Pre-Academy Study Guide DJJ-JPO: Questions And
Clear, Concise Answers
When you meet someone, how long does it to for them to trust? Right Ans -
5 seconds
Which act provides treatment & care of convicted sexually violent predators
by civil involuntary commitment to The Department of Children & Families?
Right Ans - Jimmy Ryce Act
The Interstate Compact for Juveniles was developed to: Right Ans - Provide
a uniform set of procedures for transferring the custody of youth between
states & providing courtesy supervision when the youth is not in his/her
home state
What program did The Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1994 require the DJJ to
create? Right Ans - Quality Assurance
Temporary custody of a child while the child is under the physical restriction
of detention center or facility pending adjudication, disposition or placement
defines: Right Ans - Secure Detention
Feeling hopeless, showing a loss of self-esteem, a significant change in weight
& are persistently sad & crying are all symptoms of: Right Ans - Major
Depression
Which of the listed assessments is not used when identifying juvenile sex
offender risk: ERASOR, J-SOAP, J-SORRAT II? Right Ans - ERASOR
When a youth is brought to intake to be screened for admission into detention
or a residential facility the instrument that must be used is the: Right Ans -
SRSI (Suicide Risk Screening Instrument)
Juveniles covered by ICJ (Interstate Compact on Juveniles) must be one of the
following: Right Ans - Adjudicated delinquent, accused delinquent,
adjudicated status offender, accused status offender, non-offender juveniles in
need of supervision, non-adjudicated juveniles, non-delinquent juveniles,
, emancipated youth (Note: It does not cover youth who are in day treatment or
in a commitment program)
When forwarding an ICJ (Interstate Compact on Juveniles) packet to the
receiving state all of the following should be included: Right Ans -
Signatures & forms filled out completely, court order sating jurisdiction is
retained by home state, back-up documentation & updated JJIS Face Sheet
What 2 laws are associated with IEP? Right Ans - Free Appropriate Public
Education & Lease Restrictive Environment Setting
During JPO Phase 1, following JJIS training, new staff are expected to: Right
Ans - Maintain JJS proficiency by continuing to enter JJIS case-related data
Not being able to focus on a task, organize tasks, pay attention to details &
acting impulsively are all symptoms of: Right Ans - ADHD
Once a youth has been screened & assessed & his/her needs have been
identified, the needs are then prioritized because: Right Ans - The source of
the youth's biggest problem may be contributing to the other problem areas
What are possible mechanisms that may contribute to DMC? Right Ans -
Seasonal mobility, attractive nuisance, decision-making factors, differential
processing or inappropriate decision-making criteria, justice by geography,
simple accumulation, impacts on later decisions, immigration & migration-
related mobility, institutional effects, indirect effects, specific risk factors,
access-implementation, eligibility-effectiveness, programing access/eligibility,
legislation in policies & legal factors.
A supervision program created by law, which is ordered by the court
involving a youth who has been found guilty of having committed a delinquent
act, is known as: Right Ans - Probation
Which solution can DJJ staff use to help youth in the Community Domain?
Right Ans - Identify community improvement projects that youth can be
involved in, increase the availabilty/effectiveness of community-based youth
services in high-risk areas, organize & sustain community improvement
forums to discuss the needs & concerns of youth & families residing in high-
risk areas, reduce the numbers of youth, in general, & minority youth, in
Clear, Concise Answers
When you meet someone, how long does it to for them to trust? Right Ans -
5 seconds
Which act provides treatment & care of convicted sexually violent predators
by civil involuntary commitment to The Department of Children & Families?
Right Ans - Jimmy Ryce Act
The Interstate Compact for Juveniles was developed to: Right Ans - Provide
a uniform set of procedures for transferring the custody of youth between
states & providing courtesy supervision when the youth is not in his/her
home state
What program did The Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1994 require the DJJ to
create? Right Ans - Quality Assurance
Temporary custody of a child while the child is under the physical restriction
of detention center or facility pending adjudication, disposition or placement
defines: Right Ans - Secure Detention
Feeling hopeless, showing a loss of self-esteem, a significant change in weight
& are persistently sad & crying are all symptoms of: Right Ans - Major
Depression
Which of the listed assessments is not used when identifying juvenile sex
offender risk: ERASOR, J-SOAP, J-SORRAT II? Right Ans - ERASOR
When a youth is brought to intake to be screened for admission into detention
or a residential facility the instrument that must be used is the: Right Ans -
SRSI (Suicide Risk Screening Instrument)
Juveniles covered by ICJ (Interstate Compact on Juveniles) must be one of the
following: Right Ans - Adjudicated delinquent, accused delinquent,
adjudicated status offender, accused status offender, non-offender juveniles in
need of supervision, non-adjudicated juveniles, non-delinquent juveniles,
, emancipated youth (Note: It does not cover youth who are in day treatment or
in a commitment program)
When forwarding an ICJ (Interstate Compact on Juveniles) packet to the
receiving state all of the following should be included: Right Ans -
Signatures & forms filled out completely, court order sating jurisdiction is
retained by home state, back-up documentation & updated JJIS Face Sheet
What 2 laws are associated with IEP? Right Ans - Free Appropriate Public
Education & Lease Restrictive Environment Setting
During JPO Phase 1, following JJIS training, new staff are expected to: Right
Ans - Maintain JJS proficiency by continuing to enter JJIS case-related data
Not being able to focus on a task, organize tasks, pay attention to details &
acting impulsively are all symptoms of: Right Ans - ADHD
Once a youth has been screened & assessed & his/her needs have been
identified, the needs are then prioritized because: Right Ans - The source of
the youth's biggest problem may be contributing to the other problem areas
What are possible mechanisms that may contribute to DMC? Right Ans -
Seasonal mobility, attractive nuisance, decision-making factors, differential
processing or inappropriate decision-making criteria, justice by geography,
simple accumulation, impacts on later decisions, immigration & migration-
related mobility, institutional effects, indirect effects, specific risk factors,
access-implementation, eligibility-effectiveness, programing access/eligibility,
legislation in policies & legal factors.
A supervision program created by law, which is ordered by the court
involving a youth who has been found guilty of having committed a delinquent
act, is known as: Right Ans - Probation
Which solution can DJJ staff use to help youth in the Community Domain?
Right Ans - Identify community improvement projects that youth can be
involved in, increase the availabilty/effectiveness of community-based youth
services in high-risk areas, organize & sustain community improvement
forums to discuss the needs & concerns of youth & families residing in high-
risk areas, reduce the numbers of youth, in general, & minority youth, in
