Deck 6: Purpose and Scope of Juvenile Court Acts

Question 1

Typically, a juvenile court act establishes both ______ and ______ law relative to juveniles within the court's jurisdiction.

A) procedural, due process
B) due process, substantive
C) procedural, statutory
D) procedural, substantive

Answer 1

D

Question 2

If an adult is found guilty and sentenced to jail, what is the equivalent in juvenile court?

A) custody
B) disposition
C) adjudication
D) petition

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The adjudicatory hearing for delinquency must, however, be based on establishing what quantum of proof?

A) preponderance of the evidence
B) beyond a reasonable doubt
C) clear and convincing evidence
D) probable cause

Answer 3

B

Question 4

______ waiver provisions allow judges to determine whether the youth should be transferred to adult court jurisdiction.

A) Automatic
B) Mandatory
C) Discretionary
D) Voluntary

Question 5

For a long time, some states allowed a wide variety of activities to be labeled as:

A) criminal.
B) delinquent.
C) abnormal.
D) deviant.

Question 6

For delinquents who commit serious offenses, rehabilitative or treatment programs have typically been located in ______.

A) homes
B) day centers
C) institutions
D) adult prisons

Question 7

The observation of constitutional guarantees and rules of exclusion is called:

A) double jeopardy.
B) due process.
C) adjudication.
D) substantiveness.

Question 8

Since the inception of the juvenile court in 1899, some critics have argued that the court ought to be:

A) abandoned.
B) expanded.
C) combined with adult court.
D) left alone.

Question 9

The ______ of a juvenile court act spells out the intent or basic philosophy of the act.

A) scope statement
B) purpose statement
C) mission statement
D) vision statement

Question 10

With respect to a juvenile court proceeding, a petition would equate to what in adult court?

A) arrest
B) grand jury/indictment/information
C) preliminary hearing
D) criminal trial

Question 11

An adjudicatory hearing in juvenile court equates to what in adult court?

A) arrest
B) grand jury/indictment/information
C) preliminary hearing
D) criminal trial

Question 12

An issue with the juvenile court is the difference between unthinking mischievous misbehavior of a ______ nature and vicious ______ conduct that endangers life and property.

A) serious, intentional
B) serious, unintentional
C) nonserious, unintentional
D) nonserious, intentional

Question 13

One dilemma of the juvenile court is to avoid ______ juveniles who do not deserve it.

A) convicting
B) labeling
C) institutionalizing
D) adjudicating

Question 14

An arraignment in adult court corresponds to what in juvenile court?

A) adjudicatory hearing
B) there is no direct equivalent
C) custody
D) dispositional hearing

Question 15

An appeal in adult court equates to what in juvenile court?

A) disposition
B) adjudication
C) petition
D) appeal

Question 16

The Uniform Juvenile Court Act provides judicial procedures so that all parties are assured of fairness and recognition of ______.

A) civil rights
B) procedural due process
C) legal rights
D) substantive due process

Question 17

A detention hearing in juvenile court equates to what in adult court?

A) arrest
B) grand jury/indictment/information
C) preliminary hearing
D) criminal trial

Question 18

The ______ of a juvenile court act is indicated by sections dealing with definitions, age, jurisdiction, and waiver.

A) purpose statement
B) mission
C) vision
D) scope

Question 19

A sentencing hearing in adult court corresponds to what in juvenile court?

A) adjudicatory hearing
B) dispositional hearing
C) custody
D) petition

Question 20

The ______ was developed in an attempt to encourage uniformity of purpose, scope, and procedures in the juvenile justice network.

A) Uniform Juvenile Justice Bill
B) Uniform Juvenile Delinquency Act
C) Uniform Juvenile Court Act
D) Uniform Juvenile Judiciary Act

Question 21

The philosophy of the juvenile court and the juvenile court acts has not been controversial because of the questionable ability of the juvenile justice system to provide the specified benefits to juveniles.

Question 22

Mandatory waivers are restricted to the more serious offenses and to lesser offenses such as traffic violations.

Question 23

Legal offenses applicable only to children and not to adults are referred to as:

A) criminal offenses.
B) delinquent offenses.
C) civil offenses.
D) status offenses.

Question 24

By 1935, all U.S. states had juvenile court acts within their statutory enactments or constitutions.

Question 25

The application of due process standards has not deterred the court from its rehabilitative pursuits.

Question 26

Juvenile court proceedings were originally conceptualized as civil, not criminal, proceedings.

Question 27

The term jurisdiction is defined as the legal power, right, or authority to hear and determine a cause or causes.

Question 28

The Uniform Juvenile Court Act establishes the age of ______ as the legal age at which actions of an illegal nature will be considered criminal and the wrongdoer will be considered accountable and responsible as an adult.

A) 15
B) 16
C) 18
D) 21

Question 29

A child who is habitually disobedient of the reasonable and lawful commands of his parent, guardian, or other custodian and is ungovernable may be called ______.

A) delinquent
B) unruly
C) dependent
D) neglected

Question 30

The Uniform Juvenile Court Act reaffirms the basic philosophy of all juvenile court acts by stating specifically that the major purpose of the act is "to provide for the care, protection, and wholesome moral, mental, and physical development of children coming within its provisions."

Question 31

Juvenile court acts are predicated on the basic assumption that all personnel involved in the juvenile justice system act in the best interests of the juvenile.

Question 32

The general purpose of juvenile court acts is to ensure the welfare of juveniles while protecting their constitutional rights in such a way that removal from the family unit is accomplished only for a reasonable cause and in the best interests of the juvenile and society.

Question 33

More than one philosophy can guide a state juvenile court act.

Question 34

Guidelines for waiving a youth to adult court are loosely structured.

Question 35

The emphasis on maintaining the integrity of family takes precedence in the juvenile court; when it is in the best interests of the youth to be removed from the home, the youth is removed.

Question 36

The ______ Amendment states that no person shall be subject to being tried twice for the same offense.

A) 3rd
B) 4th
C) 5th
D) 8th

Question 37

Historically, the law was administered to juveniles in a general atmosphere of rehabilitation and parental concern rather than with punitive overtones.

Question 38

Minimum age for delinquency is defined in all state statutes.

Question 39

Jurisdiction is created and defined by state statutes.

Question 40

A child who is without proper parental care or control, subsistence, education as required by law, or other care or control necessary for his physical, mental, or emotional health, or morals, and the deprivation is not due primarily to the lack of financial means of his parents, guardian, or other custodian is referred to as:

A) deprived, dependent, or neglected
B) delinquent
C) criminal
D) of low socioeconomic status

Question 41

Discuss the constitutional rights of juveniles in court proceedings.

Question 42

Discuss the purpose and scope of juvenile court acts.

Question 43

Compare and contrast adult and juvenile justice systems.

Question 44

Discuss the different types of juveniles covered by juvenile court acts.

Question 45

Discuss how the juvenile justice system might stigmatize a juvenile.