TEST BANK
JUVENILE JUSTICE
AN ACTIVE-LEARNING APPROACH
2ND EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 01: HISTORY OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
1) In 1869, the ______ Board of Charities implemented probation for
youthful offenders.
A. Maryland
B. Massachusetts
C. New York
D. Illinois
ANS: B
2) Who was the father of probation?
A. John Tessmer
B. John Augustus
C. Frank Clinton
D. John Howard
ANS: B
3) To deal with overcrowding, reformers built ______ reformatories,
which were small facilities that mimicked a large family.
A. gatehouse
B. juvenile
C. cottage
D. sanctuary
ANS: C
, 4) Programs for impoverished children actually originated in ______.
A. America
B. Germany
C. France
D. England
ANS: D
5) ______ were founded in London in the mid-16th century, which
housed poor and delinquent youths and worked to train them in
specific skills.
A. Bridewells
B. Boarding schools
C. Dormitories
D. Halfway houses
ANS: A
6) ______ involves release of an offender from detention following a
period of good behavior, but under supervision in the community.
A. Parole
B. Probation
C. Good behavior
D. Bail
ANS: B
7) In Colonial times, ______ saw the family as the cornerstone of the
community, and they believed that parents should be allowed to
punish their children as they saw fit.
A. Puritans
B. court officials
, C. child savers
D. legislation
ANS: A
8) Instituted first for adults, probation was seen as both a way to
rehabilitate offenders and a way to cope with ______.
A. mental illness
B. overcrowded jails
C. youthful offenders
D. violent crimes
ANS: B
9) The Cook County Juvenile Court was established through legislation
reflecting a new attitude that children should be treated differently due
to their undeveloped ______ and emotional status.
A. physical traits
B. perceptive
C. cognitive
D. spiritual
ANS: C
10) The ______ movement began in the late 1800s and advocated
rescuing juvenile delinquents from the streets and providing them with
social services instead of punishing delinquents for behaviors such as
running away.
A. kid investor
B. child saver
C. child reformer
D. kid rights
, ANS: B
11) In the ______ Era, from 1880 to 1929 involved middle- and
upperclass reformers concerned about treatment of juveniles and
pushed for changes in how juveniles were managed.
A. Classical
B. Industrial
C. Reform
D. Progressive
ANS: D
12) By 1931, more than ______ guidance clinics were created to
assist the juvenile justice system.
A. 100
B. 500
C. 200
D. 900
ANS: C
13) In 1903, Illinois legislation allowed the juvenile justice system to
intervene with ______ offenses such as curfew violations and
incorrigibility, in addition to their existing mandate to deal with youths
engaged in criminal acts or subject to dependency and neglect
findings.
A. violent
B. property
C. status
D. domestic
ANS: C
JUVENILE JUSTICE
AN ACTIVE-LEARNING APPROACH
2ND EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 01: HISTORY OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
1) In 1869, the ______ Board of Charities implemented probation for
youthful offenders.
A. Maryland
B. Massachusetts
C. New York
D. Illinois
ANS: B
2) Who was the father of probation?
A. John Tessmer
B. John Augustus
C. Frank Clinton
D. John Howard
ANS: B
3) To deal with overcrowding, reformers built ______ reformatories,
which were small facilities that mimicked a large family.
A. gatehouse
B. juvenile
C. cottage
D. sanctuary
ANS: C
, 4) Programs for impoverished children actually originated in ______.
A. America
B. Germany
C. France
D. England
ANS: D
5) ______ were founded in London in the mid-16th century, which
housed poor and delinquent youths and worked to train them in
specific skills.
A. Bridewells
B. Boarding schools
C. Dormitories
D. Halfway houses
ANS: A
6) ______ involves release of an offender from detention following a
period of good behavior, but under supervision in the community.
A. Parole
B. Probation
C. Good behavior
D. Bail
ANS: B
7) In Colonial times, ______ saw the family as the cornerstone of the
community, and they believed that parents should be allowed to
punish their children as they saw fit.
A. Puritans
B. court officials
, C. child savers
D. legislation
ANS: A
8) Instituted first for adults, probation was seen as both a way to
rehabilitate offenders and a way to cope with ______.
A. mental illness
B. overcrowded jails
C. youthful offenders
D. violent crimes
ANS: B
9) The Cook County Juvenile Court was established through legislation
reflecting a new attitude that children should be treated differently due
to their undeveloped ______ and emotional status.
A. physical traits
B. perceptive
C. cognitive
D. spiritual
ANS: C
10) The ______ movement began in the late 1800s and advocated
rescuing juvenile delinquents from the streets and providing them with
social services instead of punishing delinquents for behaviors such as
running away.
A. kid investor
B. child saver
C. child reformer
D. kid rights
, ANS: B
11) In the ______ Era, from 1880 to 1929 involved middle- and
upperclass reformers concerned about treatment of juveniles and
pushed for changes in how juveniles were managed.
A. Classical
B. Industrial
C. Reform
D. Progressive
ANS: D
12) By 1931, more than ______ guidance clinics were created to
assist the juvenile justice system.
A. 100
B. 500
C. 200
D. 900
ANS: C
13) In 1903, Illinois legislation allowed the juvenile justice system to
intervene with ______ offenses such as curfew violations and
incorrigibility, in addition to their existing mandate to deal with youths
engaged in criminal acts or subject to dependency and neglect
findings.
A. violent
B. property
C. status
D. domestic
ANS: C
