Juvenile Justice Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
TorF: juvenile courts are the same as criminal courts - CORRECT ANSWER - false
TorF: a nominal punishment might be a verbal warning or reprimand - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
a conditional disposition would be - CORRECT ANSWER - probation
Those who support the "get tough: approach believe juvenile offenders should be - CORRECT
ANSWER - punished
Which of the following would NOT be considered a status offense? - CORRECT
ANSWER - shoplifting
The juvenile equivalent of an adult sentence is called a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER -
disposition
Keeping juvenile offenders from contact with adult offenders is one purpose of the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act
Which of the following is a potential outcome of Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders?
(DSO) - CORRECT ANSWER - the number of status offenders in secure facilities will be
reduced
Bringing juveniles into the juvenile justice system who would not otherwise be involved in
delinquent activity is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - net widening
, The screening procedure usually conducted by a juvenile probation officer to determine whether
to release a juvenile offender to parental custody or recommend detention for further court action
is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - intake
TorF: The primary incentive for operating workhouses was to offer rehabilitative opportunities
for offenders - CORRECT ANSWER - false
TorF: Juveniles who commit homicide are relatively rare: - CORRECT ANSWER - true
Public opinion polls indicate that Americans believe the purpose of the juvenile justice system
should be - CORRECT ANSWER - rehabilitation
Annual crime statistics published yearly by the FBI are known as the - CORRECT
ANSWER - uniform crime report
Crimes punishable by jail confinement for up to one year are called - CORRECT
ANSWER - misdemeanors
A common criticism of the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) and the National Crime Victimization
Survey is that they - CORRECT ANSWER - underestimate the amount of the crime
committed in the U.S.
Delinquency which occurs but is neither detected by nor reported to police is known as -
CORRECT ANSWER - hidden delinquency
The National Youth Survey is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER - self-reports
The increasing amount of juvenile violence, including homicide, is linked to - CORRECT
ANSWER - gang membership
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
TorF: juvenile courts are the same as criminal courts - CORRECT ANSWER - false
TorF: a nominal punishment might be a verbal warning or reprimand - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
a conditional disposition would be - CORRECT ANSWER - probation
Those who support the "get tough: approach believe juvenile offenders should be - CORRECT
ANSWER - punished
Which of the following would NOT be considered a status offense? - CORRECT
ANSWER - shoplifting
The juvenile equivalent of an adult sentence is called a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER -
disposition
Keeping juvenile offenders from contact with adult offenders is one purpose of the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act
Which of the following is a potential outcome of Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders?
(DSO) - CORRECT ANSWER - the number of status offenders in secure facilities will be
reduced
Bringing juveniles into the juvenile justice system who would not otherwise be involved in
delinquent activity is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - net widening
, The screening procedure usually conducted by a juvenile probation officer to determine whether
to release a juvenile offender to parental custody or recommend detention for further court action
is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - intake
TorF: The primary incentive for operating workhouses was to offer rehabilitative opportunities
for offenders - CORRECT ANSWER - false
TorF: Juveniles who commit homicide are relatively rare: - CORRECT ANSWER - true
Public opinion polls indicate that Americans believe the purpose of the juvenile justice system
should be - CORRECT ANSWER - rehabilitation
Annual crime statistics published yearly by the FBI are known as the - CORRECT
ANSWER - uniform crime report
Crimes punishable by jail confinement for up to one year are called - CORRECT
ANSWER - misdemeanors
A common criticism of the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) and the National Crime Victimization
Survey is that they - CORRECT ANSWER - underestimate the amount of the crime
committed in the U.S.
Delinquency which occurs but is neither detected by nor reported to police is known as -
CORRECT ANSWER - hidden delinquency
The National Youth Survey is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER - self-reports
The increasing amount of juvenile violence, including homicide, is linked to - CORRECT
ANSWER - gang membership
