Deck 6: Delinquency Prevention and Intervention

Question 1

The Blueprints Model Programs were developed at _________________________.

A)The University of Michigan
B)The University of Colorado at Boulder
C)The University of Illinois
D)Marshall University
E)West Virginia University

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The use of diversion and prevention programs as a means to bring more juveniles under court control instead of as an alternative to formal processing is called ___________.

A)corralling
B)enhancing
C)net widening
D)institutionalization
E)community corrections

Answer 2

C

Question 3

________________ is a general term for a wide range of programs that keep juveniles who commit crimes out of the formal juvenile justice system.

A)Diversion
B)Shock probation
C)Weekend jail
D)After school program

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The ____________ program uses the contacts that police officers make in the course of their duties to identify youth who are at risk of becoming involved in violent behavior, gangs, substance abuse, or other delinquent activities.

A)D.A.R.E.B.SHIELD
C)Children at Risk
D)Families and Schools Together
E)Big Brothers/Big Sisters

Question 5

The Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP) was funded by Congress to address two critical concerns, ____________ and _______________.

A)drug use, drug sales
B)violence, guns
C)sexual assault, abuse
D)poor school performance, dropping out of school
E)parents participating in their child's schools, athletic activities

Question 6

A quick fix, or a cure all, is sometimes called a ______________.

A)panacea
B)program
C)philosophy
D)a treatment strategy
E)all of the above

Question 7

Some research findings indicate that most physical development in the brain occurs by age ________.

A)three
B)five
C)seven
D)nine
E)None of the above

Question 8

A range of programs designed to target children at risk of becoming delinquent based on the identification of early risk factors is called _______________.

A)find them fast
B)crime stoppers
C)delinquency prediction models
D)early pre-delinquent intervention and prevention

Question 9

Project Head start was begun under which President?

A)Lyndon Johnson
B)Richard Nixon
C)Jerry Ford
D)Jimmy Carter
E)Ronald Reagan

Question 10

The guiding principles of diversion are rooted in _________________.

A)Marx's theory
B)conflict theory
C)bio/social theory
D)economic theory
E)labeling theory

Question 11

The ___________ program is a national residential education and training program for severely disadvantaged youths ages 16 to 24.

A)D.A.R.E.B.SHIELD
C)Children at Risk
D)Families and Schools Together
E)Job Corps

Question 12

In teen court, youths are often sentenced to write apology letters to their victims.

Question 13

In teen court, _______________________.

A)many parts of teen court are staffed by juveniles
B)all of the key players are still adults
C)only adults can serve as judges
D)the courts deal with teen issues but are staffed by adults

Question 14

The two most prominent sources of interaction with juveniles are ___________________.

A)his peer group and the television
B)computer games and his peer group
C)in the home and at school
D)the church and the peer group

Question 15

The Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America was formed in ________________.

A)1904
B)1935
C)1962
D)1972
E)1980

Question 16

The ____________ program is a holistic program that attempts to build and enhance the juvenile's interactions with their families, peers, teachers, and other members of the community.

A)D.A.R.E.B.SHIELD
C)Children at Risk
D)Families and Schools Together
E)C.A.R.E.

Question 17

When first time offenders are diverted away from formal processing and into a number of service programs it is called ____________.

A)diversion
B)classification
C)deinstitutionalization
D)early pre-delinquent intervention and prevention

Question 18

The government agency responsible for coordination and researching delinquency prevention programs is _____________________.

A)the FBI
B)the Juvenile Justice Project (JJP)
C)the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
D)the Juvenile Crime Bureau
E)None of the above

Question 19

An approach targeting multiple aspects of a problem using multiple agencies and groups instead of a single intervention method is called _________.

A)multiple causation
B)holistic approach
C)team management
D)team approach

Question 20

The philosophy behind many delinquency prevention programs is ____________.

A)teach juveniles the skills they need
B)educate juveniles so they will not recidivate
C)provide programs to occupy a juvenile's time so that they will not commit crimes
D)all of the above

Question 21

An approach targeting multiple aspects of a problem using multiple agencies and groups instead of a single intervention method is called a team approach in your text.

Question 22

Most studies of the Head Start Program have shown that it has little or no effect on educational improvement.

Question 23

Most diverted juveniles are repeat offenders.

Question 24

The government agency responsible for coordination and researching delinquency prevention programs is the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Question 25

In certain states, the parent can be held liable for the truancy of their child.

Question 26

When first-time offenders are diverted away from formal processing it is called deinstitutionalization.

Question 27

The Scared Straight program was a highly successful juvenile prevention program that has been well duplicated throughout the country.

Question 28

The idea that first time juvenile offenders deserve a second chance is called diversion.

Question 29

The SHIELD program uses the contacts that police officers make in the course of their duties to identify youth who are at risk of becoming involved in violent behavior, gangs, substance abuse, or other delinquent activities.

Question 30

A quick fix, or a cure all, is sometimes called a panacea.

Question 31

The Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America was founded in 1972.

Question 32

Deinstitutionalization is the releasing of convicted juveniles early from juvenile facilities so that they may be placed on parole.

Question 33

The SHIELD program uses the contacts that police officers make in the course of their duties to identify youth who are at risk of becoming involved in violent behavior, gangs, substance abuse, or other delinquent activities.

Question 34

Teen courts usually handle the more serious offenders charged with felonies.

Question 35

Juvenile court judges, social workers, police officers, and other juvenile justice personnel all agree that most juveniles who come into contact with the system do not recidivate.

Question 36

Project Head Start was begun under President Lyndon Johnson.

Question 37

Most juvenile delinquents are chronic offenders who have multiple contacts with the juvenile justice system and criminal justice system.

Question 38

The overall proportion of kids who become seriously delinquent increases in direct proportion to the age at which the child first commits a delinquent act.

Question 39

Research shows that most boot camp programs are no more successful than traditional correctional sanctions.

Question 40

Research has shown that immediately after school is a prime time for delinquents to commit crime.

Question 41

What is meant by the holistic approach?

Question 42

Explain the failure of the Scared Straight program.

Question 43

What are the three philosophies behind delinquency prevention programs listed in Chapter Six?

Question 44

How does the Hands Without Guns program reduce gun violence?

Question 45

Define delinquency prevention.

Question 46

Explain the Communities That Care (CTC) program.

Question 47

Explain the concept of midnight basketball.

Question 48

The text gives seven things a school based program should include.Describe those seven points.

Question 49

What are the nine goals of the JUMP program?

Question 50

Explain the constitutional issues in the use of net widening.

Question 51

What is the Abolish Chronic Truancy (ACT) program?

Question 52

What did the federal School-to-work Opportunities Act include as its three core elements?

Question 53

What are the four potential benefits of teen court?

Question 54

Explain the goals and methods used by Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America in detail.

Question 55

Provide an overview of the 10 program principles that lead to positive outcomes as defined by the American Youth Policy Forum.

Question 56

What are the seven divisions of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention?