Deck 12: Institutional Corrections for Juveniles

Question 1

The mission of the California Youth Authority is to __________________.

A)provide grant funding for schools in the inner city
B)design and implement various new programs in juvenile boot camps
C)prevent teenage pregnancy
D)protect the public from criminal activity

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What do they do at the Virginia C.R.Minor Reception and Diagnostic Center?

A)it is a boot camp facility that teaches discipline to young people
B)it is a diagnostic medical facility for juveniles under incarceration
C)it serves as the central intake facility for all juveniles committed in Virginia
D)it houses juveniles for long term confinement in Virginia
E)it is a short term facility for "shock probation" treatment

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The number of juveniles sent to secure correctional facilities per 100,000 juveniles in the population is called ______________.

A)the imprisonment rate
B)the holding rate
C)the criminal population
D)the crime rate
E)the commitment rate

Answer 3

E

Question 4

An order by a juvenile court judge putting the juvenile in the custody of a state juvenile correctional authority, or another specific juvenile correctional facility, is called a _______.

A)writ
B)waiver
C)consent degree
D)commitment
E)confinement authorization

Question 5

The Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ) movement is based on ___________.

A)accountability
B)community safety
C)youth development
D)all of the above

Question 6

A facility that operates in an atmosphere more like a year-round summer camp with cottages, a school, and vocational programs is called _______________.

A)juvenile boot camp
B)transitional facility
C)assessment facility
D)youth ranch or camp
E)state institution

Question 7

What percent of youths in correctional facilities may have some form of learning disability?

A)10%
B)20%
C)30%
D)40%

Question 8

Taking a juvenile out of the community so that they are prevented from committing crimes while they are removed from society is called _________________.

A)rehabilitation
B)deterrence
C)incapacitation
D)retribution

Question 9

According to the California Youth Authority, how much does it cost to incarcerate a juvenile for one year?

A)22,500
B)27,638
C)30.006
D)39.909
E)49,200

Question 10

The term for the methods of treatment and counseling used to reform juvenile offenders so that they will return to society in a constructive, rather than a destructive way, is called ____________.

A)rehabilitation
B)deterrence
C)incapacitation
D)retribution

Question 11

The first goal of the Southern Oaks Girls School is to _________________.

A)prevent teenage pregnancy
B)protect society from girl violence
C)help each girl achieve an academic level appropriate for her age
D)help each girl achieve skills in a discipline such as computer programming or nursing

Question 12

Punishing and paying juveniles back for the harm they caused society is called __________.

A)rehabilitation
B)deterrence
C)incapacitation
D)retribution

Question 13

Arranging conditions in the law and corrections so that juveniles are aware of the risks and consequences involved in committing crimes is called _______________.

A)rehabilitation
B)deterrence
C)incapacitation
D)retribution

Question 14

When juveniles are required to attend drug programs as part of their sentence it is best referred to as _____________.

A)rehabilitation
B)deterrence
C)incapacitation
D)retribution

Question 15

When 15-year-olds are tried as adults in order that they may get longer sentences as punishment for the crimes they have committed it is best referred to as __________.

A)rehabilitation
B)deterrence
C)incapacitation
D)retribution

Question 16

Secure facilities responsible for orienting the juvenile to the expectations of the correctional system in that particular state are called _________________.

A)assessment facility
B)traditional facility
C)juvenile boot camps
D)juvenile training centers

Question 17

A secure correctional facility that emphasizes military-style discipline, physical training, and an extremely regimented schedule is called a ________________.

A)juvenile home
B)juvenile boot camp
C)halfway house
D)small prison
E)local jail

Question 18

A temporary facility where juveniles are awaiting either transfer to another facility or release into the community is called ___________________.

A)traditional facility
B)transitional facility
C)juvenile ranch
D)juvenile holding centers

Question 19

The research on juvenile boot camps demonstrates ________________.

A)the evaluation of juvenile boots camps provide mixed results of their utility as a correctional alternative
B)that juvenile boot camps have been a total failure
C)that juvenile boot camps have been a total success
D)that juvenile boot camps are more successful that other type of treatments

Question 20

When the state advertises its new policy of arresting all drunk drivers and revoking their licenses it is best referred to as ______________.

A)rehabilitation
B)deterrence
C)incapacitation
D)retribution

Question 21

The majority of juveniles in institutional facilities are simply awaiting trial and have not been adjudicated delinquent.

Question 22

Most juveniles in long term secure correctional facilities are there because they have committed a violent offense.

Question 23

How many deaths were attributed to suicide committed within juvenile detention facilities from 2003 to 2006?

A)zero
B)16
C)103
D)2,000

Question 24

Most of the juveniles that stay in detention, stay for very short periods of time.

Question 25

The proportion of blacks in juvenile detention facilities actually decreased in the last 10 years.

Question 26

The adult prison system is fundamentally different from the juvenile correctional system in both the goals and operational strategies employed.

Question 27

An order by a juvenile court judge putting the juvenile in the custody of a state juvenile correctional authority or another specific juvenile correctional facility is called a commitment.

Question 28

According to the California Youth Authority it costs about $49,000 to incarcerate a juvenile for one year.

Question 29

The majority of placements of juveniles in secured institutions are in private facilities.

Question 30

The first day at juvenile boot camp is designed to "shock" the juvenile offender into compliance.

Question 31

Since juveniles are easier to control than adults, juvenile prisons tend to have more inmates than adult prisons.

Question 32

A facility that operates in an atmosphere more like a year-round summer camp with cottages, a school, and vocational programs is called a boot camp.

Question 33

Expelling a student from school for cheating on an exam and making the entire student body aware that the student was expelled is an example of deterrence.

Question 34

The research on juvenile boot camps demonstrates that the camps have been a total success.

Question 35

The first goal of the Southern Oaks Girls School is to prevent teenage pregnancy.

Question 36

In some states, as many as 63% of the juvenile correctional population is in private facilities.

Question 37

The proportion of females in juvenile detention facilities actually decreased in the last 10 years.

Question 38

Over ___________ cases of sexual abuse were confirmed to have occurred within juvenile institutions in Texas from 2003 to 2006.

A)zero
B)16
C)103
D)2,000

Question 39

The boot camp correctional philosophy is essentially guided by the idea that a juvenile delinquent needs structure and discipline in his life.

Question 40

Juveniles convicted in state courts (country courts) can only be sent to state institutions, not private institutions.

Question 41

List the four primary goals of corrections.

Question 42

As many as 40% of youths in correctional facilities may have some type of learning disability.

Question 43

Explain the experience at the Manatee County Boot Camp for Juveniles in Florida in detail.

Question 44

Explain Project Teams.What is it, what does it do?

Question 45

Explain the pros and cons of juvenile boot camps.

Question 46

What is the Virginia
C.R.Minor Reception and Diagnostic Center?
Answers will vary

Question 47

How are juvenile correctional facility directors and adult prison wardens different from each other?

Question 48

What two classifications of juveniles are in institutional facilities for juveniles?

Question 49

The office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention published a model that involves changes in educational philosophy, curriculum and instructional techniques.What are the eight principles that are recommended by the model?

Question 50

Explain the California Youth Authority's Free Venture Program.

Question 51

Describe what life is like in a juvenile facility compared to what is was like in the community.

Question 52

Punishing and paying juveniles back for the harm they caused society is called deterrence.

Question 53

According to research, what factors have been related to the commission of suicide in juvenile facilities?

Question 54

Describe some of the problems educators encounter in juvenile institutions.

Question 55

What has research found regarding the rate of recidivism in juvenile boot camps?

Question 56

List the various jobs that exist in correctional facilities.

Question 57

How does the release of a juvenile from institutional life open up new problems and issues for the juvenile?