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What are some factors that influence the decision of law enforcement when dealing with youthful offenders?
What are some factors that influence the decision of law enforcement when dealing with youthful offenders?
- The offender's age and gender
- The offender's socioeconomic status and race
- The offender's profile, officer's perspective, and available community alternatives (correct)
- The offender's education level and family background
What is delinquency adjudication in the context of youthful offenders?
What is delinquency adjudication in the context of youthful offenders?
- The process of sending the offender to a juvenile detention center
- The process of assigning a probation officer and ongoing supervision to the juvenile (correct)
- The process of transferring the offender to adult criminal court
- The process of releasing the offender without any consequences
How can incarceration facilities decrease recidivism among youthful offenders?
How can incarceration facilities decrease recidivism among youthful offenders?
- By providing harsh punishment for their crimes
- By separating them from their families and communities
- By providing treatment services and quality education programs (correct)
- By subjecting them to solitary confinement
What impact does incarceration have on adolescents' development and functioning?
What impact does incarceration have on adolescents' development and functioning?
Which youthful offenders are more likely to be involved with adult criminal courts?
Which youthful offenders are more likely to be involved with adult criminal courts?
What is the impact of solitary confinement on youthful offenders?
What is the impact of solitary confinement on youthful offenders?
What is the risk of suicide in detention and incarceration facilities for youthful offenders?
What is the risk of suicide in detention and incarceration facilities for youthful offenders?
What rights of youthful offenders may be violated if they are transferred to criminal court?
What rights of youthful offenders may be violated if they are transferred to criminal court?
What is the recidivism rate of adult imprisonment?
What is the recidivism rate of adult imprisonment?
What are some significant barriers to successful reentry into communities for those who have been imprisoned as adults?
What are some significant barriers to successful reentry into communities for those who have been imprisoned as adults?
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Study Notes
- Law enforcement has various options for dealing with youthful offenders.
- Factors that influence the decision include profile, officer's perspective, and available community alternatives.
- Delinquency adjudication assigns probation officers and ongoing supervision to the juvenile.
- Incarceration facilities that provide treatment services and quality education programs can decrease recidivism.
- Incarceration has a harmful impact on adolescents' development and functioning.
- Youthful offenders who start offending behavior early and continue through later teen years are more likely to be involved with adult criminal courts.
- Solitary confinement has a debilitating and permanent harmful impact on youthful offenders.
- Suicide risk increases in detention and incarceration facilities.
- Transfers to criminal court may violate youthful offenders' rights to due process.
- Adult imprisonment has high recidivism rates and poses significant barriers to successful reentry into communities.
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