Deck 1: An Introduction to Juvenile Justice

Question 1

There are three primary types of juvenile delinquency cases.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The Twentieth Century Fund Task Force concluded that most youth crime is not violent crime.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The Columbus Cohort Study concluded that the frequency of arrests declines with age.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The measure of crime committed by persons under the age of 18 years is easy.

Question 5

The Philadelphia Cohort Studies concluded that violent juvenile offenders were a very small fraction of the total number of youths.

Question 6

There are no provisions in the U.S. Constitution that guarantee a separate system of justice for juveniles.

Question 7

The most frequent juvenile arrests occur for armed robbery.

Question 8

The juvenile court systems in all fifty states were created by ______.

Question 9

The Latin term ______ ______ is roughly translated as the right of the government to take care of minors and others who can not take care of themselves.

Question 10

The phrase "juvenile justice" fully describes the vast responsibilities of our current juvenile justice system.

Question 11

The current "get tough" strategies include the movement of the juvenile justice philosophy away from saving the youth and toward protection of the public.

Question 12

The cohort studies seem to confirm the conclusion that most violent juvenile crime is committed by a relatively small percentage of youths.

Question 13

Teen homicide rates have declined in the past twenty years.

Question 14

The first major crime statistics were used to measure the society's ______ _____ .

Question 15

Conduct such as truancy and curfew violations are considered as _____ offenses.

Question 16

The juvenile justice system does not operate in a vacuum.

Question 17

The phrase______ _____ ____ _____ is commonly used to refer to crimes that are committed but are not discovered, reported, or recorded by law enforcement agencies.

Question 18

All states have statutes that define an upper age limit for juvenile court jurisdiction.

Question 19

The juvenile justice system is based on the concept that the state has a right and a duty to assure the health, safety, and welfare of children.

Question 20

The juvenile justice system is not responsible for controlling and correcting the delinquent behavior of youths.

Question 21

The juvenile justice system is based on the concept that:

A) The family has sole authority to assure the health and safety of its children.
B) The federal government has the primary duty to assure the health and safety of children.
C) The state has a right and duty to assure the health, safety and welfare of children.
D) All of the above are correct.
E) None of the above are correct.

Question 22

Explain the importance of "family authority" in dealing with juvenile offenders.

Question 23

Discuss the "get tough" strategies currently being used with juvenile offenders.

Question 24

Explain why it is difficult to assess the numbers of crimes committed by persons under the age of 18 years.

Question 25

Define juvenile justice.

Question 26

The Philadelphia Cohorts Study concluded that:

A) Juvenile violent offenders were a very small fraction of the total number of youths.
B) As a rule, juveniles do not typically progress from less serious to more serious crime.
C) Most violent juvenile crimes do not involve the use of weapons.
D) All of the above are correct.
E) None of the above are correct.

Question 27

The first major crime statistics were used to measure:

A) The effectiveness of criminal justice agencies.
B) The society's moral health.
C) The extent of juvenile crime in the country.
D) All of the above are correct.
E) None of the above are correct.

Question 28

The Twentieth Century Fund Task Force concluded that:

A) Most youth crime is violent crime.
B) Most youth who commit crime as juveniles become career criminals
C) Most young people violate the law at some point during adolescence.
D) All of the above are correct.
E) None of the above are correct.

Question 29

The Columbus Cohort Study concluded that:

A) The frequency of arrests decline with age.
B) Most adult?type crimes committed by juveniles are violent crimes.
C) Over half of adult offenders were arrested at least twice as a juvenile for an index crime.
D) All of the above are correct.
E) None of the above are correct.

Question 30

Explain the importance and compare the results of the cohort studies.