D)Robust analysis

Question 17

From October 2013 to September 2014, __________ youth(s) died of suicide in juvenile correctional facilities.

A)1
B)5
C)8
D)17

Question 18

Lipsey's research on effective juvenile programs showed that all of the following are effective in rehabilitation except:

A)Deterrence and discipline programs
B)Cognitive-behavioral programs
C)Mentoring
D)Counseling

Question 19

State training schools for juveniles have all of the following except:

A)Educational programs
B)A home-like atmosphere
C)Cell blocks
D)Fences

Question 20

The idea of avoiding involuntary placement of status offenders in institutions is:

A)Nonintervention
B)Deinstitutionalization
C)Diversion
D)Decarceration

Question 21

According to the text, blended sentencing causes juveniles to feel:

A)Like they are adults
B)Like they are bad
C)Superior to other juveniles
D)That judges take them seriously

Question 22

Boot camps have been found to have great impact on recidivism.

Question 23

Research on living conditions in institutions has found deficiencies in all but which of the following?

A)Security
B)Living space
C)Nutritious food
D)Health care

Question 24

According to the text, blended sentencing may cause:

A)Fewer educated juveniles
B)More teenage pregnancies
C)More victimization
D)Less recidivism

Question 25

Educational programs in state training schools are considered to be substandard.

Question 26

The cost of state training schools is less than the cost of running boot camps.

Question 27

The support for boot camps is largely due to their proven impact on behavior.

Question 28

Lipsey's meta-analysis found many programs have a positive effect on recidivism.

Question 29

State training schools are the juvenile justice system's equivalent of the adult prison.

Question 30

According to the text, the cost per day of boot camps is similar to the cost of one day of institutionalization.

Question 31

The number of youths in adult prisons has decreased in recent years.

Question 32

The idea of using both the juvenile and adult systems to handle a problem youth is known as:

A)Transfer
B)Blended sentencing
C)Waiver
D)Coordinated sentencing

Question 33

More than half of all youths in residential placement are in private facilities.

Question 34

Retail therapy is used to award points for good behavior.

Question 35

A name for programs that place youths in settings where they learn survival skills and self-esteem is:

A)Wilderness programs
B)Boot camp programs
C)Scared Straight programs
D)Autonomy programs

Question 36

According to the latest available statistics, approximately 100,000 juveniles are in residential placement on any given day.

Question 37

The programming at state training schools does not include academic or vocational education.

Question 38

Girls in institutions have lower rates of mental disorder than boys.

Question 39

Some state training schools resemble the cottage system design.

Question 40

Boot camps are also called shock release.

Question 41

Moves to deinstitutionalize status offenders have resulted in lower delinquency rates.

Question 42

Victimization in institutions is rare.

Question 43

Blended sentencing allows either the juvenile court or the adult court to impose a sentence that can involve the juvenile or adult correctional systems, or both.

Question 44

A result of blended sentencing is a decrease in the number of juvenile offenders in adult prisons.

Question 45

According to the text, wilderness programs that teach survival skills are a very effective way to reduce delinquency.

Question 46

Minorities comprise roughly two-thirds of the youths in institutions.

Question 47

Many of the girls in juvenile institutions participate in kinship role systems and/or homosexual alliances.

Question 48

Wilderness programs place delinquents in settings where they are supposed to learn survival skills, limits, and self-esteem.

Question 49

Since the mid-1970s, there has been a movement toward placing status offenders and delinquents in the same state-operated institutions.

Question 50

Roughly one-fourth of the youths in the juvenile justice system have a mental disorder needing immediate treatment.