CRJ 240 MODULE 4 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
CRJ 240 MODULE 4 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
1.A preliminary investigation is conducted by probation officers at or during:a. [removed] intake.b. [removed] investigation.c. [removed] supervision.d. [removed] release of offender.2.The United States Supreme Court has ruled that only juveniles over the age of _____ can be executed for their crimes.a. [removed] 10b. [removed] 12c. [removed] 14d. [removed] 173.What percent of juveniles currently are waived to adult court?a. [removed] 5 percentb. [removed] 15 percentc. [removed] 25 percentd. [removed] 36 percent4.Judges must hold probable cause hearings when:a. [removed] prosecutors file to send a juvenile to adult court.b. [removed] cases come to the adult court by a mandatory judicial waiver.c. [removed] cases come to the adult court by a discretionary judicial waiver.d. [removed] all of the choices apply.5.The probation official who has replaced the case worker is the:a. [removed] police officer.b. [removed] community resource manager.c. [removed] intake officer.d. [removed] referee.6.Which is the correct order in which probation services are provided?a. [removed] Intake, investigation, supervisionb. [removed] Supervision, intake, investigationc. [removed] Investigation, intake, supervisiond. [removed] Arrest, intake, investigation, supervision, bail7.In order for a state to have a valid death penalty, judges must consider:a. [removed] mitigating circumstances.b. [removed] statistical ambiguities in demographic trends.c. [removed] historical traditions of the court.d. [removed] future impact of the penalty on deterring crimes.8.According to studies on restitution, which of the following are among the primary goals of restitution programs?a. [removed] Hold parents accountable for their children’s offensesb. [removed] They set-up local programs to fully reimburse victims for their financial damages at their expensec. [removed] They hold juveniles accountable for their offensesd. [removed] All of the choices apply9.The balanced approach in probation focuses on:a. [removed] arrest, conviction, and confinement.b. [removed] correction, rehabilitation, and aftercare.c. [removed] the community, the victim, and the offender.d. [removed] both arrest, conviction, and confinement and correction, rehabilitation, and aftercare.10.Which of the following are (is/a) goal(s) of electronic monitoring programs?a. [removed] To reduce the number of field contacts required by home-confinement officersb. [removed] To provide for early unification with the juvenile’s familyc. [removed] To keep the juvenile out of schoold. [removed] Both to reduce the number of field contacts required by home-confinement officers and to provide for early unification with the juvenile’s family11.Which of the following is the most widely used organization of probation in the United States?a. [removed] Local/judicialb. [removed] State/judicialc. [removed] State/executived. [removed] Local/executive or a combination12.To keep youths out of the adult system, Hamparian, et al. have proposed the formation of a(n):a. [removed] hidden system of justice.b. [removed] youthful offender system.c. [removed] net widening system.d. [removed] none of the choices apply.13.Probation officers must satisfy:a. [removed] the needs of the client.b. [removed] only the juvenile justice system needs.c. [removed] their own ego needs.d. [removed] all of the choices apply.14.The law views juveniles as:a. [removed] practical, reasoning, and rule-following being.b. [removed] an instinctually based, driven being.c. [removed] an emotional, feeling, and inconsistent being.d. [removed] none of the choices apply.15.When juveniles are ordered to find jobs, hold them, and pay back victims, they are in a _____ program.a. [removed] treatmentb. [removed] surveillancec. [removed] restitutiond. [removed] compensation16._____ is a program of intermediate punishment whereby youths are ordered to remain confined in their residences.a. [removed] Solitary confinementb. [removed] Clinical confinementc. [removed] House arrestd. [removed] Stay home17.Well-developed probation programs should help overcome what traditionally weak component of the juvenile justice program?a. [removed] Reinforcement of positive behaviorb. [removed] Getting psychoanalytic techniques into the communityc. [removed] Attacking community disorganizationd. [removed] None of the choices apply18.The Integrated Social Control (ISC) model of intensive supervision:a. [removed] focuses on strain, control, and social learning theories.b. [removed] argues that many youths are inadequately socialized.c. [removed] maintains that youths have weak bonding to the community.d. [removed] all of the choices apply.19.Data on juveniles who received the death penalty indicate that:a. [removed] juveniles received the death penalty in numbers equal to that of adults.b. [removed] juveniles received the death penalty more frequently than adults.c. [removed] juveniles received the death penalty far less frequently than adults.d. [removed] no data are available on how many juveniles have received the death penalty.20._____ is when states offer financial incentives or manpower to local systems if all probationers are handled in the local system.a. [removed] Local determinationb. [removed] Financial redistributionc. [removed] Probation subsidyd. [removed] State organization of control
