Deck 15: Juvenile Justice in the Twenty-First Century

Question 1

Dysfunctional youths are sometimes characterized by ________.

A) continuous social and emotional support from parents who, nevertheless, must face minor problems in the workplace
B) emotional damage as a result of neglect and abuse
C) strong social support for children based upon loving relationships between parents and children
D) a solid emotional support system for juveniles living with many family members

Answer 1

emotional damage as a result of neglect and abuse

Question 2

The demographics of child maltreatment show that ________ make up the largest percentage of victims.

A) children ages 8-11
B) children ages 4-7
C) children younger than 3 years of age
D) children ages 12 and over

Answer 2

children younger than 3 years of age

Question 3

Which of the following statements is the MOST True about indicators of school crimes?

A) In 2011, more students ages 12 to 13 were victims in major cases of theft away from school than at school.
B) Less secondary school teachers reported being threatened by injury by students than elementary school teachers.
C) A lesser percentage of elementary school teachers reported having been physically attacked than secondary school teachers.
D) There are as many suicides among school youth ages 5-18 as there are homicides.

Answer 3

There are as many suicides among school youth ages 5-18 as there are homicides.

Question 4

Which of the following is a desirable characteristic of corrections professionals?

A) expecting juveniles to get worse rather than better
B) assuming fellow staff members will always model integrity
C) commitment to a "get-tough" approach
D) refusal to accept unethical behavior from fellow staff members

Question 5

Which of the following is an inaccurate statement about desirable characteristics of a juvenile justice professional?

A) A professional models negative behaviors.
B) A professional believes that it is possible to make a difference.
C) A professional keeps personal issues from getting in the way.
D) A professional stays positive and doing what is possible to create a workplace that is safe.

Question 6

Which of the following statements best describes professionalism?

A) to not be controlled by a schedule
B) to remember the importance of accountability
C) to not treat residents as you would want your father or brother to be treated
D) to not place too much emphasis or attention to detail

Question 7

Which of the following is inaccurate regarding what needs to be done in order to increase professionalism in juvenile justice?

A) Salaries of correctional personnel need to be revised periodically.
B) Rehabilitative programs must be based on the most effective design and follow-up in the community.
C) The trend toward community facilities getting accreditation should be de-emphasized.
D) Correctional organizations must develop greater clarity about their purpose.

Question 8

The use of ________ in institutional settings must be carefully supervised, because of the possibility of abusive treatment of difficult-to-handle residents.

A) K-9s
B) Tasers
C) pain compliance techniques
D) restraints

Question 9

What did the American Correctional Association Commission on Accreditation accomplish in the late 1970s.

A) They established the first in-house medical program.
B) They merged from two separate entities.
C) They established training standards.
D) They opened the first correctional training school.

Question 10

What trend in juvenile corrections gives correctional officers more involvement and control over the population they supervise?

A) towards meet and confer policies
B) towards new generation jails and direct supervision
C) towards the Incident Command System
D) towards accreditation

Question 11

Which of the following is an inducement towards correctional employment?

A) health insurance
B) working with the bad element of society
C) job safety
D) the opportunity for travel

Question 12

Which of the following is the TrueST about careers in juvenile corrections?

A) Only a small number of states offer a good salary package.
B) Working for corrections was once considered as being "just a guard."
C) There are not many opportunities for advancement.
D) The jobs are limited in number and variety.

Question 13

Which of the following is a career with a juvenile correctional institution?

A) juvenile court referee
B) school resource officer
C) chaplain
D) aftercare officer

Question 14

Which of the following is a career with a juvenile correctional institution?

A) probation officer
B) director of residential facility
C) community correctional treatment specialist
D) vocational teacher

Question 15

Which of the following statements is the MOST True about internships in juvenile corrections?

A) They are usually not advertised the way job listings are posted.
B) Some offer school credit and some are for pay, but they don't offer both.
C) They are a right as a student.
D) They are basically a "fast-track" to guaranteed post-graduation employment.

Question 16

What source offers many student internship opportunities, as well as a number of state correctional agencies?

A) State Association of Prisons
B) American Correctional Association
C) National Intern Information Center
D) National Association of Detention Centers

Question 17

Which of the following is one of the 10 evidence-based principles?

A) less emphasis on integrity of service
B) avoiding criminogenic needs
C) providing easy services
D) using a cognitive-behavioral approach

Question 18

Which of the following is True regarding techno-corrections?

A) It relies on traditional methods of security and control.
B) It provides an environment for inmates with increased contact with staff.
C) It involves using technology rather than personnel to monitor institutional populations.
D) It is designed to maintain security only in the institutions and not in the community.

Question 19

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of juveniles under the age of eighteen will increase by what percentage between 2000 and 2025?

A) 22
B) 61
C) 39
D) 14

Question 20

Currently, juveniles are moving away from the use of crack cocaine to the use of which of the following?

A) heroin
B) marijuana
C) methamphetamine
D) LSD

Question 21

The demographics of child maltreatment show that older children make up the largest percentage of victims.

Question 22

Death in the schools is a rarity.

Question 23

To be a professional in corrections does not mean you are an expert at your work.

Question 24

Cleanliness and orderliness of the facility are absolute necessities in correctional leadership.

Question 25

What needs to be discouraged is the apparent movement in juvenile corrections in some states to make training schools into juvenile prisons.

Question 26

To accomplish the mission of professionalism, disciplinary interaction between correctional staff and residents need to be videotaped.

Question 27

There may not be many jobs in juvenile justice and juvenile corrections but the opportunities for advancement are great.

Question 28

The trend toward new generation jails and direct supervision gives correctional officers more involvement with inmates and more control over the populations they supervise.

Question 29

A career as a residential counselor would fall under court employment.

Question 30

One of the possible careers that could be part of the juvenile correctional system is that of high school teacher.

Question 31

The worst thing that could happen with an internship is to not get a solid job offer.

Question 32

A criminal justice internship is a "fast track"
to guaranteed post-graduation employment.

Question 33

The use of evidence-based practice principles in juvenile justice continues to decrease.

Question 34

The high rates of recidivism of juveniles being released from training school has been one of the stimulators for an increased emphasis on reentry.

Question 35

It is predicted in the future of juvenile justice that there will be even more troubled teenagers than there are today.

Question 36

It is predicted in the future of juvenile justice that gangs and drugs will continue to be a social problem, but not guns as was once expected.

Question 37

In August 2005, members of the American Psychological Association (APA) adopted a resolution calling for less ________ in video and computer games marketed to children.

Question 38

Supremacists and ________ groups are targeting young people through their websites.

Question 39

Becoming a corrections professional means to model ________ behavior.

Question 40

Becoming a corrections professional means to keep your ________ stuff from getting into the way.

Question 41

Staff ________ was one of the most important impetuses toward professionalism of American juvenile corrections.

Question 42

Gender and ________ integration in juvenile corrections actually took place before adult corrections and has been implemented at least as much, if not more so, in the juvenile justice system.

Question 43

Most states and the federal jurisdictions offer a good ________ package for working in corrections.

Question 44

There is an encouraging movement of ________ in the corrections field.

Question 45

If you worked on the gang detail, you would likely be an employee of a ________ department.

Question 46

If you worked with juveniles as a probation officer, you would likely be an employee of the ________.

Question 47

An ________ is an opportunity to receive supervised, practical, on-the-job training in a specific area.

Question 48

Some interns receive college ________ and some actually get paid.

Question 49

The correctional system is now entering a new phase of ________, which involves using technology rather than personnel to monitor probation, aftercare, and institutional populations.

Question 50

Today, technology-driven ________ is designed to maintain security both in the community and in the institutions.

Question 51

The Roper v. Simmons decision reveals that the debate about the ________ penalty for juveniles under the age of eighteen has been resolved at least for now, and it is unlikely that any changes will take place in the near future.

Question 52

There is currently a widespread movement among juveniles away from the use of crack cocaine to the use of ________.

Question 53

Match each term with its description.

-1909-2000

A) 1,396 homicides among school youth ages 5-18 during school year
B) 16% of public schools reported bullying occurred daily or weekly
C) 18% of males reported carrying a weapon on school property
D) 85% of public schools reported one or more incidents of crime at school

Question 54

Match each term with its description.

-2009-2010

A) 1,396 homicides among school youth ages 5-18 during school year
B) 16% of public schools reported bullying occurred daily or weekly
C) 18% of males reported carrying a weapon on school property
D) 85% of public schools reported one or more incidents of crime at school

Question 55

Match each term with its description.

-2010-2011

A) 1,396 homicides among school youth ages 5-18 during school year
B) 16% of public schools reported bullying occurred daily or weekly
C) 18% of males reported carrying a weapon on school property
D) 85% of public schools reported one or more incidents of crime at school

Question 56

Match each term with its description.

-2011

A) 1,396 homicides among school youth ages 5-18 during school year
B) 16% of public schools reported bullying occurred daily or weekly
C) 18% of males reported carrying a weapon on school property
D) 85% of public schools reported one or more incidents of crime at school

Question 57

Match each term with its description.

-Social worker

A) Member of community-based corrections
B) Member of a court
C) Member of a police department
D) Member of a juvenile correctional institution

Question 58

Match each term with its description.

-Aftercare officer

A) Member of community-based corrections
B) Member of a court
C) Member of a police department
D) Member of a juvenile correctional institution

Question 59

Match each term with its description.

-Juvenile judge

A) Member of community-based corrections
B) Member of a court
C) Member of a police department
D) Member of a juvenile correctional institution

Question 60

Match each term with its description.

-School resource officer

A) Member of community-based corrections
B) Member of a court
C) Member of a police department
D) Member of a juvenile correctional institution

Question 61

Match each term with its description.

-51.1%

A) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were Hispanic
B) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were white
C) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were female
D) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were African American

Question 62

Match each term with its description.

-44%

A) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were Hispanic
B) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were white
C) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were female
D) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were African American

Question 63

Match each term with its description.

-23%

A) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were Hispanic
B) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were white
C) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were female
D) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were African American

Question 64

Match each term with its description.

-20%

A) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were Hispanic
B) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were white
C) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were female
D) Victims of maltreatment in 2009 that were African American

Question 65

Explain what it means to be correctional professional.

Question 66

Juvenile corrections have come a long way toward professionalism, but there is still a ways to go to accomplish this mission of professionalism. Describe some of the areas that need improvement.

Question 67

Describe what an internship is supposed to be as well as what it is not supposed to be.

Question 68

Which would be the most likely to experience victimization between a 10th grade level white male at a suburban school and a 5th grade level Hispanic female at a rural school?

Question 69

Every weekday you work at your regular job in the morning and at 2:00 PM you teach an English class at a juvenile correctional facility to youths between the ages 15 and 18. You teach a writing class to just the 17-year-olds at 3:00, then head home to plan your lessons for the next day.
What is likely to be your profession between detention worker, high school teacher, school resource officer, and probation officer?