Deck 11: Community-Based Corrections for Juveniles

Question 1

This document explains the probation process and outlines the general conditions of probation and any special conditions imposed.

A)the Presentence Investigation
B)the sentencing disposition
C)the probation agreement
D)the social contract

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A national survey of juvenile probation officers revealed that they thought their optimal case load was ________________ juveniles.

A)20
B)30
C)45
D)60
E)70

Answer 2

B

Question 3

A situation in which a youth agrees to follow certain probation conditions without going to court is called ____________.

A)suspended sentence
B)deferred conviction
C)deferred arrest
D)deferred adjudication
E)none of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Probation "rights" __________________.

A)are guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment
B)are guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment
C)are guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment
D)is not a right, but a privilege

Question 5

Instruments that are used to determine which placements are most appropriate for an adjudicated juvenile are called ____________.

A)classification instruments
B)sentencing options
C)sentencing instruments
D)federal sentencing guidelines
E)none of the above

Question 6

Who is the author of Oliver Twist?

A)William Shakespeare
B)Charles Dickens
C)T.S.Elliot
D)Mark Twain
E)Gene Roddenberry

Question 7

The monitoring and support of juveniles who have been released from custody or supervision by the juvenile courts is called _________________.

A)aftercare
B)probation treatment
C)parole
D)suspension
E)furlough

Question 8

The termination of an unsuccessful probation is called ___________________.

A)probation failure
B)probation conclusion
C)termination of probation
D)rearrested
E)probation revocation

Question 9

A model where the probation officer works and is housed within the school walls is called __________.

A)school-based probation
B)house arrest
C)shock probation
D)tough counseling
E)relaxed probation

Question 10

Restricting a juvenile through the use of an electronic tracking device is called ___________.

A)school-based probation
B)electronic monitoring
C)shock probation
D)incarceration
E)relaxed probation

Question 11

Confining a juvenile to their home when they are not at school or under treatment is called ___________.

A)school-based probation
B)house arrest
C)shock probation
D)cruel and unusual punishment
E)relaxed probation

Question 12

The "Father of Probation" in America was _____________________.

A)John Howard
B)John Smith
C)John Wayne
D)John Jones
E)John Augustus

Question 13

The agency in charge of monitoring all youths on probation within a jurisdiction is called ________.

A)the juvenile court
B)the juvenile probation department
C)The Youth Authority
D)The Juvenile Crime Agency
E)Social Welfare of Juvenile Center

Question 14

The fundamental goal of juvenile correctional facilities is _________________.

A)retribution
B)incapacitation
C)rehabilitation
D)deterrence
E)revenge

Question 15

A relatively unique correctional strategy that involves exposing the juvenile to a brief commitment to an institutional facility, and then releasing them on probation, is called ________.

A)school-based probation
B)house arrest
C)shock probation
D)tough love counseling
E)relaxed probation

Question 16

A sanction where the court releases a youth to a parent or other guardian to live in the community with certain rules and conditions is called ______________.

A)furlough
B)shock probation
C)parole
D)probation
E)community service

Question 17

The three main government agencies that encompass the juvenile justice system include all but one of the following.

A)legislature
B)police
C)juvenile courts
D)juvenile correctional system

Question 18

Alisa Alred suggests that delinquency is related to __________________.

A)violence on television
B)rap music
C)immigration
D)a lack of parenting skills
E)a lack of job opportunities

Question 19

A range of sanctions that are designed to take the place of traditional ones such as probation or incarceration is called ______________.

A)parole
B)just deserts
C)multiple programs
D)alternative sanctions
E)flexibility programs

Question 20

A form of probation characterized by increased supervision and treatment is called _______.

A)Intensive Supervision Probation
B)parole
C)probation watch
D)close watch
E)tracking

Question 21

The use of probation has dramatically decreased in recent years.

Question 22

Questionnaires distributed to victims of crime where they report their financial losses, mental and physical injuries, and the impact of the crime on their lives are called ________.

A)community service surveys
B)victim impact statements
C)inventories
D)crime reports

Question 23

A type of community correctional facility where juvenile offenders report during the day for school, vocational, and other treatment programs is called _______________.

A)day treatment programs
B)house arrest
C)shock probation
D)community service
E)relaxed probation

Question 24

It costs fundamentally more to incarcerate or place a juvenile in a facility than it does to monitor him on probation.

Question 25

The fundamental goal of juvenile correctional facilities is deterrence.

Question 26

Programs that bring together the juvenile delinquent and the victims in a hope to negotiate a conclusion are called ____________.

A)mediation programs
B)counseling programs
C)mutual interest meetings
D)retribution programs
E)victim impact meetings

Question 27

Group homes are used for the placement of gangs so that they can all be in the same home.

Question 28

The care and custody of children by families willing to take them into their homes is called foster care.

Question 29

Programs that emphasize physical challenges, survival skills, and mental challenges through outdoor adventures and nature trips are called wilderness programs.

Question 30

Oliver Twist was a story about a wayward juvenile.

Question 31

A national survey of juvenile probation officers revealed that they thought their optimal case load was forty-five juveniles.

Question 32

Most juveniles who are formally adjudicated by the juvenile court are placed out of their homes in some type of facility.

Question 33

The "right to probation" is recognized in the due process clause of the Bill of Rights.

Question 34

John Augustus started the program Outward Bound.

Question 35

Issues of safety have led many jurisdictions to begin arming probation officers and requiring them to become certified law enforcement officers.

Question 36

Community corrections is a broad term used to capture a variety of correctional alternatives with one common characteristic: they are less restrictive than institutional corrections, in that they are literally operated in the community.

Question 37

The payment of money or the rendering of restorative service or work to the victim of a crime, whether a person or a business, is called _______________.

A)victim impact program
B)mediation
C)restitution
D)retribution

Question 38

Outward Bound is an example of a group home.

Question 39

When youths are required to work a set number of hours doing community improvement work as part of their sentence it is called ______________.

A)school-based probation
B)house arrest
C)shock probation
D)community service
E)relaxed probation

Question 40

When an electronic monitor is used, the juvenile can be charged the cost of the monitor.

Question 41

Only 23% of juveniles formally adjudicated in the American juvenile justice court system are placed in a secure facility.

Question 42

Describe the Outward bound program.

Question 43

A relatively unique correctional strategy that involves exposing the juvenile to a brief commitment in an institutional facility, and then releasing them on probation, is called shock probation.

Question 44

What are the seven major variables that influence the final disposition of a juvenile's case?

Question 45

The fundamental goal of juvenile correctional facilities is rehabilitation.

Question 46

The number of adjudicated delinquency cases resulting in residential placement decreased 30% from 1985 to 2005.

Question 47

The "Father of Probation" in America was John Howard.

Question 48

What is the most common correctional sanction imposed on juvenile offenders?

Question 49

Describe the program VisionQuest.

Question 50

What are victim impact statements and how are they used?

Question 51

The text makes an argument that juvenile probation may be declining for threes reasons.Explain those three reasons.

Question 52

What is shock probation?

Question 53

What are the seven responsibilities of probation officers?

Question 54

Charles Dickens was the author of Oliver Twist.

Question 55

What are the different correctional alternatives available in the juvenile justice system?

Question 56

List the 13 probation conditions in your text.

Question 57

The termination of an unsuccessful probation is called probation revocation.

Question 58

The juvenile correctional system in the United States grew in a bifurcated or two-pronged manner.Explain each of those prongs.

Question 59

What are mediation programs and how are they used?

Question 60

What is the NCCD Juvenile Classification Scale?

Question 61

What are the five common key elements of Intensive Supervision Probation (ISP) programs?

Question 62

What are the five phases of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency for ISP programs?