Deck 15: Juvenile Crime Control

Question 1

A child arrested for a curfew violation can be charged with a(n)

A) felony offense.
B) status offense.
C) administrative offense.
D) traffic offense.

Answer 1

status offense.

Question 2

A juvenile waiver in effect sends a juvenile to

A) juvenile court.
B) federal court.
C) adult court.
D) community court.

Answer 2

adult court.

Question 3

If a juvenile is arrested; the probation officer will seek a ________ for the filing of formal charges.

A) petition
B) true bill
C) detention hearing
D) preliminary hearing

Answer 3

petition

Question 4

The juvenile justice system whas historically been more concerned with the ________ of the offender.

A) retribution.
B) incapacitation.
C) restoration.
D) rehabilitation.

Question 5

The ________ is aimed at reducing and preventing bully/victim problems in schools.

A) Incredible Years program
B) Bullying Prevention Program (BBP)
C) Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
D) Project Toward No Bullying (PTNB)

Question 6

When juveniles commit crime, they influence other juveniles, which may lead to further criminal behavior. This phenomenon is known as

A) modeling.
B) labeling.
C) connecting.
D) contagion.

Question 7

A judge's sentencing that focuses more on the offense committed, rather than the treatment or help a juvenile needs, is known as

A) offense-based sentencing.
B) therapy sentencing.
C) needs-based sentencing.
D) rehabilitation driven sentencing.

Question 8

Researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder, developed the ________ program, to identify interventions that prevent juvenile crime.

A) Lighthouse to Harbor Safety
B) Advance Teen Health
C) Blueprints for Violence Prevention
D) Multisystemic

Question 9

Offense-based sentencing that involves the use of a blended sentence, requires the juvenile to serve a term of ________ , as well as spend time in an adult correctional facility.

A) community service.
B) parole.
C) probation.
D) public shaming.

Question 10

Which term signifies the original guiding principle of the juvenile justice system?

A) parens patriae
B) an eye for an eye
C) just desserts
D) actus reus

Question 11

Delinquent youth from broken families with problems are sometimes placed into ________ with foster parents.

A) detention centers
B) group homes
C) relative's homes
D) community centers

Question 12

A program that takes youthful offenders on tours of maximum security prisons in hopes of deterring them from future crime is called

A) fear factor.
B) youth deterrence.
C) future felons.
D) scared straight.

Question 13

Which program seeks to reduce aggressive behavior in children through a curriculum that focuses on emotional and social development?

A) PATHS
B) GREAT
C) DARE
D) LST

Question 14

States that allow judges to commit youth to a correctional facility beyond the age of 18 are permitting the use of

A) limited jurisdiction.
B) unlimited jurisdiction.
C) extended jurisdiction.
D) appellate jurisdiction.

Question 15

First time youth offenders are likely to be treated leniently until they develop a lengthy criminal record, at which time the judge will treat the offenses more seriously. This process is known as

A) overt sanctions.
B) graduated sanctions.
C) default sanctions.
D) juvenile waivers.

Question 16

Violating curfew, or running away from home are status offense violations, given a juveniles status.

Question 17

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reports are the most accurate source of juvenile crime data.

Question 18

Juvenile records cannot be expunged.

Question 19

A recent reform in juvenile justice has been to make it more difficult to accesses offender records.

Question 20

Today's juvenile offender is more likely to be held accountable for his or her crimes.

Question 21

It is valid to say that America has a juvenile crime problem.

Question 22

Adults can be charged with status offenses.

Question 23

Juvenile boot camps have proven to be highly effective.

Question 24

The death penalty has never been allowed for juveniles in the United States.

Question 25

Most research on boot camps has been limited to adults.

Question 26

Life skills training is designed to prevent or reduce gateway drug use.

Question 27

________ has provided adult support, mentorship, and friendship for nearly 100 years.

Question 28

Delinquent youth from broken homes are sometimes placed into ________.

Question 29

________ takes at-risk juveniles to prisons, where inmates tell them the horror of living inside a correctional facility.

Question 30

________ is aimed at families with adolescent youth who display antisocial and maladaptive behaviors; consisting of engagement, motivation, assessment, behavior change, and guiding parents through the process.

Question 31

________ seeks to reduce aggressive behavior in children through a curriculum that focuses on emotional and social development.

Question 32

When filing formal charges against a juvenile, a probation officer will seek a ________.

Question 33

Juvenile court proceedings are not generally open to the ________.

Question 34

If a juvenile violates curfew, or runs away from home, he or she has committed a ________.

Question 35

Some states have recently increased the amount of time that must past before a juvenile's record can be ________.

Question 36

Youthful criminal offenders have fewer procedural rights than ________.

Question 37

Explain what is involved with a juvenile waiver procedure.

Question 38

Discuss the original guiding principle in juvenile court of parens patriae.

Question 39

Explain why juvenile boot camps have been an unsuccessful diversion program.