Exam 8: The Juvenile Correctional System

The juvenile justice system does not have intermediate sanctions between probation and incarceration.

The juvenile justice system was widely in place elsewhere when Illinois passed the Juvenile Court Act.

When and where was the first juvenile court established?

For which process do states use terms such as certification, remand, or bind over?

A youth who is under the original jurisdiction of both the juvenile and criminal courts is under ________ jurisdiction.

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court uphold the use of preventive detention pending trial for juveniles?

There is currently little difference between the procedural due process requirements of the juvenile and adult justice systems.

In the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, Congress required assessments of the juvenile justice system to identify youth who were helped, rather than victimized, by placement in juvenile facilities.

A(n) ________ is similar to the sentence for an adult.

________ exclusions are exceptions that can place a youth under the original jurisdiction of the adult criminal court.

When did the Refuge Period develop?

Neither rehabilitation nor juvenile accountability alone has been effective in dealing with juvenile drug crime.

The doctrine of ________ patriae is the basis for the juvenile court and correctional systems to take responsibility for educating and nurturing delinquents.

The juvenile justice process usually begins with a complaint to the police and a contact between a law enforcement officer and the juvenile.

The direct assignment of specific offenses committed by juveniles to be handled in the adult courts is also known as ________ waiver.

Propose a potential program that could divert status offenders out of the juvenile justice system and back into the community.

The temporary care of children in physically restricted facilities pending court disposition or transfer to another jurisdiction or agency is known as juvenile ________.

Match the event with the appropriate step in the juvenile justice process. -Intake

________ is the supervision of a juvenile in the community after he or she has served time in a juvenile correctional institution.

The balanced and restorative justice (BARJ) perspective emphasizes collaborative efforts by all parties within the juvenile justice system.