Deck 15: Treatment and Prevention Strategies

Question 1

One area where early identification has been successful has been with __________.

A)youthful arson
B)TOUGHLOVE
C)rehabs for alcohol or drug abuse
D)all of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The treatment of drug abuse and alcoholism for teens has turned out to be __________.

A)ineffective over the short term
B)hospitals for middle-class and upper-class kids
C)a low-profit industry
D)effective over the long term

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which perspective dominates the delinquency prevention strategies?

A)the psychiatric perspective
B)the psychological perspective
C)the criminal justice perspective
D)the criminology perspective

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Treatment programs that are reactive in nature are implemented __________.

A)only on the federal level
B)only on the state level
C)before a juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent
D)after a juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent

Question 5

The preventive ideology is based on the assumption that the best way to deal with the problem of juvenile delinquency is to __________.

A)ignore it
B)wait until a serious criminal act takes place
C)intervene and prevent it
D)expose a young person to the film "Scared Straight"

Question 6

TOUGHLOVE is an example of which type of program?

A)group counseling therapy
B)early identification programs
C)medical treatment
D)reality therapy

Question 7

The common elements shared by all programs that utilize counseling as part of their treatment strategy is that they view delinquency from __________.

A)a group perspective
B)an educational perspective
C)an individualistic perspective
D)a social perspective

Question 8

There is general consensus among prominent researchers that drug and alcohol abuse among teenagers is better viewed as a result of problems __________.

A)in school
B)with one's personal appearance
C)with one's physical health
D)in interpersonal and social relationships

Question 9

What type of approach was used in the Chicago Area Project?

A)political
B)economic
C)sociological
D)religious

Question 10

In behavior modification,an individual receives __________.

A)positive reinforcement
B)negative reinforcement
C)both a and b
D)shock treatment

Question 11

Reality therapy is associated with __________.

A)Irving Goffman
B)William Glasser
C)Waln Brown
D)Ashley Weeks

Question 12

What type of philosophy of the juvenile court is followed by the treatment ideology?

A)the rehabilitative philosophy
B)the Marxian philosophy
C)the mass mobilization philosophy
D)the pluralist model

Question 13

How many overriding ideological approaches may society take when a person's behavior is regarded as deviant,and the decision is made to formally or informally intervene?

A)two
B)three
C)six
D)eight

Question 14

What is still considered the most important social institution in preventing delinquency in Japan?

A)the school
B)the family
C)the church
D)the military

Question 15

One of the keys to success of the Chicago Area Project was the __________.

A)involvement of indigenous leaders
B)extra funding for the program
C)fact that it could be replicated equally in every neighborhood
D)fact that this program was adopted without criticisms from its residents

Question 16

What is noted about the effectiveness of guidance centers in Japan?

A)they are too expensive
B)they are highly successful
C)they are very ineffective
D)they are mixed

Question 17

A key component of reality therapy is that individuals __________.

A)acknowledge that they are responsible for their behavior
B)acknowledge that their families must be involved in the therapy
C)must adhere to a strict curfew schedule
D)all of the above

Question 18

The largest difference between the Mid-City Project and the Chicago Area Project was that __________.

A)the Mid-City Project relied heavily on psychiatric counseling techniques
B)the length of the Chicago Area Project was long term while Mid-City was for three years
C)both a and b
D)the Mid-City Project was more successful than the Chicago Area Project

Question 19

The U.S.Children's Bureau in St.Paul,Minnesota,listed the following childhood behavior that could be used for early identification of delinquent behavior,EXCEPT for __________.

A)silliness
B)nail biting
C)happiness
D)crying

Question 20

The research findings of behavior modification show __________.

A)short-term negative results
B)long-term positive results
C)that medication also works in conjunction with this method
D)long-term negative results

Question 21

Mentoring programs target "at-risk" children who come from single-parent and low-income families.

Question 22

There is a general consensus among prominent researchers that drug and alcohol abuse among teenagers is better viewed as a result of problems in interpersonal and social relationships,and not likely to be successfully treated using a medical model.

Question 23

A frustrating aspect of delinquency treatment and prevention strategies is that __________.

A)they lack systematic research for short-term effects
B)they lack systematic research for long-term effects
C)research results are often mixed
D)all of the above

Question 24

The treatment and prevention ideologies are particularly incompatible.

Question 25

In Japan,as in the United States,the impact of delinquency prevention efforts ran the risk of inadvertently increasing the very activity it was trying to prevent.

Question 26

The Minnesota Youth Advocate Program was very successful in helping youths who had been in correctional institutions readjust to school and the community.

Question 27

Guardian Angels are an example of __________.

A)youth volunteers who provide drug and crime prevention education
B)neovigilantism
C)vigilantism
D)social workers who monitor youths 24 hours a day

Question 28

The programs that have focused on involving entire communities and important institutions in juveniles' daily lives have met with the most success.

Question 29

The Chicago School of Thought regarding delinquency was to apply individualistic principles in the treatment and prevention of juvenile delinquency.

Question 30

One program that has been effective in reducing gang membership and violence is called __________.

A)YMCA
B)S.H.O.D.I.
C)Neutral Zone
D)Guardian Angels

Question 31

A two-year evaluation of a mentoring program indicated that mentored youths were __________.

A)less likely to skip school
B)less likely to use drugs or alcohol
C)less likely to get in fights or be involved in vandalism
D)all of the above

Question 32

Gullotta and Adams (1982)indicated that delinquency programs must __________.

A)integrate theory and practice
B)increase the role of Child Protective Services
C)involve some vigilantism
D)involve private citizens informing one another

Question 33

The Paint Creek Youth Center showed promising results of boys who had gone through the program.

Question 34

Vigilantism is when private citizens work closely with police to provide anonymous tips.

Question 35

The recidivism rates for Highfields Project participants were lower,but not dramatically.