Deck 10: The LSI-R and the COMPAS:

Question 1

The Cook County juvenile court emerged from the concerns of a group of compassionate and wealthy women in Chicago who advocated for the rights of disadvantaged children who were found errant of the law. These women, commonly referred to as ________________, fought for these needy children to have the same care, custody, and treatment as their natural family would have presumably provided.

A) the juvenile investors
B) the child savers
C) the adolescent crusaders
D) None of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In helping the child, the juvenile courts emphasize _______________, which, as noted earlier in this section, contrasts with the formal and adversarial nature of the adult court.

A) Parens patriae
B) Juvenile probation
C) Social study
D) Informality

Answer 2

D

Question 3

_______________ occurs when a parent or even a teacher permits chronic truancy or simply ignores the educational and/or special needs of a child.

A) Physical neglect
B) Emotional neglect
C) Educational neglect
D) Verbal neglect

Answer 3

C

Question 4

_______________ can be defined as any physical acts that cause or can cause physical injury to a child.

A) Child parentification
B) Physical abuse
C) Psychological abuse
D) Child neglect

Question 5

The _______________ stage includes the casework, surveillance, and various aspects of security management to track the behavior of the juvenile.This stage is, at least in the most basic terms, a key function of the probation department.

A) intake
B) investigation
C) supervision
D) All of the above

Question 6

Juvenile courts fall into the following category/categories:

A) that of a separate court
B) a part of the family court
C) a component of the local trial court system
D) All of the above

Question 7

The _______________ stage is roughly 60 days in length, but if the courthouse combines the adjudicatory and disposition stages, it may be required that the officer finish it prior to the youth's appearance in court.

A) intake
B) investigation
C) supervision
D) All of the above

Question 8

This investigation is often referred to as the _______________, which details the youth's personal background, family, educational progress, previous violations, employment, and so forth.

A) parens patriae
B) juvenile probation
C) social study
D) informality

Question 9

_______________ is a judicial disposition under which youthful offenders are subject to certain conditions imposed by the juvenile court while being allowed to remain in the community during the duration of their sentence.

A) Parens patriae
B) Juvenile probation
C) Social study
D) Informality

Question 10

Juvenile records tend to include various types of information.Among these is likely to be a composite of the _______________.

A) criminal and abuse history
B) family and personal information
C) truancy records
D) fingerprints and/or photographs

Question 11

During the _______________ stage of the juvenile process, the probation officer screens youth who are referred to the court and conducts a preliminary investigation, which includes an interview where the probation officer will advise the youthful offender of their rights.If the parents or legal guardians have not yet been notified of the juvenile's status, the probation agency will inform them and will ensure that they are advised of their legal options and their right to secure an attorney.

A) intake
B) investigation
C) supervision
D) All of the above

Question 12

After the first juvenile court was established, these courts spread throughout the nation until in __________ all but two states had enacted legislation for both juvenile courts and juvenile probation.

A) 1907
B) 1917
C) 1927
D) 1937

Question 13

When a juvenile court operates as its own separate statewide entity, this means that it will have its own _______________.

A) administrators and judges
B) probation officers
C) clerks of the court and other personnel
D) All of the above

Question 14

According to your textbook author, the primary function(s) of juvenile probation is/are:

A) intake
B) investigation
C) supervision
D) All of the above

Question 15

Juvenile courts differ from adult courts in that:

A) These courts are informal in nature
B) Their legal basis is in civil law
C) They tend to have closed proceedings and do not usually have jury trials
D) All of the above

Question 16

_______________ occurs when he or she is placed in a position within a family system whereby they must assume the primary caretaker role for that family, often taking care of both children and adults within that family system.This is common in single head-of-household families where the adult caretaker is an alcoholic or drug abuser and even in some dual adult household families, particularly those that are criminogenic in nature.

A) Child parentification
B) Physical abuse
C) Psychological abuse
D) Child neglect

Question 17

Child _______________ occurs when a parent or caretaker of the child does not provide the proper or necessary support, education, medical or other remedial care that is required by a given state's law, including food, shelter, and clothing.It also occurs when adult caretakers abandon a child they are legally obligated to support.

A) abuse
B) assault
C) neglect
D) None of the above

Question 18

_______________ is a Latin term that denotes that the king, as father of his country, is empowered and obligated to protect the welfare of the country's children.

A) Parens patriae
B) Juvenile probation
C) Social study
D) Informality

Question 19

_______________ includes inadequate nurturing or affection, allowing the child to engage in inappropriate or illegal behavior such as drug or alcohol use, as well as ignoring a child's basic emotional needs.

A) Physical neglect
B) Emotional neglect
C) Educational neglect
D) Verbal neglect

Question 20

_______________ includes abandonment, the expulsion of the child from the home (being kicked out of the house); a failure to seek or excessive delay in seeking medical care for the child; inadequate supervision; and inadequate food, clothing, and shelter.

A) Physical neglect
B) Emotional neglect
C) Educational neglect
D) Verbal neglect

Question 21

_______________is also sometimes referred to as emotional abuse and includes actions or the omission of actions by parents and other caregivers that could cause the child to have serious behavioral, emotional, or mental impairments.

A) Child parentification
B) Physical abuse
C) Psychological abuse
D) Child neglect

Question 22

A _______________ is defined as a group of individuals that shares a behavioral development that is distinct from the behavioral development of another group of individuals.

A) residential treatment program
B) Juvenile Intensive Probation Supervision (JIPS)
C) pathway
D) group home

Question 23

_______________ _______________ serve to counter the effects of risk factors that may exist for the individual, within the family, school, peer group, or community.

A) Risk factors
B) Protective factors
C) Fear factors
D) Hazard factors

Question 24

According to Hubbard and Matthews, the 'what works literature' states that a youth's level of risk indicates his or her likelihood of _______________.

A) recidivism
B) rehabilitation
C) retribution
D) reentry

Question 25

_______________ occur before age 12 and range from stubborn behavior to authority avoidance (e.g., truancy and running away).

A) Overt pathways
B) Covert pathways
C) Authority conflict pathway
D) All of the above

Question 26

_______________ range from minor aggression, such as bullying and annoying others, to violence, such as rape and attacks.

A) Overt pathways
B) Covert pathways
C) Authority conflict pathway
D) All of the above

Question 27

According to Hubbard and Matthews, _______________ are based on the recognition that girls' healthy development is dependent on affiliation with others through positive interpersonal relationships.

A) cognitive-behavioral therapies
B) relational models
C) cognitive skills training
D) All of the above

Question 28

_______________ is a residential placement facility for juveniles that operate in a homelike setting with unrelated children living together for varied periods of time, depending on their individual circumstances.

A) A residential treatment program
B) Juvenile Intensive Probation Supervision (JIPS)
C) pathway
D) A group home

Question 29

According to Hubbard and Matthews, _______________ are directive approaches that are more educational than therapeutic, that is, they are structured, goal-oriented approaches that focus on values enhancement and skill development through the use of modeling and reinforcement techniques.

A) cognitive-behavioral therapies
B) relational models
C) cognitive skills training
D) All of the above

Question 30

_______________range from minor covert behavior, such as shoplifting and frequent lying, to moderate and serious delinquency, such as fraud, burglary, and serious theft.

A) Overt pathways
B) Covert pathways
C) Authority conflict pathway
D) All of the above

Question 31

_______________ is a facility that offers a combination of substance abuse and mental health treatment services while youth are kept under 24-hour supervision in a highly structured and secure environment.

A) A residential treatment program
B) Juvenile Intensive Probation Supervision (JIPS)
C) pathway
D) A group home

Question 32

_______________is a regimented program of supervision that requires much greater supervision contact than regular probation and also serves as an alternative to incarceration while maintaining acceptable levels of public safety.

A) A residential treatment program
B) Juvenile Intensive Probation Supervision (JIPS)
C) pathway
D) A group home

Question 33

According to Hubbard and Matthews, taken at face value, increases in the rates and severity of female delinquency have led to media portrayals of
Girls as _______________.

A) "mean"
B) "behaving badly"
C) "going wild"
D) All of the above

Question 34

_______________ are factors that have a high likelihood of leading to delinquent behavior.

A) Risk factors
B) Protective factors
C) Fear factors
D) Hazard factors

Question 35

According to Hubbard and Matthews, _______________ recognizes poor critical thinking and problem-solving skills as sources of maladaptive behavior.

A) cognitive-behavioral therapies
B) relational models
C) cognitive skills training
D) All of the above