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Match the Term Concerning Juveniles with the Corresponding Definition

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Match the term concerning juveniles with the corresponding definition.

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Dispositional hearing

The fact-finding process by which the juvenile court determines whether or not there is sufficient evidence to sustain the allegations in a petition

Juvenile petition

The first step in decision making regarding a juvenile whose behavior or alleged behavior is in violation of the law or could otherwise cause a juvenile court to assume jurisdiction

Delinquent children

A child who commits an act that is contrary to the law by virtue of the offender’s status as a child. Purchasing cigarettes, buying alcohol, and being truant are examples of such behavior.

Undisciplined children

Those who violate the criminal law. If they were adults, the word criminal would be applied to them.

Intake

Typically have no parents or guardians to care for them. Their parents are deceased, they were placed for adoption, or they were abandoned in violation of the law.

Dependent children

A document filed in juvenile court alleging that a juvenile is a delinquent, a status offender, or a dependent and asking that the court assume jurisdiction over the juvenile or that an alleged delinquent be transferred to a criminal court for prosecution as an adult

Adjudicatory hearing

Those who do not receive proper care from their parents or guardians. They may suffer from malnutrition or may not be provided with adequate shelter.

Neglected children

The final stage in the processing of adjudicated juveniles in which a decision is made on the form of treatment or penalty that should be imposed on the child

Abused children

Those who suffer physical abuse at the hands of their custodians. This category was later expanded to include emotional and sexual abuse.

Status offenders

Those who are beyond parental control, as evidenced by their refusal to obey legitimate authorities, such as school officials and teachers