Exam 13: The Juvenile Justice System

Which type of residential treatment program generally houses between 12 and 15 youths and provides treatment, counseling, and educational services by a professional staff?

Which was the first court case to extend due process rights to children?

A youth gang is viewed as a group of _____or more persons who self-identify themselves as an entity separate from the community by special clothing, vocabulary, hand signals, and name, and engage in criminal activity.

During intake, an officer of the juvenile court, usually a _______, but sometimes a judge, must decide what to do with the offender.

In the juvenile court, children are not "found guilty," they are instead ______.

Case 13-1 Donovan is 16 years old. He has been getting into trouble at school and not listening to his parents at home. He is also hanging out with a new group of kids in the neighborhood. His parents are growing frustrated with his antics. They finally called the police when it was 2 a.m. and he had not returned home. -In the city that Donovan lives, the curfew for all juveniles 17 and under is 11 p.m. The only juveniles that are excused from this curfew are those that are returning from work. Donovan does not have a job. Violating curfew is considered a(n):

Differentiate between child abuse and child neglect and how they contribute to juvenile delinquency.

In which case did the Supreme Court hold that the Fifth Amendment's double jeopardy clause prevents a juvenile from being tried in adult court for a crime that has already been adjudicated in a juvenile court?

Describe the child-saving movement and its relationship to the doctrine of parens patriae.

A(n)______ is a procedure in which juvenile court judges have the discretion to transfer a juvenile case to adult court when certain predetermined conditions regarding the seriousness of the offense and the age of the offender are met.

During intake, an official of the juvenile court must decide, in effect, what to do with the offender.

Which crime is most often committed by juveniles?

Which of the following is true of the child-saving movement?

Describe the four primary stages of pretrial juvenile justice procedure.

Instead of trying to determine guilt or innocence, the parties involved in the juvenile court work together in the best interests of the child, with the emphasis on rehabilitation rather than punishment.

Case 13-1 Donovan is 16 years old. He has been getting into trouble at school and not listening to his parents at home. He is also hanging out with a new group of kids in the neighborhood. His parents are growing frustrated with his antics. They finally called the police when it was 2 a.m. and he had not returned home. -Donovan finally returned home around 3 A.m. The police happen to be there when Donovan returns. The officers ask Donovan where he was and who he was with. Donovan tells the police that he was hanging out with his friends outside the bowling alley. The police recognize some of the names that Donovan gives. When Donovan goes to his room, the police tell Donovan's parents that the kids Donovan is associating with are frequently getting into trouble and are known members of a gang. Donovan's parents ask the police why their son would want to be in a gang. Which of the following reasons would police most likely give to Donovan's parents?

What is the most common form of juvenile corrections?

Explain the four elements that are part of bullying.

_______refers to conduct that would be criminal if committed by an adult.

In____ , the juvenile lives with a couple who act as surrogate parents.