Deck 12: Delinquency Prevention

Question 1

The public's attempt to solve delinquency with a single answer is known as the __________.

A) One Rule
B) panacea phenomenon
C) unifying cause
D) M theory

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Delinquency expert James Finckenauer suggests that delinquency prevention programs __________.

A) do not often attract bandwagon supporters
B) usually start by incorporating all types of offenders
C) hardly ever show initial success
D) rarely fail immediately

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Programs that attempt to keep juveniles who commit crimes out of the formal juvenile justice process are known as

A) net programs
B) panacea programs
C) diversion programs
D) extension programs

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Crime prevention programs that center on efforts to make crime more difficult to commit are

A) primary approaches
B) secondary approaches
C) tertiary approaches
D) quarter approaches

Question 5

The group that often sponsors community crime prevention programs is the _________.

A) FBI
B) state mayoral office
C) local police department
D) federal government

Question 6

One complaint against diversion programs is that they are __________.

A) reactionary rather than preventative
B) elitist
C) discriminatory against girls
D) severely underfunded

Question 7

In preventing delinquency, scare tactics have proven to be __________.

A) a panacea solution
B) largely ineffective
C) the least expensive of all approaches
D) All of these are correct

Question 8

A popular explanation for delinquency, which suggests that youth commit delinquent acts because offenders identify a target based on its vulnerability is known as __________.

A) CPTED
B) primary crime prevention
C) routine activities theory
D) surveillance tendency

Question 9

An example of a mentoring program is __________.

A) Neighborhood Watch
B) Big Brothers/Big Sisters
C) CPTED
D) Job Corps

Question 10

An ironic twist to the Scared Straight program is that __________.

A) recidivism rates were actually higher for participants
B) corruption rates were high
C) the founder ended up in prison
D) inmates used it to interact and train potential criminals

Question 11

Youth participation in sports-related programs such as the Police Athletic League would be an example of __________.

A) primary crime prevention
B) tertiary crime prevention
C) secondary crime prevention
D) None of these are correct

Question 12

Anything that increases the probability that a person will suffer harm is called a __________.

A) zero-sum obstacle
B) negative construct
C) protective factor
D) risk factor

Question 13

Parenting skills are most often learned from __________.

Question 14

Risk models in delinquency prevention borrow principles from __________.

Question 15

When was the 1975 Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act revised to refocus on prevention?

Question 16

A popular explanation for delinquency, which suggests that youth commit delinquent acts because offenders identify a target based on its vulnerability is known as __________.

Question 17

The Elmira Prenatal/Early Infancy Project focuses on ____________.

Question 18

Improving the lighting around homes and streets is an example of ___________.

Question 19

A basic principle of tertiary prevention programs is to _________.

Question 20

Evaluation studies by the National Institute of Justice consistently show that boot camps ___________.

Question 21

In 2001, the Surgeon General of the United States declared that the

Question 22

An ironic twist to the Scared Straight program is that ____________.

Question 23

Some programs involve rewarding residents of a detention facility for engaging in appropriate behavior, a method known as _____________.

Question 24

The research shows that boot camps are an effective strategy to prevent delinquency.

Question 25

The research shows that the D.A.R.E. program is an ineffective strategy to reduce drug abuse.

Question 26

Youth participation in sports-related programs such as the Police Athletic League would be an example of secondary crime prevention.

Question 27

The Head Start program is funded by private donations.

Question 28

Programs that help to prevent youth incarceration ultimately save taxpayer money.

Question 29

Feelings of empathy towards the child's needs is a trait of abusive or neglectful parenting.

Question 30

Risk models in delinquency prevention borrow principles from public health.

Question 31

A risk factor is anything that increases the probability that a person will suffer harm.

Question 32

Teen Courts are an example of a diversionary program.

Question 33

Job Corps is an example of a mentoring program.

Question 34

One criticism of teen courts is that they can potentially lead to net widening

Question 35

Smoking cigarettes during pregnancy can be considered a community risk factor.