Deck 14: The Future of Juvenile Justice

Question 1

Those who support the get tough or just deserts movement are focused on more ______.

A) restorative justice
B) fines
C) punishment
D) rehabilitation and treatment

Answer 1

C

Question 2

One alternative for the future of the juvenile justice system is that it will ______.

A) cease to exist
B) begin to execute juveniles again
C) stop punishment altogether
D) continue harsh institutionalization

Answer 2

A

Question 3

One other possibility for the future of the juvenile justice system is that the ______ movement will flourish.

A) death penalty
B) restorative justice
C) punishment over rehabilitation
D) institutionalization

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which approach to juvenile justice results in a return to a more caring and personal approach?

A) get tough
B) just deserts
C) restorative justice
D) punishment

Question 5

Based on current trends, it appears likely that the juvenile justice system will continue to provide ______ services for juveniles but with an increase in the number of crimes for which waivers to adult court are used and with an ______ in hybrid sentencing.

A) separate, increase
B) separate, decrease
C) bifurcated, decrease
D) psychological, decrease

Question 6

Adult and juvenile justice systems in the United States were ______ because of the belief that courts should act in the best interests of juveniles and because of the belief that association with adult offenders would increase the possibility that juveniles would become involved in criminal careers.

A) joined
B) separated
C) bifurcated
D) transformed

Question 7

The initial underlying assumption of the juvenile justice system is that juveniles with problems should be ______ and/or ______ rather than punished.

A) jailed, educated
B) treated, educated
C) fined, jailed
D) educated, fined

Question 8

The claim has been made that it is ______ discrimination that is the primary reason for group differences in material wealth and living conditions.

A) institutional
B) social
C) racial
D) individual

Question 9

One possibility for the future of the juvenile justice system is that it will rely heavily on ______ for violent juveniles.

A) executions
B) long jail terms in adult prisons
C) hybrid sentencing
D) punitive measures

Question 10

______ involved in the juvenile justice system face multiple challenges on their pathway to adulthood.

A) Adolescents
B) Young children
C) Preteens
D) Adults

Question 11

The public has also perceived that the juvenile justice system is too ______ on offenders.

A) harsh
B) cruel
C) serious
D) lenient

Question 12

Restorative justice may not work for all juvenile offenders and all types of offenses; however, it appears to be successful with those who can be ______ into the community after a mistake or a minor wrongful act.

A) separated
B) removed
C) reintegrated
D) shamed

Question 13

______ perception has been that juvenile crimes are becoming more and more serious.

A) Law enforcement
B) Political
C) Parental
D) Public

Question 14

Which approach to juvenile justice results in more juveniles being processed through the adult system instead of the juvenile system?

A) get tough
B) just deserts
C) restorative justice
D) both get tough and just deserts

Question 15

______ sentences allow juveniles to be sentenced to adult and juvenile dispositions by both adult court judges and juvenile court judges.

A) Conjoined
B) Blended
C) Bifurcated
D) Harsh

Question 16

We have seen that the juvenile justice system is subject to numerous stresses and strains from ______.

A) outside
B) the courts
C) the public
D) within

Question 17

The complete demise of the juvenile justice system is ______, simply because the goals of the system are worthy and not likely to be ______ completely.

A) unlikely, changed
B) likely, adopted
C) unlikely, abandoned
D) likely, abandoned

Question 18

A popular view is that, to protect the public safety, youth who commit serious or violent acts should be subject to the same ______ as apply to adults.

A) opportunities
B) punishments
C) death penalty
D) facility

Question 19

The ability to adaptively cope with racial ______ is an important consideration for the future of juvenile justice.

A) equality
B) discrimination
C) tensions
D) profiling

Question 20

It is unlikely that ______ advocates will withdraw from the field of battle in the juvenile justice system.

A) blended sentences
B) get tough
C) just deserts
D) restorative justice

Question 21

Adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system face multiple challenges on their pathway to adulthood.

Question 22

______ programs aimed at alleviating the causes of gang membership as well as providing opportunities for those inclined to gang membership will need to be given priority if we hope to confront the gang problem.

A) Community
B) Educational
C) Prevention
D) Treatment

Question 23

Excessive caseloads preclude meaningful interventions by an assumed well-trained staff.

Question 24

Restorative justice advocates have successfully infiltrated every type of agency working with juveniles.

Question 25

Those who support the restorative justice approach will reform the juvenile justice system by increasing the number of juveniles being processed in the adult justice system.

Question 26

Revitalizing the juvenile justice system includes a focus on the failure of ______ to provide the leadership when it comes to advocacy.

A) law enforcement
B) judges
C) prosecutors
D) juvenile officers

Question 27

The demise of the juvenile justice system is unlikely.

Question 28

Public outcry has led to more punitive laws, increased waivers to adult court, and a shift from the best interests of the child to punishment.

Question 29

The juvenile justice system might cease to exist as a separate entity from the adult system in the future.

Question 30

If the juvenile justice system takes on a get tough approach, less juveniles will be processed through the adult system.

Question 31

Restorative justice appears to be less successful with those who can be reintegrated into the community after a minor wrongful act.

Question 32

Strategies at all levels must move beyond simple arrests and incarceration to consider the ______ structures of the cities and neighborhoods that breed street gangs.

A) psychological
B) racial
C) social
D) economic

Question 33

Revitalizing the juvenile justice system should address ______, which results in a lack of appropriate planning.

A) political agendas
B) complacency
C) welfare of the juveniles
D) media attention

Question 34

The revitalized juvenile justice approach to delinquency control represents a form of ______ programming that might help to reintegrate troubled youth into mainstream society rather than further isolate and alienate them.

A) community
B) educational
C) socioeconomic
D) psychological

Question 35

The balanced and restorative justice movement focuses on more punishment for juveniles.

Question 36

Uniformity of juvenile law has been achieved.

Question 37

Revitalizing the juvenile justice system means focusing on harsher punishments and accountability for violent offenders.

Question 38

The separate juvenile justice system employs a large supporting staff that is unlikely to be summarily dismissed, especially in light of the restorative justice movement.

Question 39

Confidence in the ability of our institutional system to control juvenile delinquency has steadily improved.

Question 40

Young offenders will likely present with a number of co-occurring disorders such as depression, anxiety, and cognitive deficits.

Question 41

Evaluate and discuss the extent to which the goals of the juvenile justice system have been met early in the 21st century.

Question 42

Discuss ways of improving upon the current juvenile justice system.

Question 43

Explain the restorative justice and "get tough" approaches to juvenile justice.

Question 44

Discuss alternatives for the future of the juvenile justice system in the United States.

Question 45

Discuss the possibility of the demise of the juvenile justice system.