Deck 13: Delinquency Prevention

Question 1

In 1967, the Task Force on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime concluded: "In the last analysis, the most promising and so the most important method of dealing with crime is by _______________ it."

A) punishing
B) enhancing
C) preventing
D) ameliorating

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What federal agency, created by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, is charged with promoting delinquency prevention?

A) OJJDP
B) NIJ
C) BJS
D) NCCD

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The word "adolescence" is derived from the Latin verb adolescere, meaning to:

A) wake up and smell the roses.
B) grow up or come to maturity.
C) pay the consequences.
D) be free of responsibility.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Adolescence is a distinct and transitory period of development between childhood and adulthood characterized by increased experimentation and risk taking, a tendency to discount long-term consequences, and heightened sensitivity to peers and other social influences.

Question 5

Contemporary theory and research reveal that "psychosocial maturation" during the adolescent and young adult years involves the development of three key social and psychological capabilities. Which of the following is not one of these key capabilities?

A) temperance
B) perspective
C) freedom
D) responsibility

Question 6

According to the National Research Council (2013), "psychosocial maturity" is established primarily through three conditions that are critically important to healthy adolescent development: the presence of a parent or parent figure; positive peer group association; and opportunities for critical thinking and decision-making skills.

Question 7

The most consequential academic risk factor is:

A) a bad school lunch program.
B) poor school performance.
C) small class size.
D) average school bus travel time.

Question 8

_____________ are individual traits and social circumstances that allow youth to adapt positively to adverse environments.

A) Toughness factors
B) Protective factors
C) Dynamic factors
D) Feasibility factors

Question 9

"Evidence-based practice involves the use of ___________________ to assess the available evidence on program effectiveness and to develop principles for ______________ in any particular field" (Greenwood & Welsh 2012:495)

A) scientific principles; best practice
B) technical protocol; amelioration
C) practical application; customs
D) methodology; practical application

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of the well-known program guides to effective delinquency prevention programs:

A) Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development.
B) OJJDP's Model Program Guide.
C) National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (SAMHSA).
D) State Board of Delinquency Control (SBDP).

Question 11

Mark Lipsey and his colleagues (2010:23) found that effective delinquency prevention programs share two common strategies: they target high-risk offenders and they are therapeutic, rather than controlling.

Question 12

What is the name of the tool, developed by Lipsey and his colleagues, for the evaluation of existing community delinquency prevention programs according to how closely their characteristics match those associated with programs found to be effective in meta-analysis?

A) Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP)
B) Binomial Equation (BEQ)
C) Systematic Comparative Analytics (SCA)
D) Logistics Regression Analysis (LRA)

Question 13

Which of the following is not a key element of successful program implementation?

A) effective organization
B) qualified staff, who are well trained
C) program chamion(s)
D) forensic validity

Question 14

Nurse-Family Partnership programs involve regular office visits to county health departments for first-time, single mothers.

Question 15

Who provides MST services to youth?

A) a teacher
B) a spiritual counselor
C) a family therapist
D) a school resource officer

Question 16

The following questions are on Reading 13.1: Bulman (2014).
-Which prevention program focused on early childhood and had the greatest direct impact on future delinquency?

A) Nurse-Family Partnership
B) Job Corps Programs
C) Seattle Social Development Project
D) Child-Parent Center

Question 17

The following questions are on Reading 13.1: Bulman (2014).
-What financial impact have these programs been shown to have?

A) No impact.
B) They had a negative impact (cost more than if these kids just went through the juvenile justice system).
C) They had a positive impact (cost less than if these kids just went through the juvenile justice system).
D) None of the above.

Question 18

The following questions are on Reading 13.1: Bulman (2014).
-Which of these programs has the highest ratings?

A) Multisystemic Therapy
B) Job Corps Programs
C) Montreal Longitudinal-Experimental Study
D) Child-Parent Center

Question 19

The following questions are on Reading 13.2: Mihalic and Elliott (2015).
-What program registry did the Mihalic and Elliott (2015) article focus on?

A) OJJDP's Model Program Guide
B) National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (SAMHSA)
C) State Board of Delinquency Control (SBDP)
D) Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development

Question 20

The following questions are on Reading 13.2: Mihalic and Elliott (2015).
-The identification of "model programs" in Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development is based on:

A) effective replication in another site.
B) effectiveness that persists after youth leave the program.
C) effectiveness that is demonstrated through strong research design.
D) All of the above.

Question 21

The following questions are on Reading 13.2: Mihalic and Elliott (2015).
-Most program registries share a common set of standards for evaluating the effectiveness of programs.