Social Work with Adolescents
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Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of social work principles and practices as they apply to adolescents facing various challenges, including mental health issues, family dynamics, substance abuse, educational pressures, and involvement with the juvenile justice system. Students will examine developmental theories, cultural and contextual factors impacting adolescents, and evidence-based interventions tailored to this age group. The course emphasizes skills for engagement, assessment, and advocacy, highlighting the importance of promoting resilience, empowerment, and positive outcomes for adolescents in diverse settings.
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Juvenile Justice Policies Programs and Practices 3rd Edition by Robert Taylor
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Chapter 1: The Juvenile Justice System
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Q1) Compare the definitions of the juvenile terms with the definition of the adult terms listed on page 9 of the text.
Answer: On page 9 of the text, the definitions of juvenile terms and adult terms are compared. The juvenile terms are defined as behaviors or actions typically associated with young people under the age of 18, such as truancy, curfew violations, and underage drinking. On the other hand, the adult terms are defined as behaviors or actions typically associated with individuals over the age of 18, such as DUI (driving under the influence), assault, and drug trafficking. The comparison highlights the different legal and social implications for behaviors based on the age of the individual involved.
Q2) The process through which a juvenile court relinquishes jurisdiction over the juvenile offender and the case is processed in adult court is called adult processing.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) When a juvenile breaks the law it is still called a crime by the juvenile court.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: History of the Juvenile Justice System
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Q1) In 1899, the first formal juvenile court was open in _________________.
A)New York, New York
B)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C)Chicago, Illinois (Cook County)
D)Los Angeles, California
E)London, England
Answer: C
Q2) A law passed by Congress in 1996 that embraces the punitive and accountability assumptions advocated in the late 1970s and 1980s was called _____________.
A)The Balanced Juvenile Justice and Crime Prevention Act
B)The Reformatory Act
C)The Juvenile Justice Act of 1901
D)The Illinois Juvenile Court Act of 1899
E)The Juvenile Delinquency Act of 1891
Answer: A
Q3) The juvenile court system started in the United States in New York in 1844.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Juvenile Crime, Criminals, and Victims
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Q1) According to your text, the most comprehensive official measure of crime in the United States is _________________.
A)the Michigan State University Survey of Crime
B)the Justice Department Crime Analysis
C)the Uniform Crime Report
D)self report studies
E)the News and World Report Study
Answer: C
Q2) A national survey of households on the subject of victimization that is conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics is called ___________________.
A)The National Crime Study
B)The National Crime Victimization Survey
C)The National Gang Crime Research Center
D)The Uniform Crime Report
E)The Crime Census
Answer: B
Q3) What is the "hierarchy rule?"
Answer: Answers will vary
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Chapter 4: Choice, Deterrence, Biological, and Psychological Theories
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Q1) The Somatotype Theory was formulated by Cesare Lombroso.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How do Lawrence Cohen and Marcus Felson explain the changes in crime rates?
Q3) Karl Christiansen studied the delinquency of twins.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The term atavism means psychologically disturbed.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the four assumptions of deterrence theory?
Q6) This type of deterrence seeks to discourage would-be delinquents from committing delinquent acts because of the threat of punishment.
A)proposed deterrence
B)general deterrence
C)specific deterrence
D)actual deterrence
E)theoretical deterrence
Q7) Describe in detail the Positive School of Criminology.
Q8) How does Fetal Alcohol Syndrome affect criminal behavior? Page 6
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Chapter 5: Social Structure, Social Process, and Social
Reaction Theories
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Q1) According to Merton, the _______________ mode of adaptation involves a rejection of cultural goals and a rejection of institutionalized means.
A)Ritualism
B)Innovation
C)Retreatism
D)Rebellion
E)None of the above
Q2) Most youths that are raised in abusive households are more likely to become delinquent and commit delinquent acts.
A)True
B)False
Q3) __________ see delinquency as a result of a lack of opportunity.
A)Differential association theorists
B)Mobility theorists
C)Frustration theorists
D)Adaptation theorists
E)Strain theorists
Q4) What are the four elements of the social bond?
Q5) According to Merton, what is the difference between ritualism and rebellion?
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Chapter 6: Delinquency Prevention and Intervention
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Q1) In teen court, youths are often sentenced to write apology letters to their victims.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Research shows that most boot camp programs are no more successful than traditional correctional sanctions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Project Head Start was begun under President Lyndon Johnson.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the nine goals of the JUMP program?
Q5) The ___________ program is a national residential education and training program for severely disadvantaged youths ages 16 to 24.
A)D.A.R.E.
B)SHIELD
C)Children at Risk
D)Families and Schools Together
E)Job Corps
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Chapter 7: Police and Juveniles
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Q1) D.A.R.E.is taught primarily to ______________.
A)fifth and sixth graders
B)high school students
C)college students
D)drug offenders in treatment programs
E)none of the above
Q2) The number of juveniles arrested for murder in 2007 was _____________.
A)563
B)857
C)1,350
D)4,879
E)7,889
Q3) The D.A.R.E.program has shown significant success in reducing drug use among juveniles.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the peak hours for juvenile crime?
Q5) Explain the traditional, professional, and the community-oriented periods of policing.
Q6) How do some police officers view juvenile assignments?
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Chapter 8: Juvenile Law and Procedure
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Q1) The U.S.Supreme Court in the In re Gault case stated that a juvenile is entitled to an attorney, and it the child could not afford one, one would be appointed.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Supreme Court case which ruled that a juvenile in a delinquency proceeding is entitled to the essentials of due process including the right to remain silent is
A)In re Gault
B)McKeiver v.Pennsylvania
C)Breed v.Jones
D)Kent v.United States
E)Fare v.Michael C.
Q3) In the case of Mckeiver v.Pennsylvania the court outlined four reasons for denying juveniles the right to a jury trial.What were those four reasons?
Q4) During the Gerald Gault hearing, Mrs.Cook, the victim, gave very damaging testimony.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: The Juvenile Court
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Q1) A facility designed for short-term, secured confinement of the juvenile prior to court disposition or execution of a court order is called a _____________.
A)detention center
B)juvenile center
C)juvenile institution
D)boot camp
E)waiting area
Q2) The court authority granted by law to hear a case is called __________________.
A)waiver
B)authority
C)ownership
D)jurisdiction
E)command
Q3) A status offense is an act committed by a juvenile that would not be considered a crime if committed by an adult.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The predisposition report serves three main functions.What are those three functions?
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Chapter 10: Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System
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Q1) Youths under the age of 16 are unlikely to be waived to adult court.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In Kansas and Vermont, children the age of 10 can be waived to adult court.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The first juvenile execution occurred in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, in 1642.The juvenile executed was Thomas Sawyer, who was later used as a character by Mark Twain.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Waiver to adult court is used in over 5% of all delinquency cases.
A)True
B)False
Q5) As of 2008, only 2 states allowed mandatory judicial waiver.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What are the three types of waiver to adult court? Explain each in detail.
Q7) Explain the case of Stanford v.Kentucky.
Q8) What are the three types of judicial waiver? Explain each in detail.
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Chapter 11: Community-Based Corrections for Juveniles
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Q1) What are the seven major variables that influence the final disposition of a juvenile's case?
Q2) What are mediation programs and how are they used?
Q3) The "Father of Probation" in America was _____________________.
A)John Howard
B)John Smith
C)John Wayne
D)John Jones
E)John Augustus
Q4) Programs that emphasize physical challenges, survival skills, and mental challenges through outdoor adventures and nature trips are called wilderness programs.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the Outward bound program.
Q6) Oliver Twist was a story about a wayward juvenile.
A)True
B)False
Q7) What is the most common correctional sanction imposed on juvenile offenders?
Q8) Describe the program VisionQuest.
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Chapter 12: Institutional Corrections for Juveniles
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Q1) What do they do at the Virginia C.R.Minor Reception and Diagnostic Center?
A)it is a boot camp facility that teaches discipline to young people
B)it is a diagnostic medical facility for juveniles under incarceration
C)it serves as the central intake facility for all juveniles committed in Virginia
D)it houses juveniles for long term confinement in Virginia
E)it is a short term facility for "shock probation" treatment
Q2) The first goal of the Southern Oaks Girls School is to prevent teenage pregnancy. A)True
B)False
Q3) The majority of placements of juveniles in secured institutions are in private facilities. A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the experience at the Manatee County Boot Camp for Juveniles in Florida in detail.
Q5) List the four primary goals of corrections.
Q6) List the various jobs that exist in correctional facilities.
Q7) What has research found regarding the rate of recidivism in juvenile boot camps?
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Chapter 13: Gangs and Delinquency
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Q1) Discuss the three prominent reasons of why youths join gangs.
Q2) Explain the various methods used by gangs to identify themselves and others.
Q3) What is the difference between general intent and specific intent?
Q4) What is the Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention (STEP) Act?
Q5) The National Youth Gang Center estimated that there are approximately _________ street gang members in America.
A)131,500
B)231,500
C)431,500
D)531,500
E)788,000
Q6) Gang members are responsible for 80% of the drug sales in America.
A)True
B)False
Q7) According to the National Youth Gang Survey, which of the following groups has more gang members?
A)Caucasian
B)African-American
C)Hispanic
D)Asian
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Chapter 14: Special Populations
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Q1) What are the options available to mentally ill juvenile offenders?
Q2) Studies by Wolfgang, Figlio, and Sellin have found that race is not a consistent factor in predicting chronic offenders.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are the characteristics of chronic juvenile offenders?
Q4) The poverty rates of children in the United States are as high as _____ percent.
A)16
B)36
C)61
D)81
E)none of the above
Q5) Describe the effect of the Internet on child pornography.
Q6) What are the similarities between child prostitution and human trafficking?
Q7) It is estimated that one-fifth of child molestation and three-fourths of all known cases of forcible rape are committed by juvenile males.
A)True
B)False
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Q8) What are the characteristics of juveniles that lead them to commit hate crimes?
Chapter 15: Future Directions in Juvenile Justice
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Q1) The direct results of toughening the laws on juvenile crime were ______________.
A)the increased use of waiver to adult court
B)switching from the traditional indeterminate sentence to determinate sentencing
C)creating new laws as well as altering existing ones to hold juveniles more accountable and punish them for the crimes they commit
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q2) Three social structure theories support the argument that socioeconomic conditions and cultural values in the lower class lead to delinquency.
A)True B)False
Q3) Name the drawbacks of abolishing the juvenile justice system.
Q4) What is the purpose of the Balanced and Restorative Justice Model (BARJ)?
Q5) Describe in detail the Balanced and Restorative Justice Model (BARJ).
Q6) Project CRAFT emphasizes competency development, community service, and offender accountability.
A)True B)False
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