Juvenile Justice 5th Edition By Robert Taylor – Test Bank

Chapter 11 Community-Based Corrections for Juveniles

1) The three main government agencies that encompass the juvenile justice system include all of the following except:
A) legislature.
B) the police.
C) juvenile courts.
D) the juvenile correctional system.

2) The fundamental goal of juvenile correctional facilities is ________.
A) retribution
B) incapacitation
C) rehabilitation
D) deterrence
E) revenge

3) Which of the following juvenile correctional sanctions is the overwhelming dispositional choice of juvenile courts?
A) community service
B) probation
C) foster care
D) mediation
E) restitution

4) Instruments used to determine the most appropriate placement for an adjudicated juvenile are called ________.
A) classification instruments
B) sentencing options
C) sentencing instruments
D) federal sentencing guidelines
E) None of the answers are correct.

5) The agency in charge of monitoring all youths on probation within a jurisdiction is called ________.
A) the juvenile court
B) the juvenile probation department
C) the Youth Authority
D) the Juvenile Crime Agency
E) Social Welfare of Juvenile Center

6) A sanction where the court releases a youth to a parent or other guardian to live in the community with certain rules and conditions is called ________.
A) furlough
B) shock probation
C) parole
D) probation
E) community service

7) Several guidelines and research studies have suggested a finite list of variables that influence a juvenile’s disposition. In this context, which of the following variables takes into account the number and type of victims in the offense committed by the juvenile?
A) the juvenile’s social situation prior to the offense
B) characteristics of the juvenile
C) prior history with the juvenile justice system
D) the circumstances of the offense committed
E) history of mental health outpatient care

8) A situation in which a youth agrees to follow certain probation conditions without going to court is called ________.
A) suspended sentence
B) deferred conviction
C) deferred arrest
D) deferred adjudication
E) None of the answers are correct.

9) A national survey of juvenile probation officers revealed that they thought their optimal caseload was ________ juveniles, while their actual caseload was ________ juveniles.
A) 20; 35
B) 30; 41
C) 45; 60
D) 60; 71
E) 70; 78

10) In the context of the correctional sanctions for a juvenile, which of the following is true of deferred adjudication?
A) It continues for five years or until the juvenile is reformed.
B) It is used for most habitual, high-risk offenders.
C) There is direct supervision of the juvenile by the probation department.
D) There is no formal adjudication and hence no record of a proceeding.
E) The juvenile agrees to follow certain probation conditions after going to court to avoid incarceration.