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Community-Based Corrections for Juveniles
Multiple Choice
1
Correctional alternatives available for juvenile offenders include
A)
counseling programs
B)
community service
C)
foster care
D)
all of the above
2
The juvenile community corrections system is
A)
a nationally organized system of programs coordinating efforts to rehabilitate juvenile offenders
B)
an organized system of programs coordinated by each state government
C)
a haphazard collection of both public and private placements and referral alternatives for youths
D)
a loosely organized collection of public and private agencies under the direction of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
3
Instruments that are used to determine which placements are most appropriate for an adjudicated juvenile are called
A)
classification instruments
B)
disposition instruments
C)
predisposition reports
D)
preclassification reports
4
The man who is credited with inventing probation was
A)
Albert Cohen
B)
John Augustus
C)
Richard Cloward
D)
Lloyd Ohlin
5
Which of the following is not a characteristic of probation?
A)
it is limitless
B)
it is inexpensive and cost-effective
C)
it is reasonably satisfactory
D)
it is a constitutionally protected right
6
Which of the following is not a function of the probation department?
A)
screen cases to determine how they should be processed
B)
supervise youths awaiting adjudication
C)
present a case against a juvenile in court
D)
monitor the progress of youths on probation
7
A probation officer is responsible for producing reports such as
A)
presentence investigations
B)
dispositional plans
C)
reports on the progress of juveniles on probation
D)
all of the above
8
A form of probation that involves increased supervision and treatment, reduced caseloads for probation officers, and strict compliance conditions is known as
A)
Intensive Supervision Probation
B)
electronic monitoring
C)
house arrest
D)
school-based probation
9
School-based probation
A)
is a form of probation in which a juvenile must agree to attend school daily
B)
is a model in which a probation officer works and is housed in a school
C)
is a probation program with an intense focus on education, intended for juvenile offenders with learning disabilities
D)
is a program in which a juvenile reports daily to a facility for school or vocational training while on probation
10
mediation is
A)
an alternative to probation
B)
a sanction that is used in cases of serious property crimes or assaults
C)
allows the juvenile and the victim to sit with a professional mediator to develop a plan for compensating the victim for the harm done
D)
all of the above
11
A sanction in which a juvenile must pay money to a victim to make up for the harm done is
A)
restitution
B)
community service
C)
mediation
D)
deferred probation
12
A program sometimes used with juvenile offenders getting out of an institution, in which they must report to a structured program each day for education or training, is known as
A)
school-based probation
B)
house arrest
C)
Intensive Supervision Probation
D)
day treatment programs
13
Outward Bound is a popular type of
A)
group home
B)
day treatment program
C)
wilderness and adventure program
D)
youth camp
14
Apprenticeship programs are based on the assumption that
A)
a structured residential facility similar to home life is a good way for juveniles to readjust to life outside a juvenile correctional institution
B)
a juvenile whose parents a incapacitated should be placed in a family environment
C)
if a juvenile can learn a skill or apprentice a trade and get a good playing job, he or she will be less likely to engage in delinquent behavior
D)
children whose parents are unable or unwilling to care for them must become productive members of society
15
When juveniles are released from an institution
A)
they may be assessed on a variety of factors thought to be related to recidivism
B)
they may receive aftercare supervision in the form of parole
C)
they may enter a halfway house to assist with the transition back to the free world
D)
all of the above
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