Deck 10: Juvenile Justice and Corrections

Question 1

Which of the following would be considered a status offense?

A) Curfew violation
B) Public intoxication
C) Burglary
D) All of the above are status offenses
E) None of the above are status offenses

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act mandated:

A) Juveniles be institutionalized after committing a violent act
B) Status offenders be removed from secure detention facilities
C) Juveniles have the right to a jury trial
D) A separate juvenile justice system be created

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is not a due process right of juvenile offenders?

A) Juveniles have the right to a jury trial
B) Juveniles have the right to a hearing before waiver to adult court
C) Juveniles required some due process in juvenile proceedings
D) Juvenile courts be held to the "beyond reasonable doubt" standard

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following statements accurately represents juvenile crime?

A) Juvenile crime has risen over the past ten years
B) While the number of juvenile crime has decreased, their percentage of total arrests has increased
C) Juvenile violent crime has decreased, but property crime has increased
D) Juvenile violent and property crime has decreased

Question 5

Juveniles typically have less due process guarantees than adults

Question 6

While adult crime has decreased in previous years, juvenile crime has continued to increase.

Question 7

Minority juveniles are more likely to receive some form of detention rather than probation.

Question 8

A waiver refers to when a juvenile is referred to community corrections