Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Juvenile Court Contact (JCC) Assistance Project

Pre-test/Post-test

Correct answers are bolded

Juvenile Delinquency Section

1. Which of the following is NOT an appropriate task for a Juvenile Court Contact (JCC)?

a. informing youth and their guardians about tutoring services

b. understanding District policies regarding youth re-entry into school
c. knowing delinquent youth’s rights under the law
d. making sure juvenile delinquents contact their probation officers

2. Which of the following is NOT a major challenge faced by youth reentering school from a juvenile detention
center or a correctional center?

a. possibility of repeating criminal activity

b. stress related to reintegrating
c. making friends
d. peer pressure to act out

3. Which of the following emotional issues are most prevalent among formerly incarcerated youth during the
reentry process?

a. loneliness and despair

b. heartache and sorrow
c. shame and anger
d. fear and anxiety

4. When you are made aware that a delinquent youth has been placed at your school, which of the following is
NOT a major task for you to accomplish?

a. Assess student’s academic and emotional needs.

b. Inform youth of your role and availability.
c. Introduce the student to each of his teachers.
d. Inform other pertinent educational staff at your school of student’s educational needs.

5. Which of the following is NOT a function of the district’s Juvenile Justice Support Office (JJSO)?

a. Fostering personal, social, and academic growth of juvenile delinquents

b. Enhancing the overall educational system of the district
c. Implementing procedures that help juvenile delinquents successfully reenter school
d. Increase awareness among the educational community regarding the educational struggles faced
by juvenile delinquents.

6. As a Juvenile Court Contact (JCC) what would be your response in the following scenario: A student who
lives within boundary limits of your school and has been arrested, but has not been administratively
reassigned, comes to your school with a re-entry letter.

a. Register the student, complete the letter and fax it back to the JJSO.
b. Take the student to the assistant principal’s office to discuss the letter.
c. Ask the school psychologist to speak with the student before any action is taken.
d. Have a staff/parent conference and then register the student in your school.

Dependency Section

7. You have just been notified that a youth in foster care and her social worker are at the front desk of your
school. The youth has just been taken into foster care and the social worker says you have to provide
transportation for the child, who now lives outside of your school’s boundaries. Is the social worker’s
statement (circle the correct answer).

a. True
b. False

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8. A student in foster care has missed three days of school. When he returns, you notice that his clothing is
dirty and he has strong body odor. What might be the first thing you do in this situation?

a. Call the child’s guardian to pick him up.

b. Call the Department of Children and Families.
c. Have a conversation with the child about what is going on.
d. Call the Juvenile Justice Support Office.

9. Which one of the following organizations is the “lead agency” for foster care in Miami-Dade County?

a. Kids Hope United

b. Our Kids, Inc.
c. Florida’s Children First
d. Children’s Home Society

10. A foster child in his senior year comes to you for advice about postsecondary education. The student is
discouraged because he knows he can’t afford college. Which of the following would be the best initial
response?

a. Discuss the possibilities of student loans for college.

b. Make sure he knows about the Road-to-Independence program.
c. Speak with him about local scholarships for trade schools.
d. Suggest he consider joining the Peace Corps or the armed forces.

11. According to Section 1000.21 (5), Florida Statutes, which of the following is NOT a definition of the term
“parent”?

a. an educational surrogate
b. any guardian of a student
c. any person in a parental relationship to a student
d. any person exercising 24-hour supervisory authority over a student

12. On which screen in the Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) can you find the code that designates
that a student is in foster care?

a. PF-8: Parent Information Screen

b. PF-3: Student Information Screen
c. PF-2: Last Name Scan Screen
d. PF-7: Daily Attendance Screen

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