CJUS 321 Exam 1 Liberty University
- Kent vs.United States aided in establishing due process rights for juvenile offenders.
- Allegations of staff sexual misconduct accounted for _____ of all allegations of sexual violence reported in juvenile state, local, and privately owned facilities during 2005 and 2006
- Integrated approaches and models to juvenile corrections tend to be more effective
- Large juvenile facilities have proven effective in the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders.
- The treatment of juvenile offenders rests on a continuum that is bounded by rehabilitation on one side and punishment on the other.
- A high percentage of youth in juvenile facilities have histories of gang involvement.
- According to the deprivation model being housed in highly secure custodial environments results in a decrease in assaultive behavior.
- The more coercive the institutional conditions the greater the incidences of victimization within those institutions.
- A culture of violence includes the development of an aggressive staff culture.
- Conformity is an important adjustment strategy which fosters prosocial attitudes.
- Approximately _____ of all youth‐on‐youth allegations of sexual violence were substantiated
- The new generation design is the secondary model of new construction of juvenile facilities.
- The new generation approach is based on common sense principles and the normalization treatment model
- The major assumption of the deprivation model is that:
- Probation is the second most popular sanction in juvenile court .
- PbS collects information about different dimensions of safety in juvenile detention and long‐term facilities.
- Group homes are most commonly characterized by:
- BJS stands for Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- Ranches and forestry camps are for repeat, violent juvenile offenders.
- It is important to understand the demographic related characteristics of the juvenile correctional population but not the offense related characteristics.
- There is connection between a history of drug use and a history of violence in institutional violence.
- The problem of gangs in juvenile corrections is fairly the same from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
- California and Ohio have large juvenile correctional facilities that are effective and as a result avoid outside scrutiny.
- Juveniles adjudicated to lengthy terms of incarceration are often sent to state operated facilities.
- Reform schools are also known as training schools in some jurisdictions.
- The first juvenile court was established in Cook County, Chicago in 1899.
- Cottage style reformatories operate according to principles of the family plan.
- The types of interventions used to respond to youth crime vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
- Boot camps are more hostile and dangerous than training schools.
- National level data has been very helpful in studying violence within juvenile facilities.
- JJDPA stands for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
- A concern with data is inconsistent reporting practices and a lack of accuracy.
- The overrepresentation of minorities in juvenile correctional facilities is due to:
- Passage of the Social Security Act of 1935 encouraged the development of local child welfare services.
- Homicides are frequent events in a juvenile population.
- Local jails that hold juveniles are technically considered juvenile correctional facilities.
- There are two characteristics that influence interventions that juvenile correctional facilities will adopt. These are the percentage of residents with mental health problems and substance abuse problems.
- Many training schools resemble adult prisons.
- The public is generally more optimistic about the reform of juvenile offenders.
- Gangs are the third leading cause facing the security and safety of residents in youth corrections.
- The presence of rival gang members tends to control eruptions of violence in juvenile facilities.
- Attitudes toward crime and punishment in the United States are often less punitive than in other wealthy nations.
- A comprehensive, community‐based model is an effective strategy for treating and rehabilitating juvenile offenders.
- Juveniles adhere to an inmate code of conduct.
- There are more girls in juvenile corrections than boys.
- The importation model challenges the deprivation’s model assumption
- According to the importation model, the prior history of the juvenile has a significant effect on behavior while confined
- Withdrawal is a productive adjustment strategy.
- There is a significant lack of research focused on violence in juvenile correctional institutions.
- The child saves movement in New York was organized by a group of feminist reformers.