Exam 16: Juvenile Corrections: End of an ERA

Juveniles can be transferred to adult criminal court by waiver provisions,direct file provisions,or statutory exclusion provisions.

In juvenile court,during the _____ hearing,attorneys typically present physical evidence,examine and cross-examine witnesses,and argue on behalf of their clients.

An act that is a law violation only for juveniles but not for adults is called a(n)_____.

The state has the power to act as guardian for minors and for people who are mentally incompetent according to parens patriae.

Gary S.Jones was charged with armed robbery.

A two-part sentence in which the adult sentence may be waived if the offender complies with all provisions of the juvenile sentence is known as a(n)_____ sentencing.

The case of Breed v.Jones stated that juveniles do not have a right to cross-examine witnesses.

The case of _____ ruled that the reasonable doubt standard should be required in all delinquency adjudications.

In cases that are resolved formally,disposition is decided by the intake officer,and the case goes no further.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation,most juvenile arrests are for property crime offenses.

The case of McKeiver v.Pennsylvania ruled that juveniles do not have the right to a jury trial.

Morris Kent was charged with _____.

An organized group of people on the road which engages in significant illegitimate or criminal activity is called a(n)_____.

In the case of Gerald Gault,Gault was charged with rape.

A penal institution to which the young or first-time offenders are committed for training and reformation is called a reform school.

The first legally chartered U.S.custodial institution for juvenile offenders was the _____.

Morris Kent was charged with rape and robbery.

Counsel for Gary S.Jones filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus,arguing that waiver to criminal court violated the double jeopardy clause of the _____ Amendment.

An adult offender receives a verdict,whereas a juvenile offender receives a _____.

The first juvenile court was established in 1899 at New York City.