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

The process and experience of returning to society upon release from a custodial facility postadjudication is called _____.

Most juvenile offenders diagnosed with a mental disorder receive treatment.

The _____ prepares the social investigation or the predisposition report for the court.

___ is a form of counseling through which counselors help juveniles understand and solve their current adjustment  problems.

Efforts to provide care, protection, and treatment for juveniles in need is called _____________.

The requirement that juvenile offenders assist worthwhile local groups for a period of time is called _____________.

What differences regarding female institutions are addressed in the text? Discuss the American Bar Association and the National Bar Association's recommendations for changes regarding female juveniles in institutions.

Discuss the disposition of probation, including how it is administered and by whom and recent trends in use.

Evaluations of electronic monitoring show that recidivism rates are much lower in electronic monitoring programs than in traditional programs.

Correctional centers designed especially for juveniles by federal, state, and county governments are called _____________.

Balanced probation is based on the idea that juvenile offenders must take responsibility for their actions.

Most juveniles are housed in private institutions administered by private agencies.

Probation orders are the rules and regulations mandating that a juvenile on probation behave in a particular way.

Programs that integrate community protection, accountability of the juvenile offender, competency, and individualized attention to the juvenile offender are called _____.

The rules mandating that a juvenile on probation behave in a particular way is called the _____.

Which of the following is not one of the functions within juvenile corrections offered by treatment facilities?

A technique for shaping desired behaviors through a system of rewards and punishments is referred to as ______.

A true alternative to incarceration that involves almost daily supervision of the juvenile by the probation officer assigned to the case is called _______________.

Random phone calls generated by a computer in which the juvenile offender must respond within a specified time is an example of what type of electronic monitoring?

A probation sentence implies a contract between the court and the juvenile.