Deck 15: Juvenile and Adult Corrections

Question 1

One of the treatment options for juveniles charged with serious offenses involves placing juveniles with specially trained foster parents.What is the name of this intervention?

A)Minnesota Multiphasic Foster Care
B)Saratoga Multicontext Foster Care
C)Oregon Treatment Foster Care
D)The Foster Care Advantage

Answer 1

Oregon Treatment Foster Care

Question 2

Probation for juveniles may include which of the following?

A)drug testing
B)substance abuse treatment
C)anger management training
D)all of the above

Answer 2

all of the above

Question 3

Which of the following characteristics is typically found in programs that are successful in reducing the rates of violence, antisocial behavior, and risky health behavior in adolescents?

A)a cognitive/behavioral strategy
B)long term treatments
C)multicontexual
D)all of the above

Answer 3

all of the above

Question 4

Which of the following characteristics is typically found in programs that are less effective in reducing the rates of violence, antisocial behavior, and risky health behavior in adolescents?

A)a cognitive/behavioral strategy
B)scare tactics
C)long term treatments
D)all of the above

Question 5

Factors said to influence the risk of juvenile criminal offending include

A)juvenile history of offending.
B)family issues.
C)age at first referral to juvenile justice system.
D)all of the above

Question 6

Functional Family Therapy (FFT) has been shown to reduce recidivism rates, particularly

A)for children under the age of 12.
B)when provided by therapists with more than 10 years of experience.
C)when therapists closely adhered to the treatment model.
D)for youths who commit violent offenses.

Question 7

As of 2009, ________________________ Americans was in prison or on probation or parole.

A)1 in 100
B)1 in 56
C)1 in 32
D)1 in 23

Question 8

Intensive probation is typically characterized by

A)frequent, randomized drug tests
B)mandatory individual and group mental health services
C)weekly community service
D)increased monitoring contact

Question 9

Oregon Treatment Foster Care has been identified as a model treatment program by the

A)U.S.Attorney General.
B)U.S.Surgeon General.
C)U.S.Department of Health.
D)U.S.Commission on Mental Health Policy and Initiatives.

Question 10

Juvenile probation sometimes requires that offenders be involved in some kind of community-based placement or program, such as Oakland's Evening Reporting Center.Here, juvenile offenders

A)must report after school and remain at the program overnight.
B)attend different kinds of learning and/or recreational activities.
C)must attend school and remain on the grounds of the program.
D)none of the above

Question 11

According to Chapter 15, many judges are inclined to place an offending juvenile in a secure residential facility as opposed to treating the juvenile in the community because

A)a community based program is not available.
B)the publicly perceived risk to society is lower.
C)A and B
D)neither A nor B

Question 12

Which of the following is a major justification for correctional intervention?

A)incapacitation
B)deterrence
C)retribution
D)all of the above

Question 13

Multisystemic Therapy has been shown to be more effective than usual diversion services on

A)improving self-reported family relations.
B)improving observed family relations.
C)decreasing youth behavior problems.
D)all of the above

Question 14

Which of the following interventions for juveniles uses a team approach?

A)Multisystemic Therapy
B)Oregon Treatment Foster Care
C)Functional Family Therapy
D)A and B

Question 15

An assessment tool designed to measure a juvenile's risk of offending and related needs is

A)the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth.
B)the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory.
C)both A and B
D)neither A or B

Question 16

What is school-based probation?

A)the offending youth is sent to boarding school
B)the offending youth's attendance, performance and behavior in school are monitored
C)probation is only enforced during school hours
D)none of the above

Question 17

Chamberlin (1990) compared 13- to 18-year-olds in Oregon Treatment Foster Care (OTFC) to those teenagers treated in community residential treatment.Over a two year follow-up period, those in the OTFC group were found to be

A)less likely to be incarcerated and more likely to complete treatment.
B)more likely to be incarcerated and less likely to complete treatment.
C)less likely to be incarcerated and less likely to complete treatment.
D)more likely to be incarcerated and more likely to complete treatment.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A)Multisystemic Therapy has been found to reduce recidivism among juveniles.
B)Multisystemic Therapy has not been effective in reducing substance use among juveniles.
C)Multisystemic Therapy is costly, but overall, cost effective when considering its effectiveness.
D)None of these statements is true.

Question 19

According to Chapter 15, one of the weaknesses in residential interventions for juveniles is/are

A)a lack of meaningful involvement of family members.
B)multi-modal treatments.
C)the lack of a school-based structure.
D)all of the above

Question 20

The training of Multisystemic (MST) therapists is ____________________ and MST procedures are _________________________.

A)dependant on training program; subjective and flexible
B)highly standardized; subjective and flexible
C)highly standardized; objective and specified
D)dependant on training program; objective and specified

Question 21

Which of the following is most effective at reducing the rates of substance abuse and reoffending over at least a one year period?

A)participation in drug court
B)parole
C)probation
D)all of the above are approximately equal in effectiveness

Question 22

Individuals who have been charged with offenses, but have not yet been convicted often are housed in

A)jails.
B)prisons.
C)halfway houses.
D)none of the above

Question 23

Individuals who have been assigned a sentence of less than a year tend to be housed in

A)jails.
B)prisons.
C)halfway houses.
D)none of the above

Question 24

Which kinds of residential treatments appear to be the most effective in reducing recidivism in juveniles?

A)Structured and multimodal treatments
B)Behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapies
C)Interpersonal skills training and family interventions
D)All of the above

Question 25

In 2008, the most frequent offense for those on parole was

A)murder.
B)assault.
C)a drug-related charge.
D)larceny.

Question 26

Herinckx et al.(2005) found that participants completing mental health court were ___________________ to reoffend than those who did not graduate.

A)almost four times less likely
B)almost four times more likely
C)equally likely
D)10 times less likely

Question 27

Which of the following has not been associated with LS/CMI scores?

A)Parole outcome
B)Successful halfway house placements
C)Assigned levels of supervision
D)None of the above

Question 28

Recent research suggests that in some jails, almost _______________ of male inmates and _______________ of female inmates have some form of mental illness.

A)31%; 15%
B)15%; 31%
C)10%; 21%
D)21%; 10%

Question 29

Classification in the prison system refers to

A)assigning the offender an ID number.
B)the assessment of risk and rehabilitation needs in offenders.
C)determining where the prisoner will go when it is time to reenter the community.
D)all of the above

Question 30

Drug offenses are part of about _________ of federal cases.

A)20%
B)40%
C)60%
D)90%

Question 31

The Level of Service/Case Management Inventory assesses offender needs and risks of recidivism across multiple domains, such as

A)leisure/recreation.
B)companions.
C)criminal history.
D)all of the above

Question 32

Some of the psychological services provided in U.S.jails include

A)suicide prevention.
B)group therapy.
C)risk assessment.
D)all of the above

Question 33

Intensive aftercare for juvenile offenders typically involves

A)long-term re-integrative activities.
B)pre-release planning.
C)a structured transition, pre and post release.
D)all of the above

Question 34

The most frequent offenses for those on probation and parole are

A)murder.
B)assault.
C)drug charges.
D)larceny.

Question 35

Wraparound Milwaukee is designed to serve emotionally disturbed youth in the juvenile justice system.Research suggests its wraparound services have

A)reduced recidivism.
B)improved juvenile functioning.
C)improved coordination among different service delivery systems.
D)all of the above

Question 36

As of 2009, more than __________________ adult men and women were under some kind of community supervision.

A)9.6 million
B)8.3 million
C)8.0 million
D)7.2 million

Question 37

Which area is most important when planning for juvenile re-entry into the community?

A)family functioning
B)mental health services
C)education
D)all of the above

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT one of the kinds of programs provided for inmates by the Federal Bureau of Prisons?

A)vocational training
B)religious activities
C)driving school
D)GED programs

Question 39

Overall, mental health courts have been shown to

A)have little to no effect on recidivism rates.
B)lead to more arrests of the chronically mentally ill.
C)decrease recidivism rates.
D)none of the above

Question 40

What is one of the purposes served by a psychologist in a jail or prison?

A)classification of inmates
B)rehabilitation of inmates
C)re-entry planning for inmates
D)all of the above

Question 41

Oregon Treatment Foster Care has been found to be a generally effective intervention.

Question 42

Stan has been in prison for almost a year.When he first arrived he had trouble sleeping and was very fearful.As the year progressed, he developed a "tough guy"
Veneer and now has a general understanding of the culture of the prison.According
To Clemmer (1958), Stan has undergone

A)colonization.
B)prisonization.
C)tolerantization.
D)habituation.

Question 43

Multisystemic Therapy has been shown to be effective with violent juvenile offenders and with juveniles with substance abuse.

Question 44

Multisystemic Therapy with juveniles charged with serious offenses has been shown to reduce recidivism.

Question 45

Individual characteristics of the juveniles being treated have a great impact on the
outcome of the treatment.

Question 46

The community supervision/discharge phase of inmate re-entry includes:

A)supervision and monitoring of services.
B)revocation decision-making.
C)discharge and aftercare planning.
D)all of the above

Question 47

The re-entry of inmates into the community can be broken into 2 phases:

A)the pre-release and post-release phases.
B)the release and community supervision/discharge phases.
C)the entry and discharge phases.
D)none of the above

Question 48

Research suggests that those who are processed through mental health court but
do not complete it are rearrested at about the same rate as those who went the typical
"prosecution/conviction/incarceration" route.

Question 49

Oregon Treatment Foster Care is effective as an intervention, but is not cost effective.

Question 50

Many inmates show a particular pattern of coping mechanisms in response to high levels of prison stress.They may

A)become hypervigilant.
B)project a "tough guy veneer."
C)socially isolate themselves.
D)all of the above

Question 51

What are the potential repercussions when reentry services are voluntary?

A)Those who are motivated seek out reentry services.
B)There is a self-selection process for reentry services.
C)There are lower recidivism rates for those who participate in the program.
D)all of the above

Question 52

Even though Multisystemic Therapy focuses on the individual, family, peer, school, and social networks, it has not been shown to be effective.

Question 53

The use of Functional Family Therapy with juveniles is associated with a significant reduction in recidivism when compared to those receiving no treatment or "treatment as usual."

Question 54

Bourgon and Armstrong (2005) did a study to investigate how much treatment is needed to reduce criminal offending.Their results suggest that

A)all prisoners would benefit from the maximum amount of treatment.
B)it doesn't matter how much treatment one provides; offenders will still reoffend at the same rate.
C)it is not possible to have a favorable impact on a prisoner over a relatively short period of time.
D)offenders with different risk/need levels require different amount of treatment for an effective "dosage."

Question 55

Persons who partake in community-based re-integration programs have been found to be

A)less likely to be re-arrested.
B)just as likely to be arrested.
C)more likely to be arrested.
D)more likely to be hospitalized.

Question 56

The use of scare tactics, such as that used in the program Scared Straight, is typically effective in reducing the rates of violence, antisocial behavior, and risky health behavior in adolescents.

Question 57

Behavioral treatments for delinquent juveniles provided in residential facilities
frequently do not generalize to the community after discharge.

Question 58

Some prison settings have what is known as a therapeutic community.Which of the following characteristics would one likely find in such a community?

A)group therapy
B)all staff members are part of the rehabilitation process
C)training on how to recognize high-risk situations
D)all of the above

Question 59

The risk-need-responsivity model applies only to juveniles, not adults.

Question 60

Functional Family Therapy is provided by a single therapist.

Question 61

There is a much higher rate of severe mental illness in jail than in the general population.

Question 62

Imprisoning offenders is the most effective approach to reducing the risk of future
offending.

Question 63

Individuals who are awaiting trial often spend that time in prison.

Question 64

Individuals who are incarcerated in prison have all been convicted of criminal
offenses.

Question 65

Bob has been in prison for almost five years.He is about to be released.He heard from his cellmate that there are facilities that will help him with the reentry process so that he doesn't have to go it alone.According to his cellmate, there is even help with housing.Is this accurate?

Question 66

The release phase of reentry includes a parole plan for supervision, housing, employment and even drug testing if necessary.