Question 1

_____ suggest that the court scale back its judicial role and transfer its functions to community groups and social service agencies. ​

Accepted Answer

Child advocates

Question 2

An example of an organization involved in prevention programs would be _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  the Boys and Girls Club
B)  Job Corps
C)  Head Start
D)  YouthBuild U.S.A. A

Question 3

Community-based diversion and day treatment are types of graduated sanctions for which type of offender? ​

Accepted Answer

Nonviolent offenders

Question 4

_____ determined that a child has due process rights, such as having an attorney present at waiver hearings. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  New Jersey v. T.L.O.
B)  Vernonia School District v. Acton
C)  Kent v. United States
D)  Thompson v. Oklahoma

Question 5

A typical resident of the House of Refuge devoted most of his or her time to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   education ​
B)  religious instruction
C)  supervised labor
D)  vocational training

Question 6

A comprehensive juvenile justice strategy focuses on delinquency prevention as well as expanding options for handling juvenile offenders. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Intervention programs are focused on teenage youths considered to be at higher risk for engaging in petty delinquency acts, using drugs or alcohol, or associating with antisocial peers. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Verdicts in the Illinois Juvenile Court Act relied upon the stricter standard (i.e., beyond a reasonable doubt) to determine the guilt of a juvenile offender. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Intermediate sanctions generally target repeat minor offenders with sanctions such as probation. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The type of program designed to ward off involvement in more serious delinquency is called _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  intervention
B)  prevention
C)  reformation
D)  adjudication

Question 11

_____ refers to the trial stage of the juvenile court process. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Adjudication
B)  Disposition
C)  Waiver hearing
D)  Detention hearing

Question 12

Child saving organizations influenced the _____ to enact laws giving courts the power to commit children who were runaways or criminal offenders to specialized institutions. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  state legislatures
B)  federal government
C)  local governments
D)  state judiciary

Question 13

Crime control advocates suggest that the court scale back its judicial role and transfer its functions to community groups and social service agencies. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

_____ is the first step in the juvenile justice process. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is the first step in the...

Question 15

The _____ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution places limitations on police interrogation procedures. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Fourth
B)  Fifth
C)  Sixth
D)  Eighth

Question 16

Juveniles have a constitutional right to jury trial. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Teen courts are geared toward young juveniles with no prior arrest records who are charged with minor law violations. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was established in _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  1850
B)  1874
C)  1899
D)  1911

Question 19

One similarity between the adult and juvenile justice systems is the _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  use of attorneys
B)  primacy of the Miranda warning
C)  role of juries
D)  emphasis on treatment and rehabilitation

Question 20

The document filed in juvenile court alleging that a juvenile is a delinquent, a status offender, or a dependent and asking that the court assume jurisdiction over the juvenile is called the _____. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The document filed in juvenile court alleging...

Exam 13: Juvenile Justice: Then and Now

_____ suggest that the court scale back its judicial role and transfer its functions to community groups and social service agencies. ​

An example of an organization involved in prevention programs would be _____. ​

Community-based diversion and day treatment are types of graduated sanctions for which type of offender? ​

_____ determined that a child has due process rights, such as having an attorney present at waiver hearings. ​

A typical resident of the House of Refuge devoted most of his or her time to _____.

A comprehensive juvenile justice strategy focuses on delinquency prevention as well as expanding options for handling juvenile offenders. ​

Intervention programs are focused on teenage youths considered to be at higher risk for engaging in petty delinquency acts, using drugs or alcohol, or associating with antisocial peers. ​

Verdicts in the Illinois Juvenile Court Act relied upon the stricter standard (i.e., beyond a reasonable doubt) to determine the guilt of a juvenile offender. ​

Intermediate sanctions generally target repeat minor offenders with sanctions such as probation. ​

The type of program designed to ward off involvement in more serious delinquency is called _____. ​

_____ refers to the trial stage of the juvenile court process. ​

Child saving organizations influenced the _____ to enact laws giving courts the power to commit children who were runaways or criminal offenders to specialized institutions. ​

Crime control advocates suggest that the court scale back its judicial role and transfer its functions to community groups and social service agencies. ​

_____ is the first step in the juvenile justice process. ​

The _____ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution places limitations on police interrogation procedures. ​

Juveniles have a constitutional right to jury trial. ​

Teen courts are geared toward young juveniles with no prior arrest records who are charged with minor law violations. ​

The first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was established in _____. ​

One similarity between the adult and juvenile justice systems is the _____. ​

The document filed in juvenile court alleging that a juvenile is a delinquent, a status offender, or a dependent and asking that the court assume jurisdiction over the juvenile is called the _____. ​

_____ suggest that the court scale back its judicial role and transfer its functions to community groups and social service agencies.

An example of an organization involved in prevention programs would be _____.

Community-based diversion and day treatment are types of graduated sanctions for which type of offender?

_____ determined that a child has due process rights, such as having an attorney present at waiver hearings.

A comprehensive juvenile justice strategy focuses on delinquency prevention as well as expanding options for handling juvenile offenders.

Intervention programs are focused on teenage youths considered to be at higher risk for engaging in petty delinquency acts, using drugs or alcohol, or associating with antisocial peers.

Verdicts in the Illinois Juvenile Court Act relied upon the stricter standard (i.e., beyond a reasonable doubt) to determine the guilt of a juvenile offender.

Intermediate sanctions generally target repeat minor offenders with sanctions such as probation.

The type of program designed to ward off involvement in more serious delinquency is called _____.

_____ refers to the trial stage of the juvenile court process.

Child saving organizations influenced the _____ to enact laws giving courts the power to commit children who were runaways or criminal offenders to specialized institutions.

Crime control advocates suggest that the court scale back its judicial role and transfer its functions to community groups and social service agencies.

_____ is the first step in the juvenile justice process.

The _____ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution places limitations on police interrogation procedures.

Juveniles have a constitutional right to jury trial.

Teen courts are geared toward young juveniles with no prior arrest records who are charged with minor law violations.

The first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was established in _____.

One similarity between the adult and juvenile justice systems is the _____.

The document filed in juvenile court alleging that a juvenile is a delinquent, a status offender, or a dependent and asking that the court assume jurisdiction over the juvenile is called the _____.