Exam 17: Juvenile Justice.

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Define and explain the Save the Child Movement.What specific court cases have increased support for working with the "child"?​

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Which of the following is true about the due process rights of juveniles?​

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Which of the following is true about the juvenile violent crime rate today compared with the rate in the mid-1980s?​

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Community-based options include _________,in which juvenile offenders live with families,usually for a short period,and group homes,often privately run facilities for groups of 12 to 20 juvenile offenders.

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What new crimes does new technology pose for the juvenile justice system?​

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Will is a 15 year old man who was just arrested for truancy and shoplifting. He has never been in trouble before. He participated in the crime due to peer pressure from his friends making fun of him for being "too good". Will's parents are terrified that his poor decision making will ruin his future. -Considering Will's truancy violation,he may be considered a ________,depending on the outcome of the shoplifting case.

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The epidemic of youth violence in the United States occurred simultaneously with an increase in drug arrests.

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The system and philosophy of juvenile justice that began in the United States during the social reform period of the late nineteenth century was based on the idea that the state should act as a(n)________ in advancing the interest of the child.

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Federal guidelines dictate that all states must handle juvenile cases in the same way.

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Sexting includes engaging in sexually explicit images via text messaging and cell phones.

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If the goal of the juvenile court is to protect juveniles and "act as parent," how might you explain the movement toward punitiveness since the 1980s?​

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According to a Justice Department survey,what is the most serious problem facing teenagers today?​

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What U.S.Supreme Court decision ruled that school officials could search students and their lockers?​

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Juveniles who harass or intimidate other juveniles using cell phones,email,and the Internet are engaging in __________________.

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Smoking cigarettes is a status offense for a juvenile.

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Many police departments have special juvenile units.

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Behaviors that are not criminal if committed by adults,such as cigarette smoking or truancy,are called _____ in the juvenile justice context.

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The standard of proof for juveniles to become classified as delinquents is "beyond a reasonable doubt."​

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Unlike regular police officers,juvenile officers exercise little discretion in processing offenders.

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In England,the doctrine that allowed the courts to hold protective jurisdiction over all children was called​

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