Deck 12: Residential Placement and Aftercare Programs

Question 1

This type of juvenile court disposition provides legal authoritization for out-of-home placement of the youth.

A) judicial waiver
B) commitment
C) emancipation
D) legal confiirmation

Answer 1

B

Question 2

__________ means to transfer legal cusoty from the parents to a state agency such as the juvenile court or department of corrections.

A) Judicial waiver
B) Commitment
C) Emancipation
D) Legal confiirmation

Answer 2

B

Question 3

"A short-term facility that provides temporary care in a physically restricting environment for juveniles in custody pending court disposition and, often, for juveniles who are adjudicated delinquent and awaiting disposition or placement elsewhere, or are awaiting transfer to another jurisdiction" (Sickmund et al. 2017).

A) detention center
B) group home
C) residential treatment center
D) long-term secure facility

Answer 3

A

Question 4

"A long-term facility in which residents are allowed extensive contact with the community, such as attending school or holding a job" (Sickmund et al. 2017).

A) detention center
B) group home
C) residential treatment center
D) long-term secure facility

Question 5

"A facility that focuses on providing some type of individually planned treatment program for youth (substance abuse, sex offender, mental health, etc.) in conjunction with residential care. Such facilities generally require specific licensing by the state that may require that treatment provided is Medicaid-reimbursable …" (Sickmund et al. 2017).

A) detention center
B) group home
C) residential treatment center
D) long-term secure facility

Question 6

"A specialized type of facility that provides strict confinement for its residents. Includes training schools, reformatories, and juvenile correctional facilities" (Sickmund et al. 2017).

A) detention center
B) group home
C) residential treatment center
D) long-term secure facility

Question 7

The one-day count of the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP) in 2015 revealed that there were about __________ youth committed to residential correctional facilities as a result of being adjudicated delinquent (Sickmund et al. 2017)

A) 11000
B) 31000
C) 51000
D) 71000

Question 8

The CJRP also shows that a substantial proportion of these youth-almost 80 percent-were placed in residential facilities for delinquent offenses.

Question 9

The Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP) reports that almost two-thirds of all residential placements are in what two types of facilities?

A) foster care homes and shelter care
B) detention centers and reception/diagnostic centers
C) treatment centers and long-term secure facilities
D) boot camps and wilderness camps

Question 10

A juvenile correctional facility that closely constrains and monitors residents' activities and restricts their access to the community is described as:

A) reactive.
B) curtailed.
C) secure.
D) repressive.

Question 11

What is the most common type of juvenile custodial institution?

A) foster homes
B) group homes
C) psychiatric hospitals
D) state training schools or juvenile correctional institutions

Question 12

A facility that focuses on providing some type of individually-planned treatment program for youth (substance abuse, sex offender, mental health, etc.) in conjunction with residential care is called a:

A) residential treatment center.
B) long-term secure facility.
C) reception/diagnositic center.
D) detention center

Question 13

Residential treatment centers are considered less restrictive and more therapeutic than custodial institutions.

Question 14

What is the group home model in which a married couple directs the treatment program and have broad and extensive responsibilities, including supervising the activities of the youth, correcting problem behaviors and teaching appropriate behavior, and developing positive relationships with parents, juvenile court personnel, and social service and mental health agencies?

A) supstitute parents
B) teaching-parents
C) super parents
D) parent reaffirmation

Question 15

Across different types of offenses, _______, _______, and _______ youth make up a disproportionate percentage of youth committed to residential placement.

A) females, white, and pre-teen
B) females, American Indian, and mid-adolescent
C) males, black, and Hispanic
D) males, Asian, and over-18 year old

Question 16

Evaluation research shows two types of residential treatment programs to be most effective:

A) interpersonal skill programs and teaching family homes.
B) milieu therapy and employment programs.
C) wilderness experience programs and self esteem enhancement.
D) intensive supervision probation and shock incarceration.

Question 17

Farmer and her colleagues (2017) identify four fundamental aspects of quality of care: self determination, freedom, staff pay, and rural setting.

Question 18

The Juvenile Residential Facility Census (JRFC) gathers data on how facilities operate and the services they provide, including level of security

Question 19

_______________ involves the provision of services that are intended to help youths successfully make the transition from residential placement to life back in the community.

A) Aftercare
B) Balanced and restorative justice
C) The pathways model
D) Reintegrative shaming

Question 20

Evaluation research shows that the intensive aftercare program (IAP) significantly reduce recidivism.

Question 21

Meta-analysis of aftercare program effectiveness show mixed and limited evidence of support.

Question 22

The following questions are on Reading 12.1: Sedlak and McPherson (2010).
-The Survey of Youth in Residential Placement (SYRP) gathers information:

A) through Juvenile Court Statistics.
B) with UCR arrest data.
C) through questionnaire items in the National Youth Survey--a self-report survey.
D) through annonymous interviews with youth in residential placment.

Question 23

The following questions are on Reading 12.1: Sedlak and McPherson (2010).
-The SYRP reveals that the residential facilities that hold juvenile offenders are quite similar in size, organizational complexity, and physical layout.

Question 24

The following questions are on Reading 12.1: Sedlak and McPherson (2010).
-In summarizing youth-staff relations, Sedlak and McPherson (2010) desribe this relatioship overall as:

A) warm and supportive.
B) cold and cruel.
C) lukewarm.
D) manipulative.

Question 25

The following questions are on Reading 12.2: Inderbitzin (2007).
-How did the qualitative methods of this study help the researcher gain insights?

A) Multiple interactions with the same people allowed for follow up on questions and concerns raised.
B) It allowed the researcher to develop relationships with everyone in the cottage that opened a better dialogue.
C) It allowed the researcher to get a better working understanding of the facility so that she could write more accurately about it.
D) All of the above.

Question 26

The following questions are on Reading 12.2: Inderbitzin (2007).
-How did the Blue cottage staff control their population of violent offenders?

A) By carrying Tasers and pepper spray.
B) By paying attention to developing grudges and temper flares to stop problems before they started.
C) By having reserve guards on the premises at all times.
D) By keeping the population locked up and separated at all times.

Question 27

The following questions are on Reading 12.2: Inderbitzin (2007).
-All of the Blue cottage staff agreed that their goal was treatment rather than punishment.