Deck 7: The Person in Social Context: Family, Marital, School, Work, Leisurerecreation, and Neighborhood

Question 1

Gerald Patterson described families with delinquent children as

A)involved in a coercive process
B) requiring client-centered psychotherapy
C) coming from lower socioeconomic levels
D) unresponsive to treatment
E) suffering from cognitive deficits

Answer 1

involved in a coercive process

Question 2

The family therapy research by James Alexander and his colleagues in Utah not only teaches parents effective child management techniques but also specifically targets

A) drug use by the children
B) marital conflict
C)family relationship factors
D) school behavior
E) truancy

Answer 2

family relationship factors

Question 3

According to the text, family interventions are most effective in reducing recidivism when

A) the parents are given a chance to talk without being interrupted
B) attempts are made to increase the parent-child bond
C) medication is prescribed for hyperactive children along with counseling
D) out-of-control children are temporarily placed in foster placement so the parents can get a rest
E)parents are taught how to use rewards to increase compliance from the child and foster a warmer relationship

Answer 3

parents are taught how to use rewards to increase compliance from the child and foster a warmer relationship

Question 4

How might social context influence criminal behavior?

A) by influencing procriminal associates
B) by influencing the availability of criminal models
C) by reducing criminal associates
D) by reducing the availability of noncriminal alternatives
E)all of the above

Question 5

Marriage is associated with

A) increases in self-esteem
B) an increase in recidivism for women
C)a reduction in recidivism
D) a reduction in recidivism but only for low risk offenders
E) more time spent with friends

Question 6

Following divorce, the risk of delinquency

A)increases
B) decreases
C) shows no change
D) increases only for girls
E) increases only when divorce occurs before the age of 5

Question 7

Having multiple caregivers during childhood is characteristic of

A) adolescent limited delinquency
B)life-course-persistent offenders
C) female delinquents
D) sex offenders
E) white collar criminals

Question 8

Providing academic training to youthful offenders has the greatest impact on recidivism when

A)remedial reading is provided
B)there is a focus on higher risk delinquents
C)aggressive and problem behaviors are targeted
D)both b and c
E)all of the above

Question 9

Prison work training programs

A) keep inmates busy in prison but do not lead to jobs upon release
B) save taxpayers money because the inmates can pay for their toiletries
C) show increased recidivism upon release
D) show decreased recidivism
E)have shown inconsistent results on recidivism and no firm conclusion can be made

Question 10

After-school recreational programs in disadvantaged neighborhoods have been ineffective in reducing delinquency because

A) most youth have part-time jobs and cannot attend these programs
B)the higher risk youth are less likely to attend the programs compared to lower risk youth
C) parents cannot afford the registration costs
D) the teachers are poorly trained to deliver recreation programs
E) gangs prevent their members from attending the programs

Question 11

Disadvantaged neighborhoods have a small criminogenic effect. However, the impact of these neighborhoods on criminal behavior may be moderated by

A)positive child-parental relationships
B)parental monitoring
C)strong neighborhood attachment
D)both a and b
E)all of the above