Exam 15: Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing

_____ enables youths to live in a more homelike setting while the courts dispose of their cases.

What is the purpose of the 1989 amendment to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974?

The juvenile defense attorney is a court-appointed attorney who protects the interest of the child in cases involving the child's welfare.

What is the basic philosophy at the disposition hearing?

In _____, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the death penalty for juveniles was unconstitutional.

Juveniles are detained in approximately 22% of delinquency cases.

Most juvenile experts oppose _____ because the outcome in adult courts tends to clash with the rehabilitative ideal.

Keeping the accused in custody prior to trial because the accused is suspected of being a danger to the community is referred to as ______.

The attorney who represents children in juvenile court and plays an active role at all stages of the proceedings is called a _____.

The attorney responsible for bringing the state's case forward against the accused juvenile is called the _____.

_____ mandated that juveniles have a right to notice of the allegations made against them.

A preadjudicatory hearing for the purpose of deciding whether a juvenile defendant should be retained over for juvenile court or waived to adult court is called a ______.

The U.S. Supreme Court put an end to the practice of life sentences without the possibility of parole for juveniles convicted of nonhomicide crimes in which case?

A _____ is a judicial order requesting that a person detaining another produce the body of the prisoner and give reasons for his or her capture and detention.

Most states refuse juveniles the right to _____ , arguing that juvenile proceedings are civil, not criminal.

In re Gault established due process rights for juveniles.

The standard of proof used in juvenile court, which is the same as in adult courts, is ______.

The screening of cases by the juvenile justice system is referred to as disposition.

It was this case, _____, which established proof beyond a reasonable doubt as necessary for conviction of a juvenile defendant.

According to the most recent study of waivers, _____ of juveniles tried in adult criminal court are actually sent to prison.