Exam 13: Juvenile Justice: Then and Now

______ is the juvenile equivalent of sentencing for adult offenders. ​

According to the text, status offenders are defined as _____. ​

The federal agency created to administer grants and provide guidance for crime prevention policy and programs is the _____. ​

When the juvenile court was first created, _____ was the standard of proof required to adjudicate a child delinquent.

Discuss the child saving movement. ​

Trains in which urban youths were sent West for adoption with local farm couples were called ______. ​

_____ determined that the Fourth Amendment applies to school searches. ​

_____ children are those who fall under a jurisdictional age limit and who commit an act in violation of the penal code. ​

This group would prefer that the courts scale back their judicial role and transfer their functions to community groups and social service agencies. ​

The ______ is the oldest federal agency for children in the United States. ​

_____ want to reduce the court's jurisdiction over juveniles charged with a serious crime and liberalize the prosecutor's ability to try them in adult courts. ​

_____ refers to a care facility developed by the child savers to protect potential criminal youths by taking them off the street and providing a family-like environment. ​

The creation of the House of Refuge was largely due to the efforts of the _____. ​

Determining whether a child is to be remanded to a shelter or released is the purpose of the detention hearing. ​

Prevention programs focus on addressing those risk factors for delinquency that juveniles may face. ​

A ____ court cannot sentence juveniles to county jails or state prisons, as these are reserved for adults only. ​

Discuss intervention programs, providing examples. ​

The first juvenile court was established in Chicago in _____.

What is known as a reduction in charges in adult criminal court is known as _____ in juvenile court.

Compare and contrast the similarities between the juvenile and adult systems. ​