Module 10

Question 0

Who collects these measures and what are their weaknesses?

Answer 0

The OJJDP collects
Weaknesses : federal facilities are not included
Abused/neglected are not included
Kids in facilities for mental health/ drug abuse are not included

Question 1

1a. What are the two major measures of correctional data that are commonly used?

Answer 1

Census of Juveniles in Residential Places (CJRP) and

The Juvenile Residential Facility Census (JRFC)

Question 2

1b. What is the nature of how many and the private/public nature of how juveniles are incarcerated in the US?

Answer 2

60% are private and only take a handful (27,000)

60-70% are public and take a large number (64,000)

Question 3

1c. What jurisdictions have the highest numbers and rates of juveniles in detention?

Answer 3

Cali has the highest number in custody followed by florida

District of Columbia has the highest rate followed by Wyoming

Question 4

1d. What are the racial and gender make-ups of these correctional populations.

Answer 4

Females make up 13-15% , males make up 85%

-Blacks have the highest custody

Question 5

Thompson v Oklahoma (1988)

Answer 5

An offender who is 15 at the time of the crime can not be executed do to the 8th amendment clause against cruel and unusual punishment

Question 6

Stanford v. Kentucky (1989)

Answer 6

Individuals 16 or older at the time of the offense could be sentenced to death in the US

Question 7

Roper v. Simmons (2005)

Answer 7

The court ruled that capital punishment was no longer a legal punishment