Exam 13: Juvenile Justice in the Twenty First Century

State laws mandate that certain offenses be tried in adult court. The only way to get these offenses back to juvenile court is with a reverse waiver.

The ____________________ is the proceeding in which the court decides on the most appropriate treatment for a delinquent.

In its early form, what was the burden of proof for verdicts handed down by the juvenile court

Juveniles do not have the right to an attorney at a hearing to decide whether the case should be transferred to juvenile court.

____________________ means removing noncriminal youths convicted on status offenses from institutions housing delinquents.

Violation of curfew, truancy, smoking, and underage drinking are all examples of _______.

An excluded offense waiver is where state laws exclude from juvenile court jurisdiction certain offenses that are either very minor or very serious.

____________________ is the result of decision of a judge ordering an adjudicated and sentenced juvenile to be placed in a correctional facility.

In a ___________________the prosecutor has the discretion of filing charges in either juvenile or criminal court.

Discuss the factors that are believed to be significant in police use of discretion regarding juvenile offenders.

Early reform schools sought to rehabilitate juvenile offenders.

Shelby grew up quickly. As a baby, she was quick to walk and talk. As a teenager, she was quick to date, to drink, and to experiment with drugs. She was found skipping class and smoking marijuana by the school resource officer. Shelby's parents have been divorced since she was 6, when her dad went to prison for grand theft auto. When her mom is around, which isn't that often, sometimes her mom gets high with her. -Juvenile custody rates are ____ times greater for African-American youths than for white youths.​

Compare and contrast the juvenile justice system and the adult criminal justice system.

​What impact did the Supreme Court have on the juvenile justice system in the 1960s and 1970s

Juveniles do not enjoy the same protection against double jeopardy as do adults.

Which best describes a recent reform of juvenile sentencing

Incarceration in a public facility is the most common formal sentence for juvenile offenders.

Explain the four ways states allow juveniles to be tried as adults in the criminal courts.

There are often three judicial hearings in the juvenile court process.

Which of the following is false