Question 1

Minor delinquents or status offenders are most likely to be mingled with serious offenders when juvenile facilities are:

Accepted Answer

A) Custodial 
B) Overcrowded 
C) Operated by the private sector 
D) Operated by the federal government 
E) In compliance with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
A) Custodial 
B) Overcrowded 
C) Operated by the private sector 
D) Operated by the federal government 
E) In compliance with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act

Question 2

Underage inmates housed in adult prisons:

Accepted Answer

A)  Receive considerable attention from the prison administration 
B)  Have a wide variety of programs available to them 
C)  Are more likely to be sexually assaulted 
D)  A and B 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Receive considerable attention from the prison administration 
B)  Have a wide variety of programs available to them 
C)  Are more likely to be sexually assaulted 
D)  A and B 
E)  All of the above

Question 3

Receive considerable attention from the prison administration

Accepted Answer

A) Have a wide variety of programs available to them 
B) Are more likely to be sexually assaulted 
C) A and B 
D) All of the above 
A) Have a wide variety of programs available to them 
B) Are more likely to be sexually assaulted 
C) A and B 
D) All of the above

Question 4

Probation is:

Accepted Answer

A) Conditional 
B) Custodial 
A) Conditional 
B) Custodial

Question 5

A $500 fine is:

Accepted Answer

A) Conditional 
B) Custodial 
A) Conditional 
B) Custodial

Question 6

Identify the following descriptions as examples of:
-Adoption.

Accepted Answer

A)  Protective custody 
B)  Secure confinement 
C)  Neither 
A)  Protective custody 
B)  Secure confinement 
C)  Neither

Question 7

In comparison to adult courts, the proceedings in juvenile courts are:

Accepted Answer

A)  More formal because the atmosphere of the courtroom was designed to make a strong punitive impression on the child 
B)  Less formal because the court was supposed to serve as the child's advocate 
C)  Less formal because children are exempt from the protections afforded to adults in the U.S. Constitution 
D)  More formal because it was felt that children would be more likely to correct their wayward behavior if they were handled more sternly in the judicial system 
E)  More formal because juvenile courts are governed by the justice model 
A)  More formal because the atmosphere of the courtroom was designed to make a strong punitive impression on the child 
B)  Less formal because the court was supposed to serve as the child's advocate 
C)  Less formal because children are exempt from the protections afforded to adults in the U.S. Constitution 
D)  More formal because it was felt that children would be more likely to correct their wayward behavior if they were handled more sternly in the judicial system 
E)  More formal because juvenile courts are governed by the justice model

Question 8

Under graduated incarceration, inmates:

Accepted Answer

A)  Begin their sentence in a juvenile facility, and are transferred to an adult prison when they reach a certain age 
B)  Are required to graduate from specified programs (e.g., GE
D)  before they can be officially released 
C)  Gradually earn benefits and privileges in exchange for good behavior and/or program participation 
D)  Are released into the community through a gradual process that involves progressively diminishing levels of security 
E)  Move from the adult prison system to juvenile corrections after they have demonstrated that they are no longer a threat to society 
A)  Begin their sentence in a juvenile facility, and are transferred to an adult prison when they reach a certain age 
B)  Are required to graduate from specified programs (e.g., GE
D)  before they can be officially released 
C)  Gradually earn benefits and privileges in exchange for good behavior and/or program participation 
D)  Are released into the community through a gradual process that involves progressively diminishing levels of security 
E)  Move from the adult prison system to juvenile corrections after they have demonstrated that they are no longer a threat to society

Question 9

Where blacks or Hispanics are more likely to be confined.

Accepted Answer

A) Public juvenile institutions 
B) Private juvenile institutions 
C) A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) Public juvenile institutions 
B) Private juvenile institutions 
C) A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Minor delinquents or status offenders are most likely to be mingled with serious offenders when juvenile facilities are:

Underage inmates housed in adult prisons:

Receive considerable attention from the prison administration

Probation is:

A $500 fine is:

Identify the following descriptions as examples of: -Adoption.

In comparison to adult courts, the proceedings in juvenile courts are:

Under graduated incarceration, inmates:

Where blacks or Hispanics are more likely to be confined.

The Correctional Conglomerate

The Impact of Sentencing Policies on Corrections

The Development of Corrections

Community-Based Alternatives

Jails: Pretrial Detention and Short-Term Confinement

Prisons and Other Correctional Facilities

Dynamics of the Prison Population

Custodial Procedures

Treatment and Related Programs

The Effects of Institutional Life

Transition From Confinement to Community

Staff-The Key Ingredient

Legal Issues and Liability

Current Trends and Future Issues

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Exam 12: Juvenile Corrections

Minor delinquents or status offenders are most likely to be mingled with serious offenders when juvenile facilities are:

Underage inmates housed in adult prisons:

Receive considerable attention from the prison administration

Probation is:

A $500 fine is:

Identify the following descriptions as examples of: -Adoption.

In comparison to adult courts, the proceedings in juvenile courts are:

Under graduated incarceration, inmates:

Where blacks or Hispanics are more likely to be confined.

The Correctional Conglomerate

The Impact of Sentencing Policies on Corrections

The Development of Corrections

Community-Based Alternatives

Jails: Pretrial Detention and Short-Term Confinement

Prisons and Other Correctional Facilities

Dynamics of the Prison Population

Custodial Procedures

Treatment and Related Programs

The Effects of Institutional Life

Transition From Confinement to Community

Staff-The Key Ingredient

Legal Issues and Liability

Current Trends and Future Issues

Filters