PRACTICE QUIZ: CH.15 - JUVENILE
JUSTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
How do programs such as Job Corps attempt to prevent delinquency?
a. by providing job training so that juveniles have greater chances of securing future
employment
b. by placing at-risk juveniles in correctional work programs so they see firsthand the
poor conditions
c. by providing juveniles with stable paying jobs that are contingent on their lawful
behavior
d. by supporting companies that disregard juvenile criminal records when
interviewing applicants - ANSWER-a. by providing job training so that juveniles have
greater chances of securing future employment
Which juvenile can be characterized as a status offender?
a. a juvenile who has been caught stealing a soda bottle from a store
b. a juvenile who has physically assaulted a classmate in school
c. a juvenile who has repeatedly engaged in truancy from high school
d. a juvenile takes his parent's car without permission - ANSWER-c. a juvenile who
has repeatedly engaged in truancy from high school
What is the most common formal sentence for juvenile offenders?
a. rehabilitation
b. parole
c. correctional institution
d. probation - ANSWER-d. probation
Juvenile drug courts seek to __________.
a. expose first offenders to the correctional system
b. provide rehabilitation to first offenders
c. impose strict punishment on first offenders
d. let first offenders off with a warning - ANSWER-b. provide rehabilitation to first
offenders
Which of the following can be considered a preventive reoffending recommendation
by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)?
a. encouraging youth to accept responsibility for their actions
b. engaging with an adolescent's family to encourage prosocial development
c. ensuring that youth fully understand the charges against them
, d. preventing unequal treatment in the administration of juvenile justice - ANSWER-
b. engaging with an adolescent's family to encourage prosocial development
In which scenario would a police officer typically exercise discretion in releasing a
juvenile offender?
a. A juvenile is caught in the process of selling heroin to another.
b. A juvenile with no record has been caught stealing a neighbor's newspaper.
c. A juvenile has been caught after breaking into another person's home.
d. A juvenile with no record has been caught for physically assaulting a teacher. -
ANSWER-b. A juvenile with no record has been caught stealing a neighbor's
newspaper.
What can be concluded from the findings of the National Council on Crime and
Delinquency (NCCD) report Treatment of Youth of Color in the Justice System?
a. Black youths are more prone to committing nonviolent misdemeanors than white
and Hispanic youths.
b. Black youths in public correctional facilities have lower recidivism rates than those
in private facilities.
c. Among varied ethnic groups, black youths in correctional facilities are the least
inclined to utilize rehabilitation programs.
d. The percentage of black youths in local detention and state correctional systems
is grossly disproportional relative to their general population. - ANSWER-d. The
percentage of black youths in local detention and state correctional systems is
grossly disproportional relative to their general population.
Under what process do juvenile courts transfer a case to an adult criminal court for
trial?
a. third-party doctrine
b. forfeiture
c. reallocation
d. waiver - ANSWER-d. waiver
When would a court begin its determination of possible dispositions for a juvenile
offender?
a. at arraignment
b. during the detention hearing
c. at the pre-trial conference
d. following an adjudication - ANSWER-d. following an adjudication
What is the primary purpose of Intensive Aftercare Programs (IAP)?
a. augment parole officers in monitoring and enforcing release guidelines for
juveniles
b. provide intervention for high-risk juvenile offenders after they have been released
c. routinely examine released juvenile ex-inmates for drug and alcohol use
JUSTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
How do programs such as Job Corps attempt to prevent delinquency?
a. by providing job training so that juveniles have greater chances of securing future
employment
b. by placing at-risk juveniles in correctional work programs so they see firsthand the
poor conditions
c. by providing juveniles with stable paying jobs that are contingent on their lawful
behavior
d. by supporting companies that disregard juvenile criminal records when
interviewing applicants - ANSWER-a. by providing job training so that juveniles have
greater chances of securing future employment
Which juvenile can be characterized as a status offender?
a. a juvenile who has been caught stealing a soda bottle from a store
b. a juvenile who has physically assaulted a classmate in school
c. a juvenile who has repeatedly engaged in truancy from high school
d. a juvenile takes his parent's car without permission - ANSWER-c. a juvenile who
has repeatedly engaged in truancy from high school
What is the most common formal sentence for juvenile offenders?
a. rehabilitation
b. parole
c. correctional institution
d. probation - ANSWER-d. probation
Juvenile drug courts seek to __________.
a. expose first offenders to the correctional system
b. provide rehabilitation to first offenders
c. impose strict punishment on first offenders
d. let first offenders off with a warning - ANSWER-b. provide rehabilitation to first
offenders
Which of the following can be considered a preventive reoffending recommendation
by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)?
a. encouraging youth to accept responsibility for their actions
b. engaging with an adolescent's family to encourage prosocial development
c. ensuring that youth fully understand the charges against them
, d. preventing unequal treatment in the administration of juvenile justice - ANSWER-
b. engaging with an adolescent's family to encourage prosocial development
In which scenario would a police officer typically exercise discretion in releasing a
juvenile offender?
a. A juvenile is caught in the process of selling heroin to another.
b. A juvenile with no record has been caught stealing a neighbor's newspaper.
c. A juvenile has been caught after breaking into another person's home.
d. A juvenile with no record has been caught for physically assaulting a teacher. -
ANSWER-b. A juvenile with no record has been caught stealing a neighbor's
newspaper.
What can be concluded from the findings of the National Council on Crime and
Delinquency (NCCD) report Treatment of Youth of Color in the Justice System?
a. Black youths are more prone to committing nonviolent misdemeanors than white
and Hispanic youths.
b. Black youths in public correctional facilities have lower recidivism rates than those
in private facilities.
c. Among varied ethnic groups, black youths in correctional facilities are the least
inclined to utilize rehabilitation programs.
d. The percentage of black youths in local detention and state correctional systems
is grossly disproportional relative to their general population. - ANSWER-d. The
percentage of black youths in local detention and state correctional systems is
grossly disproportional relative to their general population.
Under what process do juvenile courts transfer a case to an adult criminal court for
trial?
a. third-party doctrine
b. forfeiture
c. reallocation
d. waiver - ANSWER-d. waiver
When would a court begin its determination of possible dispositions for a juvenile
offender?
a. at arraignment
b. during the detention hearing
c. at the pre-trial conference
d. following an adjudication - ANSWER-d. following an adjudication
What is the primary purpose of Intensive Aftercare Programs (IAP)?
a. augment parole officers in monitoring and enforcing release guidelines for
juveniles
b. provide intervention for high-risk juvenile offenders after they have been released
c. routinely examine released juvenile ex-inmates for drug and alcohol use
