Exam 15: The Juvenile Justice System

In which case did the U.S.Supreme Court rule that juveniles do not have a right to a jury trial in a juvenile court proceeding?

Indicate some of the reasons why youths join gangs.

The average gang member is years old.

Based on the information in the preface,one can definitely state that Ohio has a

For T.J.Lane to be sentenced to life without parole,what must be true?

If found guilty as a juvenile(an option prosecutors decided to forego),the maximum possible sentence Greigo would face would be

Police have more power in their handling of juveniles than they do with adults due to the in loco parentis doctrine.

The child savers proposed treatment,not punishment,for juvenile delinquents.

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

When a police officer acts in place of the parent,he or she is acting .

The doctrine of parens patriae holds:

Juvenile delinquents are often placed in after they are released from a secure juvenile correctional facility.

Mays and Richmond were found guilty in a(n)

Juveniles who leave correctional facilities are often placed .

If Mays and Richmond were found guilty of participating in sexual activity rather than sexual assault,then this would be classified as

Physical or emotional harm intentionally inflicted on a child is called .

The standard of proof in juvenile court is preponderance of the evidence.

Which of the following is not listed in the text as a category of residential treatment programs?

The culpability of juveniles was one of the reasons given by the United States Supreme Court in its landmark decision in Roper v.Simmons.

The end of the means that girls are just as likely as boys to be arrested.