Deck 15: The Future of Juvenile Courts

Question 1

A major problem in the criminal justice system that has been avoided in the juvenile system is the _____ _____.

Answer 1

bail bond system

Question 2

Adults are "jailed" awaiting trial while juveniles are "detained."

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Adults have "trials" while juveniles have "dispositions."

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The case against abolition of the juvenile court system is based which of the below clusters of arguments:

A) lessened responsibility
B) greater rehabilitation potential of children
C) avoiding inappropriate legal rules
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 5

Transfer hearings occur in fewer than one percent of the eligible cases that flow through the juvenile courts.

Question 6

Robert Dawson contends that the juvenile justice system should be merged into the adult criminal court system.

Question 7

Robert Dawson contends that the two major arguments for abolition of the juvenile justice system are resource savings and eliminating frictional costs.

Question 8

According to Robert Dawson, the major legacy of Kent and Gault was the development and enactment of modern juvenile justice statutes.

Question 9

An adult in prison is an inmate, while a juvenile in a training school is a _____.

Question 10

The frictional costs involved in abolishing juvenile court include:

A) eliminating transfer costs
B) avoiding frictional miscarriages
C) providing for continuity of service
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 11

If the juvenile system was merged with the adult system, children charged with serious criminal offenses would have the right to jury trials.

Question 12

Robert Dawson advocates that the juvenile court system:

A) be abolished
B) be retained
C) be merged with the adult criminal court system
D) none of the above

Question 13

According to Robert Dawson, taking a "legal snapshot" of the adult criminal court system and the juvenile court system shows the differences between the two systems to be very substantial.

Question 14

Professor Dawson concludes that the juvenile justice system should be ______.

Question 15

Adults have "trials" while juveniles have:

A) detention hearings
B) disposition hearings
C) adjudication hearings
D) allegations
E) none of the above

Question 16

A juvenile who is found to have committed a crime is a _____.

Question 17

The major arguments for abolition of the juvenile courts include:

A) resource saving
B) elimination of frictional costs
C) the avoidance of inappropriate legal rules
D) all of the above
E) a and b above

Question 18

One argument for having a separate juvenile justice system is a belief that it is inappropriate to hold children to the same standards of responsibility as adults.

Question 19

Frictional costs include the cost associated with transfer procedures.

Question 20

Transfer costs in the juvenile justice system are considered as ____costs.

Question 21

What are the justifications for eliminating juvenile courts?

Question 22

What are the justifications for retaining juvenile courts?