Exam 11: The History and Development of Juvenile Justice

Which of the following was seen as the primary purpose of the original juvenile justice system?

In the 1940s, the U.S. Supreme Court radically altered the juvenile justice system when it issued a serious of decisions that established the right of juveniles to receive due process of law.

List and discuss the four potential benefits of teen courts presented in the text.

Efforts to ensure that juveniles are given appropriate treatment are consistent with the doctrine of parens patriae that predominated in the first half of the twentieth century.

Which state was the first to develop probation as a disposition of the court?

Only the state of Alaska has not changed its transfer statutes to make it easier to waive juveniles to adult courts.

A ________________ is a document filed in juvenile court alleging that a juvenile is a delinquent, a status offender, or a dependent and asking that the court assume jurisdiction over the juvenile.

A(n) __________________ for a juvenile is similar to a criminal trial for an adult.

In 1912, the first federal child welfare agency was formed and was called:

Prior to the creation of the juvenile court, how were juveniles who violated the law treated?

Describe the social, political, and economic events which led to the development of the juvenile justice system in the United States.

Brace and the Children's Aid Society devised the" ________________________" to send these mostly urban children to western farms where they could be cared for and find a home.

The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals was established by the Reagan administration and it called for a complete dissolution of the Juvenile Justice System.

The first modern state juvenile court was created in 1899 in __________________.

The Child Savers devoted significant attention and resources to insuring the protection of the rights of juveniles.