AJS212 / JUVENILE JUSTICE - CH. 1 &
2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following services did John Augustus instigate? - ANSWER-arranging
for employment for youths on probation
Which of the following correctional models emphasizes punishment as the remedy
for juvenile misbehavior? - ANSWER-crime control
In colonial times, youths were punished by ________. - ANSWER-their families
Parens patriae focused on the ________ as the one who protected his or her
subjects. - ANSWER-sovereign
Which of the following is a responsibility of an agency other than corrections? -
ANSWER-making sentencing decisions
Which of the following is most concerned that juvenile offenders receive therapy
rather than institutionalization? - ANSWER-treatment model
Early Houses of Refuge were run using a ________. - ANSWER-family model
In Europe during the middle ages, who assumed control over children and their
welfare before it was turned over to the Chancery Court? - ANSWER-the landowners
In the late 1700s and early 1800s, the ________ was believed to be the primary
source of youths' problems. - ANSWER-family
The penal system of the colonies was modeled after the ________ system. -
ANSWER-English
The liberal agenda of the 1960s and 1970s emphasized the ________. - ANSWER-
increased use of training school
Studies on hidden delinquency and middle-class law breaking has taught that nearly
all juveniles ________. - ANSWER-break the law
Early in the history of this nation, the poor newcomers were viewed as ________. -
ANSWER-criminals
Which of the following is an objective of the balanced and restorative justice model?
- ANSWER-Decision-making alternatives to formal court or other adversarial
processes should be provided.
The premise of parens patriae at the Cook County Juvenile Court was that it allowed
the juvenile courts to ________. - ANSWER-treat youthful offenders
2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following services did John Augustus instigate? - ANSWER-arranging
for employment for youths on probation
Which of the following correctional models emphasizes punishment as the remedy
for juvenile misbehavior? - ANSWER-crime control
In colonial times, youths were punished by ________. - ANSWER-their families
Parens patriae focused on the ________ as the one who protected his or her
subjects. - ANSWER-sovereign
Which of the following is a responsibility of an agency other than corrections? -
ANSWER-making sentencing decisions
Which of the following is most concerned that juvenile offenders receive therapy
rather than institutionalization? - ANSWER-treatment model
Early Houses of Refuge were run using a ________. - ANSWER-family model
In Europe during the middle ages, who assumed control over children and their
welfare before it was turned over to the Chancery Court? - ANSWER-the landowners
In the late 1700s and early 1800s, the ________ was believed to be the primary
source of youths' problems. - ANSWER-family
The penal system of the colonies was modeled after the ________ system. -
ANSWER-English
The liberal agenda of the 1960s and 1970s emphasized the ________. - ANSWER-
increased use of training school
Studies on hidden delinquency and middle-class law breaking has taught that nearly
all juveniles ________. - ANSWER-break the law
Early in the history of this nation, the poor newcomers were viewed as ________. -
ANSWER-criminals
Which of the following is an objective of the balanced and restorative justice model?
- ANSWER-Decision-making alternatives to formal court or other adversarial
processes should be provided.
The premise of parens patriae at the Cook County Juvenile Court was that it allowed
the juvenile courts to ________. - ANSWER-treat youthful offenders
