Question 1

Match each correctional model of juvenile facilities with its description.
-Justice Model

Accepted Answer

A)  A correctional model's goal is to change an offender's character, attitudes, or behavior so as to diminish his or her delinquent propensities. The medical, adjustment, and reintegration models are variants of this model because they are all committed to changing the offender. 
B)  A contemporary model of imprisonment based on the principle of just deserts. 
C)  An integrative correctional model that seeks to reconcile the interests of victims, offenders, and communities through programs and supervision practices.

Question 2

Youth courts are used as a sentencing option for first-time offenders ages 11 to 17 years old who are charged with ________ misdemeanor offenses.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

What are the trends for the future in juvenile justice?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Match each therapeutic method used in juvenile facilities with its description.
-Behavioral modification

Accepted Answer

A)  A treatment modality based on the assumption that youths can confront their peers and force them to face the reality of their behavior more effectively than staff can. It is the most widely used treatment modality in juvenile corrections. 
B)  Therapy based on the assumption that the foundations for criminal behavior are dysfunctional patterns of thinking. 
C)  Treatment designed to encourage communication of conflicts and insight into problems, with the goal of symptoms relief, change in behavior, and personality growth 
D)  A technique in which rewards and punishments are used to change a person's behavior.

Question 5

Which model of juvenile justice seeks to reconcile the interests of victims, offenders, and the community through programs and supervision practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  balanced and restorative model 
B)  crime control model 
C)  rehabilitative model 
D)  justice model

Question 6

Match each stage of delinquency case processing with its description.
-Detention

Accepted Answer

A)  A document filed in juvenile court alleging that a juvenile is a delinquent and asking that the court assume jurisdiction over the juvenile or asking that an alleged delinquent be waived to criminal court for prosecution as an adult. 
B)  The stage of juvenile court proceedings that usually includes the youth's plea, the presentation of evidence by the prosecution and by the defense, the cross-examination of witnesses, and a finding by the judge as to whether the allegations in the petition can be sustained. 
C)  The stage of the juvenile court proceedings in which the juvenile judge decides the most appropriate placement for a juvenile who has been adjudicated a delinquent, a status offender, or a dependent child. 
D)  The temporary restraint of a juvenile in a secure facility, usually because he or she is acknowledged to be dangerous either to him- or herself or to others.

Question 7

The graduated system offers intermediate sanctions within the community both for first-time nonviolent offenders and for more serious offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Explain the four basic correctional models that have traditionally been applied to the juvenile justice system.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

________ programs are conducted for the rehabilitation of youthful offenders within community-based and institutional settings.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Explain how the youth courts work in America.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Which of the following is a positive change happening in juvenile justice today that is likely to continue in the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  sparing use of evidence-based practices 
B)  expansion of restorative justice 
C)  zero-dependency on technology 
D)  drastic modifications in juvenile justice system

Question 12

Youth courts usually handle first-time offenders who are charged with offenses such as theft, misdemeanor assault, disorderly conduct, and possession of alcohol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Who is considered the "father of probation"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zebulon Brockway 
B)  Alexander Maconochie 
C)  Anthony Platt 
D)  John Augustus

Question 14

What is the pivotal philosophical underpinning of the justice model that holds that juvenile offenders deserve to be punished in proportion to the seriousness of the offense?

Accepted Answer

A)  just deserts 
B)  recidivism 
C)  guided group interaction 
D)  behavioral therapy

Question 15

Juveniles are commonly transferred to adult court after they have been adjudicated as delinquent by the juvenile court for committing the same offense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Match each stage of delinquency case processing with its description.
-Adjudicatory Hearing

Accepted Answer

A)  A document filed in juvenile court alleging that a juvenile is a delinquent and asking that the court assume jurisdiction over the juvenile or asking that an alleged delinquent be waived to criminal court for prosecution as an adult. 
B)  The stage of juvenile court proceedings that usually includes the youth's plea, the presentation of evidence by the prosecution and by the defense, the cross-examination of witnesses, and a finding by the judge as to whether the allegations in the petition can be sustained. 
C)  The stage of the juvenile court proceedings in which the juvenile judge decides the most appropriate placement for a juvenile who has been adjudicated a delinquent, a status offender, or a dependent child. 
D)  The temporary restraint of a juvenile in a secure facility, usually because he or she is acknowledged to be dangerous either to him- or herself or to others.

Question 17

In re Gault is interpreted to guarantee to juveniles the right to representation by ________, freedom from self-incrimination, and the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of the instructions given to parolees upon leaving the institution as ordered by the first superintendent of the Elmira Reformatory?

Accepted Answer

A)  report to a guardian on arrival 
B)  provide the local police with a home address 
C)  immediately write to the superintendent 
D)  report to the guardian on the first of each month

Question 19

According to juvenile terminology, a juvenile that is said to be arrested has actually been taken into custody and not arrested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following refers to the juvenile justice programs in which youths are sentenced by their peers?

Accepted Answer

A)  training schools 
B)  cottage system 
C)  residential programs 
D)  teen courts

Exam 11: An Overview of Juvenile Justice in America

Match each correctional model of juvenile facilities with its description. -Justice Model

Youth courts are used as a sentencing option for first-time offenders ages 11 to 17 years old who are charged with ________ misdemeanor offenses.

What are the trends for the future in juvenile justice?

Match each therapeutic method used in juvenile facilities with its description. -Behavioral modification

Which model of juvenile justice seeks to reconcile the interests of victims, offenders, and the community through programs and supervision practices?

Match each stage of delinquency case processing with its description. -Detention

The graduated system offers intermediate sanctions within the community both for first-time nonviolent offenders and for more serious offenders.

Explain the four basic correctional models that have traditionally been applied to the juvenile justice system.

________ programs are conducted for the rehabilitation of youthful offenders within community-based and institutional settings.

Explain how the youth courts work in America.

Which of the following is a positive change happening in juvenile justice today that is likely to continue in the future?

Youth courts usually handle first-time offenders who are charged with offenses such as theft, misdemeanor assault, disorderly conduct, and possession of alcohol.

Who is considered the "father of probation"?

What is the pivotal philosophical underpinning of the justice model that holds that juvenile offenders deserve to be punished in proportion to the seriousness of the offense?

Juveniles are commonly transferred to adult court after they have been adjudicated as delinquent by the juvenile court for committing the same offense.

Match each stage of delinquency case processing with its description. -Adjudicatory Hearing

In re Gault is interpreted to guarantee to juveniles the right to representation by ________, freedom from self-incrimination, and the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses.

Which of the following is NOT one of the instructions given to parolees upon leaving the institution as ordered by the first superintendent of the Elmira Reformatory?

According to juvenile terminology, a juvenile that is said to be arrested has actually been taken into custody and not arrested.

Which of the following refers to the juvenile justice programs in which youths are sentenced by their peers?