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1
During the colonial period, the primary method for teaching skilled trades to the children of the middle and upper classes was
A)
the apprenticeship system
B)
the binding-out system
C)
workhouses
D)
houses of refuge
2
The primary purpose of the houses of refuge was to
A)
remove children from the corrupting influences of the cities
B)
punish youths
C)
prevent pauperism and turn children into hard-working members of the community
D)
help minor offenders through close supervision in the community
3
Institutions that grew up after the Civil War and were largely correctional facilities focusing on custody were
A)
industrial schools
B)
reform schools
C)
cottage reformatories
D)
all of the above
4
Which of the following is
not
a right given to youths by the U.S. Supreme Court?
A)
right to a jury trial
B)
right to notice of the charges against them
C)
right to counsel
D)
right to sworn testimony
5
The Supreme Court case in which the court held that a juvenile could not be waived to adult court without a hearing was
A)
In re Gault
B)
In re Winship
C)
Kent v. United States
D)
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
6
Although police officers are considered part of the formal juvenile justice process, they may handle juveniles informally by
A)
warning the juvenile and releasing the youth to his or her parents
B)
referring a juvenile to court
C)
arresting status offenders
D)
taking a youth to a detention center
7
Diversion programs in juvenile justice are popular because
A)
they allow more youths to be referred to the juvenile court
B)
formal responses to youths who violate the law do not always protect the best interests of the youth or the community
C)
they reflect a "get tough" attitude toward juvenile crime
D)
all of the above
8
Prior to an adjudication hearing
A)
a petition must be filed
B)
a hearing date must be set and the juvenile, parents, and witnesses must be notified of the date
C)
a juvenile may enter into a plea bargain with a prosecutor
D)
all of the above
9
Disposition in juvenile court is the equivalent of criminal court's
A)
sentencing
B)
trial
C)
preliminary hearing
D)
detention
10
The most common disposition in juvenile courts is
A)
incarceration
B)
community service
C)
victim restitution
D)
probation
11
Which of the following is
not
a community-based correctional program for juveniles?
A)
probation
B)
foster care
C)
detention center
D)
wilderness probation program
12
Evaluations of several wilderness probation programs have shown that they can
A)
decrease criminal activity during and after the program
B)
provide long-term positive effects
C)
provide benefits far in excess of those found in other programs such as probation
D)
all of the above
13
Which of the following is
not
a problem facing juvenile justice in the 21st century?
A)
providing sufficiently stringent and unpleasant correctional programs to deter crime
B)
providing adequate due-process protections for juveniles
C)
working out an appropriate balance between community-based and institutional correctional programs
D)
recognizing the limits of correctional responses in solving the juvenile crime problem
14
Research has shown that large institutional facilities for juveniles
A)
significantly reduce recidivism
B)
provide long-term positive effects
C)
may increase the likelihood that youths will commit further offenses
D)
are unnecessary, and youths should be housed in adult institutions
15
In 1997, the percentage of youths placed in residential facilities for violent offenses against people was
A)
80 percent
B)
50 percent
C)
25 percent
D)
10 percent
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