Exam 16: Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community-Treatment, and Institutionalization

The process and experience of the transition of juveniles from juvenile and adult correctional settings back into schools, families, communities, and society at large is referred to as _____.

Highly structured counseling in which a skilled therapist helps a juvenile solve conflicts and make a more positive adjustment to society is referred to as _____.

A _____ is a combination of foster care and a group home in which a juvenile is placed in a private group run by a single family.

_____ seeks to make all aspects of the inmates' environment part of their treatment and to minimize differences between custodial staff and treatment personnel.

Programs that integrate community protection, accountability of the juvenile offender, competency and individualized attention is called _____________.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a typical resident in a juvenile facility?

Probation is often the disposition of choice, especially for ____ offenders.

_____ is the most common of all juvenile dispositions, though its use has decreased somewhat in the last decade.

The first House of Refuge was established in _____.

Highly structured counseling in which a therapist helps a juvenile solve conflicts and make a more positive adjustment to society is called reality therapy. ​

_____ is one of the most common treatment approaches, and virtually all juvenile institutions use it to some degree.

_____ guidelines are the recommended length of confinement and kinds of aftercare assistance most effective for a juvenile who has committed a specific offense.

Requiring youth to reimburse the victims of their crimes, called restitution, is the most widely used form of restitution in the United States. ​

The arresting officer is involved in all four stages of the court process and writes the predisposition report.

The least restrictive alternative in deciding incarceration options for status offenders is defined as

Institutions in which educational and psychological services are used in an effort to improve the conduct of juveniles who are forcibly detained are called _____.

Programs involving outdoor expeditions that provide opportunities for juveniles to confront the difficulties of their lives while achieving positive personal satisfaction are called ________________.

Monetary restitution is when the juvenile offender is required to provide some service directly to the crime victim.

A requirement that juvenile offenders compensate victims of crime for property damages, lost wages, and medical expenses is called _____________.

A ____ is where juveniles are required to stay at home during specified periods of time.