Juvenile Justice 5th Edition By Kären – Test Bank

CHAPTER 11

JUNENILE CORRECTIONS

TEST BANK – Chapter 11 (85 questions)

Multiple Choice (25 questions)

1. The most common disposition of the juvenile or family court is:
a. juvenile detention
b. suspension
c. probation *
d. appeal
PG: 339 OBJ: 2

2. The probation officer has traditionally been responsible for:
a. speaking in court on behalf of youth
b. suspending sentences
c. serving as a court referee
d. acting as a link to other community services *
PG: 341 OBJ: 4

3. Common forms of intermediate sanctions include:
a. intensive supervision probation
b. secure juvenile residential facilities
c. boot camps
d. a and c *
PG: 344 OBJ: 6

4. The importance of Santana v. Collazo (1983) is:
a. right to counsel for juveniles
b. ruled on double jeopardy
c. no constitutional right to treatment and training *
d. electronic monitoring on all juveniles released on probation
PG: 350 OBJ: 1

5. Compared with public institutions, private correctional institutions confine more:
a. status offenders
b. female offenders
c. minority offenders
d. a and b *
PG: 354 OBJ: 8

6. The formal goals of probation are to do all EXCEPT:
a. hold juveniles accountable
b. protect the public
c. refer youth to juvenile court *
d. improve the delinquent’s behavior
PG: 340 OBJ: 3

7. The single greatest pressure on probation officers is:
a. excessive caseloads *
b. repeat offenders
c. severity of crimes
d. inadequate training programs
PG: 342 OBJ: 5

8. Regardless of the type, correctional institutions have:
a. an elaborate informal social organization
b. a variety of inmate social roles
c. a simplistic social organization
d. a and b *
PG: 354 OBJ: 9

9. The six performance-based standards goals for confinement include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. security and order
b. safety and programming
c. funding and acquisitions *
d. justice and health/mental health
PG: 358 OBJ: 10

10. The basic premise underlying graduated sanctions is:
a. incapacitation
b. retribution
c. deterrence *
d. punishment
PG: 337 OBJ: 1

11. The dual function of corrections with youthful offenders focuses on:
a. accountability and skills for social success *
b. retribution and education
c. impulse control and imprisonment
d. mental health and physiological processes
PG: 336 OBJ: 3

12. Foster homes are used:
a. as a source of respite care
b. most often for neglected / abused children *
c. as secure facilities
d. as a last resort by the courts
PG: 347 OBJ: 6

13. The essence of probation is:
a. restriction
b. restitution
c. mediation
d. supervision *
PG: 338 OBJ: 1

14. Immediate sanctions generally follow _________ principles.
a. retributive
b. rehabilitative
c. criminogenic
d. restorative *
PG: 338 OBJ: 1

15. The two types of probationary conditions are:
a. mandatory and minimalist
b. discretionary and primary
c. mandatory and discretionary *
d. discretionary and maximalist
PG: 338 OBJ: 3

16. A problem commonly encountered at the dispositional stage is:
a. the lack of viable options for helping youths*
b. defense attorney interference
c. finding a secure facility for a lock-up
d. the requirements of the release agreement
PG: 342 OBJ: 3

17. The role of probation officers has shifted to that of:
a. educator
b. social service “brokers” *
c. therapist
d. vocational counselor
PG: 341 OBJ: 4

18. The __________ principle explains how dynamic risk factors can be changed to influence the probability of recidivism.
a. criminogenic need *
b. responsivity
c. risk principle
d. protective
PG: 359 OBJ: 3