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1 Test Bank for Juvenile Justice in America 8 th Edition Clemens Bartollas Stuart Miller
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101 TEST ITEM FILE for Juvenile Justice in America, 8e (Bartollas/Miller)
Chapter 1 Juvenile Justice: An Overview
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) The premise of parens patriae at the Cook County Juvenile Court was that it allowed the juvenile courts to ________.
- treat youthful offenders
- punish the families of youthful offenders
- isolate youthful offenders from society
- punish youthful offenders
Answer: A
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Retrace the journey of juvenile justice in the United States
Level: Intermediate
2) In colonial times, youths were punished by ________.
- sheriffs
- watchmen
- magistrates
- their families
Answer: D
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Retrace the journey of juvenile justice in the United States
Level: Intermediate
3) In Europe during the middle ages, who assumed control over children and their welfare before it was turned over to the Chancery Court?
- constables
- shire reeves
- the landowners
- circuit judges
Answer: C
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Retrace the journey of juvenile justice in the United States
Level: Basic
4) Parens patriae focused on the ________ as the one who protected his or her subjects.
- self
- sovereign
- god
- family
Answer: B
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Retrace the journey of juvenile justice in the United States
Level: Basic 2 / 4
102 5) In the late 1700s and early 1800s, the ________ was believed to be the primary source of youths' problems.
- school
- peer group
- family
- community
Answer: C
Page Ref: 8
Objective: Summarize the history of juvenile confinement
Level: Basic
6) Early Houses of Refuge were run using a ________.
- family model
- deterrence model
- rehabilitation model
- punishment and penitence model
Answer: A
Page Ref: 9
Objective: Summarize the history of juvenile confinement
Level: Intermediate
7) The penal system of the colonies was modeled after the ________ system.
- German
- Spanish
- Norwegian
- English
Answer: D
Page Ref: 7
Objective: Summarize the history of juvenile confinement
Level: Basic
8) Which of the following services did John Augustus instigate?
- truth in sentencing
- arranging for employment for youths on probation
- placing children on probation in houses of refuge
- domestic violence round up
Answer: B
Page Ref: 10
Objective: Summarize the history of juvenile confinement
Level: Intermediate
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103 9) The liberal agenda of the 1960s and 1970s emphasized the ________.
- increased focus on punishment
- support of long-term confinement of juveniles
- diversion of minor offenders from the juvenile justice system
- increased use of training school
Answer: D
Page Ref: 13
Objective: Summarize the historical themes that guided the development of juvenile justice in the United States.
Level: Intermediate
10) Studies on hidden delinquency and middle-class law breaking has taught that nearly all juveniles ________.
- are unhappy
- get caught
- break the law
- are followers
Answer: C
Page Ref: 14
Objective: Summarize the historical themes that guided the development of juvenile justice in the United States.
Level: Intermediate
11) Which of the following would proponents of the "get tough" philosophy support?
- ensuring increased long-term confinement for juveniles
- providing juveniles with all the procedural safeguards given to adults
- keeping status offenders out of the juvenile justice system
- urging the use of community resources in working with juvenile offenders
Answer: A
Page Ref: 13
Objective: Summarize the historical themes that guided the development of juvenile justice in the United States.
Level: Intermediate
12) Early in the history of this nation, the poor newcomers were viewed as ________.
- allies
- honest
- criminals
- religious
Answer: C
Page Ref: 14
Objective: Summarize the historical themes that guided the development of juvenile justice in the United States.
Level: Intermediate
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