Question 1

The following questions are on Reading 2.2: National Research Council (2012).
-How do adolescents differ from adults?

Accepted Answer

A)   Adolescents are more sensitive to external influences such as peer pressure and immediate rewards.
B)   Adolescents are less able to regulate their own behavior in emotionally charged contexts.
C)   Adolescents show less ability to make judgments and decisions that require future orientation.
D)   All of the above. D

Question 2

Early juvenile courts were created to have broad jurisdiction over almost all juvenile matters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Proceedings of early juvenile courts were intended to be primarily __________ in nature.

Accepted Answer

A)   criminal
B)   adversarial
C)   informal and family-like
D)   nocturnal C

Question 4

What is the legal doctrine that gives juvenile courts authority to assume parental responsibility when parents fail to provide adequate socialization and the youth is determined to be dependent and at-risk?

Accepted Answer

A)   stare decisis
B)   ethnocentrism
C)   parens patriae
D)   apprenticeship

Question 5

In cases such as in re Gault (1967) and in re Winship (1970), the U.S. Supreme Court introduced a ____________ orientation in juvenile court proceedings.

Accepted Answer

A)   child welfare
B)   diversionary
C)   due process
D)   balanced and restorative

Question 6

Colonial poor laws gave authority to the government to separate poor children from their parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The following questions are on Reading 2.1: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (1998).
-What is the goal of the Illinois Juvenile Court Act?

Accepted Answer

A)   To ensure that the children defined in this Act are dealt with in a way that most closely mirrors an effective parent.
B)   To allow harsh punishment in order to deter delinquent children from continuing their delinquency.
C)   To grant the federal government control over juvenile courts.
D)   All of the above.

Question 8

Legal authority in juvenile courts was originally derived from:

Accepted Answer

A)   presidential commmand.
B)   judicial review.
C)   the parens patriae doctrine in English equity law.
D)   ecclesiastical mandate.

Question 9

McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971) asserted that trial by jury is most likely to "destroy the traditional character of juvenile proceedings."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The statutory authority of judges to transfer juvenile cases to adult court is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)   adjudication.
B)   inter-court compact.
C)   judicial waiver.
D)   statutory exclusion.

Question 11

The following questions are on Reading 2.2: National Research Council (2012).
-The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) was established to develop and disseminate criminological knowledge to the juvenile justice field.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The following questions are on Reading 2.2: National Research Council (2012).
-Which of the following is not one of the aims of juvenile courts and affiliated agencies in supporting the positive social development of youth who become involved in the juvenile justice system?

Accepted Answer

A)   fairness
B)   preventing reoffending
C)   accountability
D)   punishment

Question 13

What federal agency was created as a result of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974?

Accepted Answer

A)   Federal Bureau of Delinquency Investigation (FBDI) 
B)   Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) 
C)   Federal Juvenile Court Initiative (FJCI) 
D)   Federal Project on Juvenile Delinquency (FPJ
D)

Question 14

The following questions are on Reading 2.1: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (1998).
-According to the Illinois Juvenile Court Act, when is it legal for juvenile delinquents and adult offenders to be in the vicinity of each other?

Accepted Answer

A)   when they are in the recreation yard
B)   when they are passing each other in a building
C)   when they are being housed, as long as they are in separate cells
D)   never

Question 15

The following questions are on Reading 2.1: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (1998).
-Who can notify the court of a neglected or delinquent child?

Accepted Answer

A)   a child's teacher
B)   a doctor
C)   any respectable member of the community
D)   All of the above.

Question 16

The following questions are on Reading 2.1: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (1998).
-Which of following is not defined as a neglected child?

Accepted Answer

A)   a child who is homeless
B)   a child who is living with a vicious or disreputable person
C)   a child who is 17 and caught stealing food
D)   a child under 8 years old who is selling things on the street

Question 17

The following questions are on Reading 2.2: National Research Council (2012).
-Out-of-home, residential placement is a recommended form of rehabilitation for juveniles according to the National Research Council.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What were the first institutional facilities in the United States used to protect and reform poor, vagrant children?

Accepted Answer

A)   houses of refuge
B)   orphan trains
C)   reform schools
D)   group homes

Question 19

Ex parte Crouse was the 1838 Pennsylvania Supreme Court case that legitimated parens patriae authority in a house of refuge placement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Rousseau's idea of __________ __________ led to a growing awareness of age distinctions across the life course.

Accepted Answer

A)   turning points
B)   logical consequences
C)   developmental stages
D)   prorated formulations

Exam 2: Origins and Transformation of Juvenile Justice

The following questions are on Reading 2.2: National Research Council (2012) . -How do adolescents differ from adults?

Early juvenile courts were created to have broad jurisdiction over almost all juvenile matters.

Proceedings of early juvenile courts were intended to be primarily __________ in nature.

What is the legal doctrine that gives juvenile courts authority to assume parental responsibility when parents fail to provide adequate socialization and the youth is determined to be dependent and at-risk?

In cases such as in re Gault (1967) and in re Winship (1970) , the U.S. Supreme Court introduced a ____________ orientation in juvenile court proceedings.

Colonial poor laws gave authority to the government to separate poor children from their parents.

The following questions are on Reading 2.1: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (1998) . -What is the goal of the Illinois Juvenile Court Act?

Legal authority in juvenile courts was originally derived from:

McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971) asserted that trial by jury is most likely to "destroy the traditional character of juvenile proceedings."

The statutory authority of judges to transfer juvenile cases to adult court is referred to as:

The following questions are on Reading 2.2: National Research Council (2012). -The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) was established to develop and disseminate criminological knowledge to the juvenile justice field.

The following questions are on Reading 2.2: National Research Council (2012) . -Which of the following is not one of the aims of juvenile courts and affiliated agencies in supporting the positive social development of youth who become involved in the juvenile justice system?

What federal agency was created as a result of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974?

The following questions are on Reading 2.1: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (1998) . -According to the Illinois Juvenile Court Act, when is it legal for juvenile delinquents and adult offenders to be in the vicinity of each other?

The following questions are on Reading 2.1: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (1998) . -Who can notify the court of a neglected or delinquent child?

The following questions are on Reading 2.1: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (1998) . -Which of following is not defined as a neglected child?

The following questions are on Reading 2.2: National Research Council (2012). -Out-of-home, residential placement is a recommended form of rehabilitation for juveniles according to the National Research Council.

What were the first institutional facilities in the United States used to protect and reform poor, vagrant children?

Ex parte Crouse was the 1838 Pennsylvania Supreme Court case that legitimated parens patriae authority in a house of refuge placement.

Rousseau's idea of led to a growing awareness of age distinctions across the life course.