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Future Directions in Juvenile Justice
Multiple Choice
1
The first juvenile court in the United States was established
A)
about 100 years ago
B)
about 150 years ago
C)
about 200 years ago
D)
there has always been a juvenile court in the United States
2
Today's juvenile offenders are portrayed as
A)
less violent than in the past
B)
more violent and less remorseful than in the past
C)
more amenable to treatment than in the past
D)
more remorseful than in the past
3
The desire that has shaped changes in juvenile justice in recent decades is
A)
a desire to rehabilitate juvenile offenders
B)
a desire to divert juveniles away from formal processing
C)
a desire to hold juveniles more accountable for their criminal acts
D)
a desire to decrease the emphasis on punishment in the juvenile justice system
4
A model of juvenile justice that holds that juveniles are just as responsible for their actions as adults is
A)
the traditional model of juvenile justice
B)
the punitive model of juvenile justice
C)
the professional model of juvenile justice
D)
the procedural model of juvenile justice
5
A model that attempts to bridge the traditional model of juvenile justice with the accountability aspects of the punitive model is
A)
Balanced and Restorative Justice Model
B)
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Model
C)
the professional model of juvenile justice
D)
the procedural model of juvenile justice
6
Which of the following is not an argument for abolishing the juvenile justice system?
A)
juveniles are still less culpable than adults for their criminal behavior
B)
because of procedural reforms, there is little difference between the juvenile and adult justice systems
C)
the juvenile justice system is not equipped to handle serious and habitual juvenile offenders
D)
a single justice system could take into account a juvenile's age similar to a mitigating factor
7
Census data show that the number of juveniles in the United States is expected to
A)
increase dramatically in the next decade
B)
decrease dramatically in the next decade
C)
increase only slightly in the next decade
D)
stay about the same
8
A common characteristic of drug courts is that
A)
they require the offenders to participate in drug treatment
B)
they require strict monitoring
C)
they are not as common in juvenile courts as in the adult system
D)
all of the above
9
Which of the following is not a common characteristic of gun courts and teen courts?
A)
they serve first-time, nonviolent offenders
B)
they require parental involvement
C)
they often use peer jurors to determine disposition
D)
participants must admit to their crimes before being eligible for the program
10
Programs designed to target specific youth offenders, attempting to prevent youths from engaging in delinquency or deter youths who have already been involved in some law-violating behavior are known as
A)
intervention strategies
B)
holistic approaches
C)
teen courts
D)
early-intervention programs
11
An example of an intervention strategy is
A)
Collaborative Intensive Community Treatment Program (CICTP)
B)
Project CRAFT
C)
Juvenile Offenders Learning Tolerance (J.O.L.T.)
D)
all of the above
12
A successful vocational training program sponsored by the Home Builders Institute and offers support services and vocational training in construction is
A)
Collaborative Intensive Community Treatment Program (CICTP)
B)
Project CRAFT
C)
Juvenile Offenders Learning Tolerance (J.O.L.T.)
D)
G.R.E.A.T.
13
The Juvenile Offenders Learning Tolerance program
A)
was created by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office
B)
targets first-time offenders of low-level hate crimes and hate incidents
C)
incorporates an offender's parents into the program
D)
all of the above
14
Preliminary evidence suggests that a strategy that is effective in reducing some juvenile crimes and juvenile victimization is
A)
parental liability
B)
Project CRAFT
C)
teen courts
D)
aggressive enforcement of curfew and truancy laws
15
The idea that parents should be held responsible, even criminally responsible, for their children's behavior is known as
A)
parental liability
B)
a punitive model
C)
a holistic approach
D)
an intervention strategy
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