Community Based Corrections
What is shock probation?
A correctional strategy that involves exposing the juvenile to a brief commitment to an institutional facility, and then releasing them on probation
What is the philosophy behind boot camps?
Juvenile delinquents need structure and discipline in their life
What is a wanna- be?
A young individual who wants to be a gang member and emulates the behavior of gang members
What are the most prevalent disorders in juvenile offenders?
-conduct disorders
-antisocial personality disorders
-substance abuse disorders
What do family empowerment teams provide?
A single point of contact in order to understand the complex juvenile justice system
What is a probation agreement?
A document that explains the probation process and outlines the general conditions of probation and any special conditions imposed.
What is done at an assessment facility?
Juveniles are oriented to the expectations of the correctional system
What do nuisance abatement statutes do?
Give communities and courts the ability to declare entire gangs a public nuisance.
What are some behavioral indicators of sexual abuse in children?
-bedwetting
-nightmares
-fear of the dark
-unusual sexual knowledge
What is project CRAFT?
-A vocational training program that focuses on career training, community service, social skill training, and case management.
Programs that bring together the juvenile delinquent and the victims in a hope to negotiate a conclusion are called ____________.
Mediation Programs
What kind of facility operates like a year round summer camp?
Youth ranches and camps
What are the 5 strategies the OJJDP suggested to address gangs?
- Suppression
-Community Organization
-Opportunities Provision
-Organizational Change and Development\
- Social Intervention
Is the amount of school violence increasing or decreasing?
Decreasing, school violence peaked in 1993 and has been decreasing ever since.
Which specialty courts do NOT use peer jurors to determine disposition, involvement, or course of action?
Drug and Gun Courts
A situation in which a youth agrees to follow certain probation conditions without going to court is called ____________.
Deferred Adjudication
What kind of facility houses juveniles that are awaiting transfer or release to the community?
Transitional facility
What does the G.R.E.A.T program do?
Young juveniles (under the age of 12) are most likely to be sexually assaulted by who?
Juveniles under the age of 18
What are the steps involved on BARJ?
-Accountability
-Community Safety
-Competency Development
What are day treatment programs?
A type of community correctional facility where juvenile offenders report during the day for school, vocational, and other treatment programs
An order by a juvenile court judge putting a juvenile in the custody of a juvenile correctional authority.
A type of gang that is primarily involved in committing property crime and is actively involved in using drugs is called a _____________.
Instrumental Gang
What are some of the strategies for reducing child prostitution?
-Stiffer teenage curfew and loitering laws
-More runaway shelters
-Counseling and direct family involvement to prevent teenage runaway problems
What does cognitive- behavioral therapy teach juveniles?
Teach juveniles about the relationships between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors