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According to the text, one of the major problems of juvenile probation is that: |
| | A) | probation officers are poorly trained for the job. |
| | B) | courts do not supervise the conditions of probation. |
| | C) | probation caseloads are too high for effective supervision. |
| | D) | communities cannot agree on the goals of probation services. |
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Early studies of the effectiveness of boot camps found _____ recidivism rates for youth placed in boot camps versus youths receiving more traditional correctional treatment. |
| | A) | no significant difference in |
| | B) | significantly lower |
| | C) | significantly higher |
| | D) | somewhat higher |
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About _____ juveniles are incarcerated on any given day in the United States. |
| | A) | 134,000 |
| | B) | 1,000,000 |
| | C) | 320,000 |
| | D) | 750,000 |
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The State Industrial School for Girls in Lancaster, Massachusetts was designed to: |
| | A) | save young, poor girls from urban vice and crime. |
| | B) | train girls for paid employment in offices and factories. |
| | C) | prepare girls for domestic work. |
| | D) | enable girls to finish their high school diplomas. |
| | E) | a and c above |
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The reform movement called _____ resulted in the closing of juvenile institutions in Massachusetts, including the State Industrial School for Girls. |
| | A) | deinstitutionalization |
| | B) | decarceration |
| | C) | least intrusive alternative |
| | D) | decriminalization |
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Abuses of youth in correctional facilities are well-documented. In 2003, the Justice Department filed suit over conditions in Mississippi including: |
| | A) | capital punishment of juveniles. |
| | B) | hog-tying and pole-shackling children. |
| | C) | denial of food and water to juveniles. |
| | D) | refusal of medical treatment to suicidal juveniles. |
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Pseudo families allow delinquent girls in institutions to: |
| | A) | explore the lesbian side of their sexuality. |
| | B) | learn about and improve relationships in their "real" families. |
| | C) | mitigate and manage the pains of confinement. |
| | D) | explore alternative gender roles. |
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In 2000, juveniles represented _____ percent of all inmates in state prisons. |
| | A) | less than .5 |
| | B) | about 10 |
| | C) | about 15 |
| | D) | more than one-third |
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In most states, parole decisions are made by: |
| | A) | juvenile court judges. |
| | B) | the staff of the institution where the juvenile is confined. |
| | C) | juvenile parole boards. |
| | D) | juvenile parole boards, working with victim review boards. |
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In order to deal with the problem of juveniles confined in prisons with adults, some states have started to use _____, or assigning certain underage offenders to special facilities. |
| | A) | graduated incarceration |
| | B) | bifurcated incarceration |
| | C) | segregated incarceration |
| | D) | "just deserts" incarceration |
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2006 McGraw-Hill Higher Education