Corrections and Juvenile Justice
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Course Introduction
This course explores the structure, function, and challenges of the corrections system with a special emphasis on juvenile justice. Students will examine the historical evolution of corrections, the philosophical and legal foundations of juvenile justice, and contemporary issues such as rehabilitation, restorative justice, and alternatives to incarceration. Topics include the distinction between adult and juvenile correctional practices, the role of probation and parole, intervention programs, the impact of social policies, and the rights of youth offenders. Case studies and current events will be used to analyze the effectiveness of various correctional strategies and the ongoing efforts to improve outcomes for young people in the justice system.
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Juvenile Justice The Essentials 1st Edition by Richard A. Lawrence
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Chapter 1: Defining and Measuring Juvenile Dleinquency
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Q1) Most serious property and personal violent crimes are committed by juvenile offenders under the age of 18.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Violent Crimes committed by juveniles less than 18 have:
A) Declined
B) Increased
C) Have remained the same
D) Have peeked in frequency
Answer: A
Q3) Black youth were:
A) Under represented in juvenile arrests.
B) Over represented in juvenile arrests.
C) Represented equally in juvenile arrests.
D) Were not represented at all in juvenile arrests.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The History of Juvenile Justice
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Q1) The hearings in juvenile courts were formal.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In which Court case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the imposition of the death penalty on persons who were under 18 at the time of their crimes was cruel and unusual punishment?
A) Roper v. Simmons
B) Breed v. Jones
C) Thompson v. Oklahoma
D) Stanford v. Kentucky
Answer: A
Q3) ______predicted that a group of "superpredators" would dramatically drive up the violent crime rate.
A) Bernard
B) Snyder
C) DiIulio
D) Howell
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Causes of Delinquency: Rational Choice and Individual
Explanations
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Q1) Biochemical explanations of delinquency focus solely on the influence illegal drugs have on behavior.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The psychological theory links delinquency to social changes that increase the opportunities for crime.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Wilson and Herrnstein(1985) suggest that intelligence makes no difference in the types of crimes committed by offenders.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Sociological Explanations of Delinquency
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Q1) Cultural deviance theory is also known as
A) Cross-cultural prevalence theory
B) Juvenile behaviorism
C) Psychoanalytic theory
D) Subcultural theory
Q2) The "differential association theory" was founded on a number of propositions including: criminal behavior is learned and criminal behavior is an expression of general needs and values.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The increase in crime that occurred with urban growth was due to social-disorganization and conditions over which individuals had little control.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Edward Sutherland developed what social process theory?
A) Differential association theory
B) Differential process theory
C) Delinquency prevention process
D) Control theory
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Chapter 5: Correlates and Causes of Delinquency
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Q1) In what year did the U.S Congress pass the Child Abuse Prevention Act and established the National Center on Child abuse?
A) 1971
B) 1974
C) 1976
D) 1977
Q2) Elliott(1985) suggested that treatment approaches that use adolescent peer group processes may actually have the unintended effect of contributing to closer delinquent friendships.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The formation of gangs is an extension of adolescent peer groups.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Parental involvement in their children's lives is perhaps the most important factor in their healthy psychological development.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are characteristics or "risk factors" associated with gang membership?
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Chapter 6: Police and Juvenile Offenders
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Q1) Which of the following is the least severe sanction that a police officer can issue to a juvenile:
A) Questioning, warning, and release in the community
B) Station Adjustment
C) Referral to a Diversion Agency
D) Issuing a Citation and Referring to Juvenile Court
Q2) The nature and circumstances of police contact are not likely to be significant and have a lasting impression on a young person.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Juvenile offenders are involved in a disproportionately large number of crimes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the three roles that police fulfill?
Q5) Traditional police patrol does a lot to prevent crime.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Why might curfew laws have little effect on juvenile crime?
Q7) Explain police discretion and the problems with discretion and race.
Q8) Describe the three functions of police officers and give examples of each.
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Chapter 7: Due Process and Juveniles Rights
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Q1) How does the Miranda warning affect the arrest and questioning of juveniles?
Q2) The stated purpose of juvenile court was for treatment rather than punishment, thus the most severe sanctions for adjudicated delinquency were generally less than one year in a residential facility.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Supreme Court Case Fare v. Michael C. established the standard for application of the Miranda warning to juveniles. That standard is:
A) It applies the same way as it does for adults
B) It only applies when juveniles are in custody
C) Suspects can ask for silence and presence of a lawyer
D) All of the above
Q4) What is "procedural due process?" What are the three components that make up procedural due process?
Q5) What is the significance of McKiever v. Pennsylvania and how is this case different from the other due process cases? What recommendations were made regarding the use of juries in juvenile cases?
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Chapter 8: Juvenile Detention and Court Intake
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Q1) Which juvenile justice system official is primarily responsible for the decision whether to file a petition for adjudication in most jurisdictions today?
A) Intake officer
B) Prosecutor
C) Judge
D) Detention officer
Q2) Explain the finding in Schall v. Martin and the importance of the dissenting opinion.
Q3) Which of the following are not generally used in a judge's detention decision?
A) Whether a juvenile presents a risk to self or others if not detained
B) Whether a juvenile does well in school
C) Whether a juvenile presents a risk of committing another offense
D) Whether a juvenile is a risk for not appearing for the court hearing
Q4) When police arrest a juvenile, the intake officer has no choice but to refer the juvenile to court.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain deinstitutionalization.
Q6) Describe diversion and deinstitutionalization and why they are important.
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Chapter 9: Transfer to Criminal Court
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Q1) "Once an adult, always an adult" provisions require criminal prosecution for all subsequent offenses committed by the juvenile.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is "not" a purpose of a waiver hearing:
A) To access the juveniles' amenability to treatment
B) To access the juveniles' threat to public safety
C) To determine guilt or innocence
D) All of the above are purposes
Q3) Under which transfer process does the juvenile court judge have the authority to waive juvenile court jurisdiction and transfer a case to the criminal court?
A) Concurrent jurisdiction
B) Judicial waiver
C) Statutory exclusion
D) Direct file
Q4) Explain the difference between mandatory waiver and statutory exclusion.
Q5) Explain why the number of cases waived by judges to criminal court has decreased since the 1990's.
Q6) Describe the three main processes for transferring juveniles to criminal court.
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Chapter 10: The Juvenile Court Process
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Q1) The judge was viewed as a _______ who presumably acted in "the best interests of the child"
A) "family-figure"
B) "parental-figure"
C) "father-figure"
D) "friendly-figure"
Q2) Major changes in the juvenile court began in the ________.
A) 1950s
B) 1960s
C) 1970s
D) 1980s
Q3) According to Lawrence1983), fewer than _______ of juveniles had a good understanding of their legal rights and the role of an attorney in providing legal counsel.
A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 15%
D) 20%
Q4) Explain blended sentencing and include its advantages and research findings.
Q5) Explain the juvenile court process.
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Chapter 11: Juvenile Corrections: Institutional and Residental
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Q1) There were more ________facilities than _________ facilities serving juvenile delinquents.
A) Public; Private
B) New; Older
C) Private; Public
D) None of the Above
Q2) Several states have developed wilderness camps as alternatives to placement in a correctional facility
A)True
B)False
Q3) Briefly discuss the future trends in juvenile corrections.
Q4) One of the goals for community corrections is to protect and serve the community.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Day treatment programs are more expensive to operate because they are nonresidential and require more staff members.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Briefly discuss the effectiveness of juvenile corrections.
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Chapter 12: Juvenile Pobation and Community Corrections
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Q1) In carrying out the supervision and responsibility, probation officers fulfill what three major roles and functions?
A) Treatment, surveillance and social work.
B) Casework management, treatment and social work.
C) Casework management, surveillance and social work.
D) Casework management, treatment and surveillance.
Q2) Intensive aftercare programs provide social control and supervision services for juveniles returning to the community from out-of-home placements.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Who originally created the concept of probation?
A) John August Bulmer
B) Robert Peel
C) John Augustus
D) None of the Above
Q4) Recidivism only refers to a new arrest.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the four components of juvenile probation and their implications.
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Chapter 13: Restorative Justice
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Q1) What is circle sentencing?
A) Circe sentencing includes the possibility of juvenile training school.
B) Circle sentencing includes the possibility of day reporting centers.
C) Circle sentencing is a version of traditional sanctioning including prison time and judges recommendations for sentencing.
D) Circle sentencing is a version of the traditional sanctioning and healing practices that were used by the aboriginal peoples in Canada and Native Americans.
Q2) List and discuss the principles for juvenile probation under a balanced and restorative justice approach.
Q3) Discuss the pros and cons of restorative justice (include some criticisms of restorative justice).
Q4) Restorative justice practices in the United States have developed over the past how many years?
A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40
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Chapter 14: The Future of Juvenile Justice
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Q1) Juvenile crime is a local community problem but the federal government has played what role in crime control?
A) They have helped local communities by supplying resources to deal adequately with the challenges of juvenile crime.
B) They have supplied local communities with an attaché to the FBI
C) They have provided training to deal adequately with the challenges of juvenile crime.
D) None of the Above
Q2) There is considerable disagreement as to whether training schools and prisons are effective deterrents to:
A) Crime in general
B) Juvenile Crime
C) Adult crime
D) All of the Above.
Q3) Fear of crime and public perceptions of young offenders presented by sensational media depictions have no influence on juvenile justice policies.
A)True
B)False
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