Deck 9: Juvenile Court Justice: Promoting the Rights and Welfare of Children and Families

Question 1

Juvenile court services are part of the court system.

A) criminal
B) civil
C) probate
D) superior

Answer 1

civil

Question 2

Status offenses are

A) offenses that are too serious to remain in juvenile court.
B) another term for delinquency matters.
C) offenses that, if committed by adults, would not be crimes.
D) cases involving murdered children.

Answer 2

offenses that, if committed by adults, would not be crimes.

Question 3

Dependency matters are those that involve

A) children who are abused or neglected by caretakers.
B) children who run away.
C) children who do not attend school.
D) children who refuse to obey their parents.

Answer 3

children who are abused or neglected by caretakers.

Question 4

Which is an issue that will most likely NOT be heard by the juvenile court?

A) Behavior and welfare of children.
B) Divorce cases.
C) Child behavior that is criminal.
D) Delinquencies or status offenses.

Question 5

What happens during the disposition stage?

A) Social workers determine if the case should be tried.
B) The plan is rejected.
C) The case is opened.
D) The child might be placed.

Question 6

Why might a family come to the attention of the juvenile court?

A) They neglect their children.
B) Their child beats and murders an older woman.
C) They don't pick up their welfare check.
D) They homeschool their children.

Question 7

Why are status offenses illegal?

A) because the child is being harmed
B) because the child has not yet reached the age of adulthood
C) because the child is in foster care
D) because the child is being influenced by an adult

Question 8

Why do social workers have considerable impact in determining the affect the court appearance will have on the youth and their family?

A) They set the policies regarding status offenses.
B) They determine whether or not a case should be tried.
C) They are more aware of what is going on in families.
D) The social worker can help advocate for the dignity and worth of the individual and family and help them feel safer in an unsafe environment.

Question 9

If a child asks for a lawyer, he/she is exercising his/her

A) right to counsel.
B) right to self-incriminate.
C) right to notice of charges.
D) right to confront the accusers.

Question 10

Which is a true statement about the probation officer's role with a juvenile convicted of a status offense?

A) Counsel the parents only on effective strategies to manage the juvenile
B) Make themselves available for related check-ins only
C) Assist in overseeing the recommendations and provide assistance in accessing services.
D) Provide tutoring and mentoring.

Question 11

Why is counseling sometimes a better alternative to court intervention?

Question 12

Why do delinquency cases require court intervention?

Question 13

A juvenile finds out he needs to appear in court one day before his hearing is scheduled. What right does this violate?

Question 14

How can a probation officer be helpful to a juvenile after he is convicted of a status offense?

Question 15

Briefly argue why status offenders should come under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.

Question 16

What is the difference between a status offense and a neglect offense?

Question 17

Analyze the role of the social worker in the juvenile court system.

Question 18

Describe a situation in which juvenile court intervention would be the norm and propose an alternative approach to juvenile court intervention.

Question 19

Choose one trend in juvenile justice and evaluate its logic and efficacy.

Question 20

Explain how trauma and delinquent behavior are connected and how trauma-informed social workers can be helpful in this situation.