Exam 14: Juvenile Justice

It is evident from the data that older juveniles are arrested significantly less often than younger juveniles.

Most cases requiring court interpretation of the Amendment deal with police searches.

A criminal act committed by a person under the age of majority is referred to as __________.

A __________ long-term non-secure setting for adjudicated juveniles.

A juvenile's __________ is similar to an adult's trial.

Despite the overall decline in the number of juveniles taken into custody,an increasing proportion of juvenile suspects are being handled more severely.

A __________ is a short-term facility that screens sentenced juveniles for assignment to an appropriate level of custody.

What factors do you think are involved in juvenile recidivism? Please describe and explain.

Arrests are not an accurate indicator of actual crime rates;arrests are a better measure of police activity than of criminal activity.

The establishment of juvenile courts corresponded with the rise of a philosophy known as 'essentialism',which saw crimes as the product of external influences rather than free will.

A __________ is a short-term secure facility that holds juveniles awaiting adjudication,disposition,or placement in an institution.

The emphasis of the justice process was changed from deterrence and incapacitation to __________,in order to assist,rather than punish,the juvenile.

__________ are an alternative way to measure the extent of delinquency.In these studies,a sample of juveniles are asked to indicate the types and numbers of crimes they have committed in the past (whether or not they were caught);the information is kept confidential.

A _________ is a secure facility for adjudicated juveniles.

A juvenile's __________ is similar to an adult's sentence.

In order to reduce the number of such serious delinquents as these,action must be taken to address the conditions in which they live.These juveniles have problems that began long before their delinquency that involved __________.

What problems arise when juveniles commit 'adult' crimes? Please describe and explain.

The purpose of juvenile justice,therefore,is to correct the way young people respond to those influences,rather than to punish them.

A criminal act committed by a person under the age of majority is called __________.