Public Policy and Juvenile Issues
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Course Introduction
This course examines the development and implementation of public policy as it relates to juvenile populations within the criminal justice and social welfare systems. Students will analyze the historical, social, and legal foundations of juvenile justice, the impact of policy decisions on youth outcomes, and the roles of various stakeholders, including government agencies, advocacy groups, and communities. Topics include juvenile delinquency, child protection, education policy, detention reform, diversion programs, and strategies for prevention and intervention. Emphasis is placed on critical evaluation of existing policies and the formulation of effective, ethical, and evidence-based approaches to addressing juvenile issues in contemporary society.
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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) An adult is found guilty, a juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) A procedure by which a juvenile is removed from the juvenile justice process and provided with treatment services is called ____________.
A)aftercare
B)probation
C)diversion
D)release
E)early release
Answer: C
Q3) Probation is a disposition imposed by the court allowing the adjudicated offender to remain in the community as long as the offender abides by certain conditions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: History of the Juvenile Justice System
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Q1) Before the 20<sup>th</sup> Century, juveniles were essentially chattel or property.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Who were the Child Savers and what role did they play in the development of the juvenile justice system?
Answer: The Child Savers were a group of reformers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who advocated for the creation of a separate juvenile justice system. They believed that children who committed crimes were not fully responsible for their actions and should be treated differently than adult offenders. The Child Savers played a crucial role in the development of the juvenile justice system by pushing for the establishment of juvenile courts, probation programs, and other rehabilitative services for young offenders. Their efforts led to the creation of a system that focused on the welfare and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, rather than punishment and retribution. This marked a significant shift in the way society viewed and treated young people who were involved in the criminal justice system. The Child Savers' influence can still be seen in the juvenile justice system today, as it continues to prioritize the needs and well-being of young offenders.
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Chapter 3: Juvenile Crime, Criminals, and Victims
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Q1) Risk factors put juveniles in greater risk of becoming delinquent while protective factors insulate a juvenile from becoming delinquent.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) An example of a victimless crime is prostitution.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The Uniform Crime Report is a very accurate report of the number of juvenile crimes in America.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) The "dark figure of crime" refers to the national drug problem.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q5) 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) This type of deterrence is imposed on adjudicated delinquents in order to deter them from continuing to commit delinquent acts in the future.
A)proposed deterrence
B)specific deterrence
C)general deterrence
D)actual deterrence
E)theoretical deterrence
Q2) Routine activities theory is based on rational choice. A)True B)False
Q3) Dizygotic twins are also know as identical twins. A)True B)False
Q4) According to the text, the influence of the positive school of thought increased for two reasons.Explain each of those reasons.
Q5) Explain the terms id, ego and superego.
Q6) The terms id, ego, and super ego were developed by Sigmund Freud. A)True B)False
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Chapter 5: Social Structure, Social Process, and Social
Reaction Theories
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Q1) _______ theory does not focus exclusively on delinquency committed by members of the lower-class but can be used as an explanation of delinquency among all social classes.
A)Shaw and McKay's B)Merton's
C)Agnew's
D)Cloward and Ohlin's E)Cohen's
Q2) ____________ differential reinforcement theory integrated differential association and the learning theory of operant conditioning.
A)Cloward and Ohlin's B)Sutherland's C)Akers's D)Miller's E)Sykes and Matza's
Q3) According to Merton, what is the difference between ritualism and rebellion?
Q4) Cloward and Ohlin argued that not everyone has access to the illegitimate opportunity structure.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 6: Delinquency Prevention and Intervention
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Q1) The overall proportion of kids who become seriously delinquent increases in direct proportion to the age at which the child first commits a delinquent act.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Define delinquency prevention.
Q3) Project Head Start was begun under President Lyndon Johnson.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Deinstitutionalization is the releasing of convicted juveniles early from juvenile facilities so that they may be placed on parole.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the goals and methods used by Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America in detail.
Q6) The text gives seven things a school based program should include.Describe those seven points.
Q7) What did the federal School-to-work Opportunities Act include as its three core elements?
Q8) Explain the failure of the Scared Straight program.
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Chapter 7: Police and Juveniles
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Q1) In the _____________ style of policing, the officer uses criminal law, threats, temporary custody and problem solving to keep the peace.
A)professional
B)legalistic
C)watchman
D)service
Q2) From 1998 to 2007 the number of juvenile arrests declined 20%.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What do the terms CHINS, CINS, MINS, and PINS mean?
Q4) Police history is generally divided into three periods.One of the following is not one of those periods.
A)the traditional or political period
B)the professional period
C)the community oriented period
D)the profiling period
Q5) What is the responsibility of the intake officer and how much power do they have?
Q6) What is theG.R.E.A.T program?
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Chapter 8: Juvenile Law and Procedure
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Q1) The U.S.Supreme Court in the _____________ case stated that a juvenile is entitled to an attorney, and it the child could not afford one, one would be appointed.
A)In re Gault
B)McKeiver v.Pennsylvania
C)Breed v.Jones
D)New Jersey v.T.L.O.E.Fare v.Michael C.
Q2) In 1968, Joseph McKeiver, age 16, was charged with _____________________.
A)murder
B)drug sales
C)robbery, larceny, and receiving stolen goods
D)making obscene phone calls
E)carrying a weapon in school
Q3) Curfew laws apply only to juveniles.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the problems facing public defenders in juvenile court?
Q5) Explain the case of Fare v.Michael C.
Q6) Explain the case of McKeiver v.Pennsylvania.
Q7) Explain the main constitutional issue in Kent v.United States.
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Chapter 9: The Juvenile Court
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Q1) What are the three basic functions of probation officers?
Q2) A hearing to determine whether there is evidence beyond a reasonable doubt to support the allegations against a juvenile is called _____________.
A)a trial
B)a waiver hearing
C)an adjudication hearing
D)a determination of guilt hearing
E)a dispositional hearing
Q3) The process by which a juvenile pleads guilty in exchange for concessions made by the prosecutor is called a plea bargain.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What does the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act state?
Q5) The term "parens patriae" means the "rights of the parents".
A)True
B)False
Q6) What do the terms CINS, CHINS, PINS, JINS and MINS mean?
Q7) Who are the key players in a juvenile court and what are their roles?
Q8) What are the services provides by the Community Services Program Inc.
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Chapter 10: Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System
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Q1) Explain the crimes of Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden.
Q2) In which case did the Supreme Court rule that is was unconstitutional to execute a mentally retarded person?
A)Stanford v.Kentucky
B)Atkins v.Virginia
C)Savage v.McAninch
D)Roper v.Simmons
Q3) What are the three types of waiver to adult court? Explain each in detail.
Q4) Explain how different states have different minimum ages for waiver to adult court.
Q5) The process through which a juvenile court relinquishes jurisdiction over a juvenile offender and the case is processed in adult court is called ________________.
A)waiver
B)transfer
C)remand
D)binding
E)all of the above
Q6) What are the Kent criterion for waiving a juvenile to adult court.
Q7) Explain the case of Stanford v.Kentucky.
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Chapter 11: Community-Based Corrections for Juveniles
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Q1) The fundamental goal of juvenile correctional facilities is deterrence.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the most common correctional sanction imposed on juvenile offenders?
Q3) A national survey of juvenile probation officers revealed that they thought their optimal case load was forty-five juveniles.
A)True
B)False
Q4) 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
Q5) Group homes are used for the placement of gangs so that they can all be in the same home.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What is the NCCD Juvenile Classification Scale?
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Chapter 12: Institutional Corrections for Juveniles
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Q1) List the various jobs that exist in correctional facilities.
Q2) An order by a juvenile court judge putting the juvenile in the custody of a state juvenile correctional authority or another specific juvenile correctional facility is called a commitment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The term for the methods of treatment and counseling used to reform juvenile offenders so that they will return to society in a constructive, rather than a destructive way, is called ____________.
A)rehabilitation
B)deterrence
C)incapacitation
D)retribution
Q4) What two classifications of juveniles are in institutional facilities for juveniles?
Q5) The first goal of the Southern Oaks Girls School is to prevent teenage pregnancy.
A)True
B)False
Q6) 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) Explain how race affects gang membership.
Q2) 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
Q3) What are the five types of gangs as characterized by Cheryl Maxson and Malcolm Klein?
Q4) A response to gangs that involves organization adaptations that facilitate the application of gang control strategies is called _________________.
A)community organization
B)opportunities provision
C)organizational change and development
D)social intervention
E)suppression
Q5) There are approximately 788,000 gang members in the United States.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Special Populations
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Q1) Most of the research done in the 1960s focused on _______ and adult crime.
A)heroin addiction
B)alcoholism
C)marijuana use
D)barbiturates use
E)cocaine use
Q2) About _____ of all incarcerated youths in the juvenile justice system suffer from a serious mental disorder.
A)1/2
B)1/4
C)1/5
D)1/10
E)1/100
Q3) Globally, approximately 60% of trafficking victims are female, and 25 % of those are trafficked for the commercial sex business.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain how the Zero Tolerance Programs work and explain if/how they are effective.
Q5) Describe the effect of the Internet on child pornography.
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Chapter 15: Future Directions in Juvenile Justice
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Q1) Family empowerment teams are innovative and low-cost intervention strategies that have shown success through reduced recidivism rates and improved psychosocial interaction of youth within the family and community.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A "balanced" strategy invests heavily in _________ and _________ crime.
A)punishing, preventing B)punishing, controlling
C)preventing, controlling
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q3) Parental responsibility statutes have been passed in ___________.
A)Silverton, Oregon
B)Arlington Heights, Illinois
C)Roanoke, Virginia
D)St.Clares Shores, Michigan
E)all of the above
Q4) Name the three types of specialty courts in the juvenile justice system.
Q5) Compare and contrast the three types of specialty courts in the juvenile justice system.
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