Exam 13: The Juvenile Justice System

Which philosophy allows a police officer to detain a juvenile for his or her own protection,such as when the officer detects a dangerous situation involving family or peers?

______________________ refers to conduct that would be criminal if committed by an adult.

Juvenile corrections are based on the concept of ________________________.

Which type of residential treatment program generally houses between 12 and 15 youths and provides treatment,counseling,and educational services by a professional staff?

Discuss the difference between juvenile delinquents and status offenders.

Correctional institutions that are the most restrictive for juveniles found to be delinquent or status offenders are called:

The juvenile justice system uses the same terminology as found in the adult criminal justice system.

Describe the child-saving movement and its relationship to the doctrine of parens patriae.

During intake,an officer of the juvenile court usually a _______________________,but sometimes a judge,must decide what to do with the offender.

Juveniles who are released from secure facilities are placed in ____________ programs.

The decision in McKeiver v.Pennsylvania represented the one instance in which the Court did not move the juvenile court further toward the adult model.

Which of the following is true of the child-saving movement?

Juveniles are most commonly transferred to adult courts through prosecutorial waiver.

The first decision to extend due process rights to children in juvenile courts was In re Gault.

Many researchers believe that by the age of ____________ an adolescent has the same ability as an adult to make a competent decision.

During the _______________________,the juvenile court determines whether there is sufficient evidence to support the initial petition.

The first stage of juvenile pretrial procedures is:

The most common form of juvenile corrections is probation.

Which of the following is NOT considered a status offense?

In which case did the Supreme Court hold that the Fifth Amendment's double jeopardy clause prevents a juvenile from being tried in adult court for a crime that has already been adjudicated in a juvenile court?