Deck 13: Group Home Programs

Question 1

Group home treatment programs are also considered for their ____ efficiency in providing a workable alternative for unruly and delinquent children.

Answer 1

cost

Question 2

Group home programs are one of the oldest options in treating young offenders.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The study referred to in Chapter 13 involved a group home treatment program in?

A) New York
B) California
C) Texas
D) a Midwestern state

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The group home treatment program rests on providing a ______ community to assist in elevating children's self-esteem.

Question 5

Group homes have been recognized for providing a _____ atmosphere for youths.

Question 6

What can be done to make group homes more effective?

Question 7

Group homes do not attempt to provide a family-type setting for youths.

Question 8

The group home programs have been attacked frequently for their leniency and inability to punish and change young offenders.

Question 9

How effective are group homes? Explain your answer.

Question 10

The treatment of juveniles in a group home setting has become a hotly debated subject.

Question 11

The researchers concluded that the _____ approach to young offenders may not reduce the number of repeated offenses.

Question 12

Research indicates that a group home program is the least effective when the child has served a period of time in state detention facilities prior to referral to the group home.

Question 13

The researchers concluded as the result of the study that:

A) Group home treatment programs success could be maximized if certain factors are taken into consideration.
B) Group home programs are a definite success.
C) Group home programs are clearly a failure.
D) None of the above are correct.

Question 14

The study discussed in Chapter 13 indicated that the group home treatment program was most effective when dealing with youths who were referred following their fourth or fifth involvement with the courts.

Question 15

The researchers concluded that:

A) The get tough approach will reduce the number of repeated offenses.
B) That the get tough approach is the only way to treat delinquent youths.
C) That the get tough approach may not reduce the number of offenses committed.
D) None of the above statements are correct.

Question 16

Some states, like Washington, Colorado, and Delaware, have adopted legislation that focuses more on _______ punishing the juvenile delinquent.

Question 17

Group home programs are generally not considered as cost efficient.

Question 18

According to Haghighi and Lopez, group home treatment programs are particularly effective when dealing with first-time offenders.

Question 19

An analysis of the data covered by the study examined in Chapter 13 indicates that the success/failure of the group home treatment program depends highly on when the juvenile was referred to the program.

Question 20

A group home is a long-term juvenile facility in which residents are allowed extensive contact with the community.