Exam 13: Juvenile Justice in the Twenty First Century

The decision to waive a juvenile to adult criminal court is mostly based on the prosecutor's and the state's desire for deterrence and punishment.

_____ refers to the screening of cases by the juvenile justice system.​

Courts cannot release to the press identifying information about a juvenile, but they must release information about an adult offender.​

An adjudication is also called a(n) ____________________ hearing.

Juvenile offenders who commit serious crimes may be ____________________ to adult court.

Shari is 16 years old. She used to get good grades but recently she is moody and unfocused in school and often has trouble completing tasks. She has never been in trouble with the law but she has grown up in a socioeconomically challenged situation with very little family support. No one showed up for her last parent-teacher conference and her teachers are concerned about her current situation at home. -​Even though Shari was drinking underage, she has not violated any other criminal codes. Therefore, her case aligns well with what concept in the juvenile system

The level of evidence for a finding of "juvenile delinquency" is proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Shari is 16 years old. She used to get good grades but recently she is moody and unfocused in school and often has trouble completing tasks. She has never been in trouble with the law but she has grown up in a socioeconomically challenged situation with very little family support. No one showed up for her last parent-teacher conference and her teachers are concerned about her current situation at home. -If Shari had grown up in the 1600s before there was a formal juvenile justice system, what would Shari have been considered as part of the poor laws

Modern development of legally separating adult and juvenile offenders can be traced to two developments in English custom law, one is

Acts such as truancy and running away from home are considered status offenses.

What is the most common formal sentence for juveniles

Joquine is 16 years old and has two prior arrests on his record. He has a history of drug abuse and has been in and out of counseling and diversion programs since he was 14. He has a stable home life, involved parents, attends school, and seems to be well engaged in community activities when he is not hanging out with a couple of the neighborhood troublemaker kids. -While awaiting his adjudication, Joquine goes to school and enrolls in a counseling program for anger management and peer influences. When will he learn his disposition

The juvenile court labels ungovernable, habitually disobedient, and truant children to be:​

Under the _________ waiver system, the prosecutor has the discretion of filing charges for certain legislatively designated offenses in either juvenile or criminal court.​

Juveniles held in adult prisons and jails are five times more likely to be victims of attempted sexual assaults and rapes that those in juvenile facilities.

Summarize the arguments for and against retaining the juvenile court. Discuss the potential ramifications of the demise of the juvenile court.

The approach of the early American juvenile court is best described as:​

After police processing, a juvenile goes straight to a juvenile detention facility.

The courts have ruled that juveniles are not permitted to be detained before trial for the purposes of protecting that child's welfare and the public safety

The juvenile justice system developed as a result of:​