Deck 1: The Juvenile Justice System

Question 1

A sanction by which a juvenile offender pays the victim for the harm done by the juvenile is called _______________

A)victim restitution
B)victim rehabilitation
C)victim justice
D)release
E)intake

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Hearings held in juvenile court to determine if the juvenile committed an offense are called ________.

A)a judgment
B)a guilt verdict
C)an adjudication
D)a verdict
E)a finding

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A sanction requiring a juvenile offender to perform a predetermined number of hours of volunteer work is called _______________.

A)victim restitution
B)victim rehabilitation
C)victim justice
D)community service
E)intake

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Under common law doctrine, the legal system the American colonists brought from England, a juvenile age 7 or older could receive the same punishment as an adult.

Question 5

The process through which a juvenile court relinquishes jurisdiction over the juvenile offender and the case is processed in adult court is called ___________.

A)mens rea
B)a waiver
C)processing
D)adult transfer
E)criminalization

Question 6

The procedure by which juvenile court staff decides whether to process the case further in court, handle the case informally, or dismiss the case is called ___________.

A)aftercare
B)probation
C)diversion
D)release
E)intake

Question 7

A disposition, imposed by the court, allowing the adjudicated offender to remain in the community as long as the offender abides by certain conditions is called _________.

A)adjudication
B)waiver
C)community service
D)probation
E)house arrest

Question 8

The authority granted by law to hear a case is called __________.

A)jurisdiction
B)actus reus
C)states rights
D)venue
E)parens patriae

Question 9

Any behavior that is prohibited by the juvenile law of a state is called __________.

A)crime
B)felonies
C)delinquency
D)delinquent felons
E)protectionism of children

Question 10

Which of the following is not a status offense?

A)running away from home
B)skipping school
C)violating curfew
D)incorrigibility
E)smoking marijuana

Question 11

The system of agencies that is designed to manage adult offenders is called _______.

A)the criminology system
B)the law enforcement system
C)the criminal justice system
D)the justice ideology
E)all of the above

Question 12

The first juvenile court was founded in ____________.

A)New York, New York
B)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C)Boston, Mass.
D)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
E)Cook County, Illinois

Question 13

When a juvenile is sent to an institution, camp, ranch, or group home it is called _______.

A)justice
B)residential placement
C)probation
D)parole
E)community service

Question 14

Under common law doctrine (the legal system the American colonists brought from England) a juvenile age _____ or older could receive the same punishment as an adult.

A)7
B)14
C)16
D)18
E)21

Question 15

Under common law doctrine, individuals under age _____ were presumed to be unable to develop intent and therefore could not be prosecuted and punished for their actions.

A)7
B)10
C)12
D)14
E)17

Question 16

A procedure by which a juvenile is removed from the juvenile justice process and provided with treatment services is called ____________.

A)aftercare
B)probation
C)diversion
D)release
E)early release

Question 17

A (n) ___________ would not be considered a crime if committed by an adult.

A)status offense
B)misdemeanor
C)felony
D)act of smoking marijuana
E)act of driving without a license

Question 18

The upper age limit for which most juvenile courts may hear a case is ____________.

A)14
B)15
C)17
D)18
E)21

Question 19

A legal doctrine in which the state plays the role of the parent is called ____________.

A)stare decisis
B)parens patriae
C)mens rea
D)actus reus
E)the law of parent rights

Question 20

The term parens patriae means ______________.

A)the bad parent
B)the proper parent
C)the state as parent
D)the child's parent
E)the parent's right

Question 21

Describe the different maximum ages that a juvenile can be tried as a juvenile and give examples from various states.

Question 22

An adult is found guilty, a juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent.

Question 23

A document that states the allegations against a juvenile and requests a juvenile court to adjudicate the juvenile is called a petition.

Question 24

The authority granted by law to hear a case is called jurisdiction.

Question 25

A legal doctrine in which the state plays the role of the parent is called stare decisis.

Question 26

The term juvenile is defined by federal law and therefore each state defines the term the same way.

Question 27

What is a status offense and give several examples?

Question 28

In most states, smoking marijuana is considered a status offense.

Question 29

The procedure by which the juvenile court staff decides whether to process the case further in court, handle the case informally, or dismiss the case is called probation.

Question 30

A sanction by which a juvenile offender pays the victim for the harm done by the juvenile is called victim justice.

Question 31

The process through which a juvenile court relinquishes jurisdiction over the juvenile offender and the case is processed in adult court is called adult processing.

Question 32

An adult receives a sentencing hearing, a juvenile receives a dispositional hearing.

Question 33

When a juvenile is sent to an institution, camp, ranch, or group home it is called parole.

Question 34

A status offense would not be considered a crime if committed by an adult.

Question 35

Probation is a disposition imposed by the court allowing the adjudicated offender to remain in the community as long as the offender abides by certain conditions.

Question 36

Under common law doctrine, individuals under age seven were presumed to be unable to develop intent and therefore could not be prosecuted and punished for their actions.

Question 37

The term parens patriae means the proper parent.

Question 38

A decision by a juvenile court judge that a juvenile committed the delinquent act is called an adjudication.

Question 39

When a juvenile breaks the law it is still called a crime by the juvenile court.

Question 40

The first juvenile court was founded in New York, New York.

Question 41

Describe the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.

Question 42

What assumptions led to the establishment of a separate system of justice for juvenile offenders?

Question 43

What is diversion and how does it work?

Question 44

What is the main reason to waive a juvenile to adult court?

Question 45

What type of cases are commonly dismissed at intake? Why?

Question 46

Outline the three major steps in the juvenile justice process.

Question 47

How does waiver to adult court occur?

Question 48

Compare the definitions of the juvenile terms with the definition of the adult terms listed on page 9 of the text.

Question 49

Define the terms CHINS, PINS, JINS and MINS.

Question 50

Explain some of the differences between the adult criminal justice system and the juvenile justice system?

Question 51

What are residential placement centers and how do they function?

Question 52

Why was a separate set of terms established for use in the juvenile justice system?

Question 53

What are the two main sources of referrals to juvenile court?