Deck 2: A History of Juvenile Justice

Question 1

The Code of Hammurabi did not provide for the adoption of children.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

In the 1600s, if an apprentice was delinquent, he or she could be sued in the Mayor's Court.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Children, unlike adults, were never subjected to banishment as a form of punishment.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The first houses of ______ were built by child?saving organizations concerned primarily with poverty, vice, and neglected families.

Question 5

The period between 1899 and 1967 is referred to as the era of "socialized juvenile justice."

Question 6

James Q. Wilson contended that young offenders were rational persons who needed and deserved punishment.

Question 7

The concept of childhood began to emerge around 1700 BC.

Question 8

In the 1700s, transportation was also used to remove delinquent youths from London.

Question 9

The first major code of laws is believed to be the________________________.

Question 10

By the end of the 1980s, at least one?third of the states had some form of punishment?oriented sentencing statutes for juvenile offenders.

Question 11

The first private prison for young offenders was established in North Carolina in 1788.

Question 12

During the early 1800s, the state legislatures began to delegate the role of parens patriae to the court systems.

Question 13

The concept of parens patriae can be traced to the law courts in ancient Greece.

Question 14

Transportation to _____________ was also used to remove delinquent children from London.

Question 15

One method of handling an unwanted child was by the use of an apprenticeship.

Question 16

The basic philosophy contained in the first juvenile court acts was the right of the state to act _____ ____ ____.

Question 17

President Reagan, in an attempt to end the punishment?oriented perspective, appointed Alfred Regency as administrator of the OJJDP.

Question 18

The 1967 Task Force Report: Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime is credited with establishing the era of "socialized juvenile justice."

Question 19

The first private prison for young offenders was established in _______.

Question 20

Even primitive tribes exercised some form of social control of the behavior of their members.

Question 21

Explain the differences between the terms parens patriae and in loco parentis.

Question 22

The first official juvenile court was established in:

A) Cook County, Illinois
B) New York City
C) Boston
D) Detroit
E) Cleveland

Question 23

Explain the development of the juvenile court system.

Question 24

Which of the below statements are correct concerning the concept of childhood?

A) The concept of childhood developed in about 1700 BC.
B) The concept of childhood was opposed by the churchmen.
C) The concept of childhood was not related to advances in medical science.
D) All of the above are correct.
E) None of the above are correct.

Question 25

The first private prison for youth was established in:

A) New York
B) Australia
C) England
D) California
E) Philadelphia

Question 26

Describe America's approach to thinking that led to the "Second Revolution."

Question 27

The concept of parens patriae can be traced back to:

A) the law courts of England
B) the Chancery Court of England
C) the church schools
D) the English King

Question 28

Which of the below statements are correct regarding the Code of Hammurabi?

A) It is believed to be the first major code of laws.
B) It was established by King Hammurabi.
C) The code had a family portion.
D) All the above are correct.
E) None of the above are correct.

Question 29

Contrast and compare the approaches used in the "Second Revolution" to those used in the era of "punishment or reform."

Question 30

Which of the below statements are correct regarding the early history of juvenile justice?

A) Primitive tribes did not exercise social control over the behavior of its members.
B) Banishment was never used to control children.
C) Little has been recorded about youth crime in our early history.
D) All the above are correct.
E) None of the above are correct.

Question 31

The movement to establish separate institutions for juvenile criminals started in 1819 in:

A) Cook County, Illinois
B) New York City
C) Chicago
D) Cleveland
E) Boston

Question 32

The minimum age limit for apprenticeship in England was eventually established at:

A) 11 years of age
B) 12 years of age
C) 14 years of age
D) 16 years of age