Deck 12: Juvenile Parole

Question 1

"Good time" credit was not in existence until about 1817.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Training schools are generally long-term secure facilities that are used only for adjudicated juveniles.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The President's Commission on Corrections called for a maximum caseload of 100 cases per officer or counselor.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Which of the below facilities are considered as non-secure ones?

A) detention centers
B) shelters
C) training schools
D) reception centers
E) all of the above are non-secure facilities.

Question 5

In most states, parole is administrated by local governments.

Question 6

Institutionalization is the most popular disposition currently being used in juvenile corrections.

Question 7

A parolee has a right to a hearing before a neutral and detached hearing body before his or her parole is revoked.

Question 8

Generally parolees require more supervision that youths on probation.

Question 9

The word "parole" is taken from the ____.

Question 10

______ are generally long-term secure facilities that are used only for adjudicated delinquents.

Question 11

_____ are short-term facilities used to screen youths for assignment to appropriate levels of custody and institution.

Question 12

Generally, it is a function of the juvenile paroling agency to revoke a youth's parole.

Question 13

The word "parole" is taken from Latin and means a "word of honor".

Question 14

Secure facilities are characterized by their locks, bars, and fences.

Question 15

Half-way houses are secure facilities used for adjudicated delinquents to help integrate the youths back into the community.

Question 16

Parole is a broadly used term that refers to the release of any youth from custody.

Question 17

Frequently, the term "aftercare" is used in place of "parole" when dealing with juveniles.

Question 18

Farms are generally short-term non-secure facilities used to hold adjudicated delinquents

Question 19

The concept of parole is more English or European than American.

Question 20

____ usually requires more supervision than a youth on ______.

Question 21

Which of the below facilities are non-secure and are designed to help integrate youths back into the communities?

A) detention centers
B) shelters
C) reception centers
D) group homes
E) none of the above

Question 22

Parole originated in:

A) Boston
B) New York
C) England
D) Texas
E) California

Question 23

Which of the below statements are correct regarding parole?

A) Generally it is administrated by a state agency.
B) Parole services generally include counseling sessions.
C) The liberty of parole includes many of the core values of unqualified liberty.
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 24

Explain the differences between parole and probation.

Question 25

What rights does a person on parole have?

Question 26

Explain how the release on parole decision is made.