Juvenile Delinquency Exam 3 Study Guide

The basic functions of juvenile probation services include intake, investigation, and supervision.

True

___ can be defined as the choice a police officer makes between two or more possible means of handling a situation.

Police discretion

The intake officer has two important decisions to make:

• What to do with the case

• Whether the juvenile qualifies for a day treatment program.

False. A judge does this.

This type of program is a nonresidential program that does not provide living or sleeping quarters.

Day-treatment programs

___ requires probation officers to prepare a social history report on a youth ruled delinquent to aid the judge in making a correct disposition of the case.

Investigation

Which of the following is NOT one of the types of police interventions for juveniles?

Law-based

Which of the following shows the basic function of juvenile probation?

Intake → Investigation → Supervision → Probation

____ sentencing is a fixed sentence for a specified offenses; this is a new form of sentencing in juvenile justice.

Determinate

Which amendment protects citizens against illegal search and seizure

Fourth Amendment

This community-based corrections philosophy focuses on a wide array of sanctions that can be used to respond to problem behavior.

Continuum of sanctions

This community-based corrections philosophy is a sentencing model that builds on restitution and community participation in an attempt to make the victim and the community “whole again.”

Restorative justice

The two types of mechanisms for transferring juveniles to the adult system are judicial and legislative waivers.

True

___ permits juvenile offenders to remain in the community under the supervision of a probation officer, subject to certain conditions imposed by the court.

Probation

Which of the following is NOT one of the types of juvenile community-based programs?

Gang protection

A preliminary screening process to determine whether a court should take action, and if so, what action, and whether the matter should be referred elsewhere is known as ____?

Intake

Juvenile offenders are allowed to be housed with adult offenders

False

This community-based corrections philosophy assumes that both the offender and the surrounding community must be brought together in formal programs.

Reintegration philosophy

The intake officer is usually a probation officer.

True

Which court case offers protection from illegal search and seizures (fourth amendment) for juveniles?

State v. Lowry

Today, over 2,000 court-sponsored volunteer programs are in operation, using volunteers to assist probation officers in a variety of ways.

True

• Individual Counseling

• Interpersonal Skills

• Individual Behavioral Programs

• Using Multiple Services

• Individualized Academic Programs

These treatment types have higher success rates

• Deterrence Programs

• Probation

• Drug Abstinence Programs

• Reduced Case Load

• Group Counseling

These treatment types have lower success rates