Exam 17: Juvenile Justice

Based on case law, to what extent should school officials be permitted to conduct strip searches on students?

Congress has declared that all offenses committed by juveniles are federal offenses.

Truancy is an example of a status offense.

Smoking cigarettes is a status offense for a 13-year-old  juvenile.

A _____ is a child who has no parent or guardian or whose parents cannot give proper care.

A child who is receiving inadequate care is termed a _______.

Many police departments have special juvenile units.

Will is a 15 year-old boy 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 who made fun of him for being "too good."  Will's parents are terrified that his poor decision making will ruin his future. Will and his family are seeking a(n)_________, where they could avoid the courtroom altogether.

Tyson has just been adjudicated guilty for cyber stalking in the juvenile justice system in the state in which he resides.  This is his second offense.  His first offense was dismissed.  Tyson's actual crime included sending threatening and lewd comments to a classmate on Facebook.  Tyson feels as though his responses were justified based on  comments that had been directed to him earlier in the year. In Miller v. Alabama (2012), the U.S. Supreme Court deemed ______ unconstitutional for juvenile homicide offenders.

The U.S. Supreme Court case of _____ extended due process rights to juveniles.

A child who is not receiving proper care because of action or inaction by his or her parent is considered a(n)_____ child.

A(n)_____ is any act committed by a juvenile that is considered unacceptable for a child but is not considered a crime for an adult.

Discuss the role of the police in handling juvenile cases and how juveniles are handled differently than adults.

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court decide that life imprisonment without possibility of parole for juvenile offenders was unconstitutional  in non-homicide cases?

Tyson has just been adjudicated guilty for cyber stalking in the juvenile justice system in the state in which he resides.  This is his second offense.  His first offense was dismissed.  Tyson's actual crime included sending threatening and lewd comments to a classmate on Facebook.  Tyson feels as though his responses were justified based on  comments that had been directed to him earlier in the year. _________ is the trial stage of the juvenile justice process.

Discuss why criminologists have had difficulty explaining the rise in youth crime that peaked in 1993.

A(n)____ hearing is a hearing by the juvenile court to determine if a juvenile should be detained or released prior to adjudication.

Which statement about offenses committed by juveniles is accurate?

Youth gangs do not pose any unique problems in the juvenile justice system.

Which is true about juvenile officers?