Exam 15: The Juvenile Justice System

In which case did the U.S.Supreme Court forbid the execution of offenders under the age of eighteen?

Describe the one variable that always correlates highly with juvenile crime rates.

Which of the following is not listed in the text as a community risk factor for juvenile delinquency?

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

An hearing is essentially a "trial."

transfer mandates that a juvenile is transferred,as a matter of state law,to adult jurisdiction.

The prevalence of girls as offenders in the juvenile justice system is increasing.

The first juvenile court was established in Illinois in .

Roper v.Simmons prohibits the execution of offenders who were under age eighteen when they committed their crimes.

Which of the following is not listed in the text as a school risk factor for juvenile delinquency?

Sex with a sixteen-year old girl by an adult is a criminal offense,which means that the actions of Mays and Richmond cannot be classified as

List the factors that normally determine what police do with juvenile offenders.

Since the late 1990s,the arrest rates of juvenile has .

The older a person is,the more likely they are to exhibit criminal behavior.

A youth is held in until the disposition process begins.

Juvenile courts do not have to decide guilt or innocence.

The sexual assault of the sixteen-year old girl by Mays and Richmond would be classified as

When an officer takes a juvenile into custody for a status offense,he or she is .

Juvenile court is drastically different from adult court in that:

In which case did the U.S.Supreme Court hold that double jeopardy prevented trying a juvenile in adult court for an offense already adjudicated in a juvenile court?