Exam 13: Juvenile Justice in the Twenty First Century

Which best explains the recent surge in the number of juvenile detentions

Brought to England from the American colonies, ____________ and chancery courts mandated care for wayward and destitute children.

Discuss the shifts in US juvenile justice philosophy that began in the 1960s.

After a juvenile is formally taken into custody, the prosecutor makes a decision to release to the parent(s) or hold the juvenile in _____.

Deinstitutionalization efforts are principally focused on _____ offenses.​

The ability of the parents to be of assistance in disciplining the child is one factor that is significant in police decision making about juvenile offenders.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the US Supreme Court radically altered the juvenile justice system when it issued a series of decisions that established the right of juveniles to due process of law.

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. -Shari has just been taken into custody for skipping school and underage drinking. What does the juvenile system accomplish by taking her off the street

An adjustment for a juvenile is comparable to a(n) ____ for an adult.​

Discuss the history and development of juvenile justice, including a discussion of the child savers and their vision of juvenile justice.

About how many juvenile cases are processed and treated annually

Summarize the arguments for and against retaining the juvenile court. Discuss the potential ramifications of the demise of the juvenile 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. -When Shari was taken into custody by the truancy officer, why did the officer have to call her parents before she was questioned

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 in detention, Joquine makes a weapon out of a piece of his bunk bed frame and gets into an altercation with another boy who ends up in the hospital with multiple stab wounds. The judge has decided that the juvenile system can no longer help Joquine. What are the choices of the judge

​In which case did the court hold that the waiver proceeding is a critically important stage in the juvenile justice process and that juveniles must be afforded minimum requirements of due process of law at such proceedings

The philosophy called the _________________ has been in effect since 2000 and still operates today.

Most juvenile aftercare involves ______.

A(n) __________ waiver is used when the offense has been automatically waived to the adult court but the judge uses their discretion to decide whether the youth will benefit from rehabilitation

_______ is the most commonly used formal sentence for juvenile offenders.

Federal courts have not found it necessary to rule on the issue of a juvenile's constitutional right to bail.