Juvenile Law and Procedure Exam Review
Course Introduction
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the laws, policies, and procedures governing the juvenile justice system. It explores the historical evolution of juvenile law, the legal definitions of delinquency and status offenses, and the rights of minors within the system. Students will examine the structure and function of juvenile courts, the roles of law enforcement and social services, and key procedural steps in juvenile cases including arrest, detention, adjudication, disposition, and appeal. The course also addresses current issues and reforms related to juvenile justice, with an emphasis on balancing public safety, accountability, and rehabilitation.
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Juvenile Justice Policies Programs and Practices 3rd Edition by Robert Taylor
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Chapter 1: The Juvenile Justice System
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Q1) A sanction by which a juvenile offender pays the victim for the harm done by the juvenile is called victim justice.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) A procedure by which a juvenile is removed from the juvenile justice process and provided with treatment services is called ____________.
A)aftercare
B)probation
C)diversion
D)release
E)early release
Answer: C
Q3) Probation is a disposition imposed by the court allowing the adjudicated offender to remain in the community as long as the offender abides by certain conditions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: History of the Juvenile Justice System
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Q1) The author of Oliver Twist is ___________________.
A)William Shakespeare
B)James Joyce
C)Charles Dickens
D)Helen Savage
E)Christopher Marlow
Answer: C
Q2) Before the 20<sup>th</sup> Century, juveniles were essentially chattel or property.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The idea that juvenile correctional ranches, camps, and outdoor programs can cure juvenile delinquents is based on ______________.
A)traditional agrarian values
B)the farm effect
C)the separation hypothesis
D)better living though farming
E)the "good life"
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Juvenile Crime, Criminals, and Victims
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Q1) The larger the family size, the more likely it is that a child in the family will be delinquent.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which of the following is the least likely to be delinquent?
A)first born children
B)second born children
C)third born children
D)there is no relationship between birth order and delinquency
Answer: A
Q3) A survey of crime victims is called ____________________.
A)the Uniform Crime Report
B)a victimization survey
C)a self-report study
D)a data collection study
E)The Washington D.C.Crime Victims Study
Answer: B
Q4) What is the "hierarchy rule?"
Answer: Answers will vary
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Chapter 4: Choice, Deterrence, Biological, and Psychological Theories
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Q1) This type of deterrence is imposed on adjudicated delinquents in order to deter them from continuing to commit delinquent acts in the future.
A)proposed deterrence
B)specific deterrence
C)general deterrence
D)actual deterrence
E)theoretical deterrence
Q2) Explain the terms repression, denial and displacement.
Q3) According to the text, the influence of the positive school of thought increased for two reasons.Explain each of those reasons.
Q4) The concept of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder was developed by Sigmund Freud.
A)True
B)False
Q5) An endomorph has a body structure that is soft, round, and fat. A)True B)False
Q6) Explain the terms id, ego and superego.
Q7) Describe in detail the Positive School of Criminology.
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Chapter 5: Social Structure, Social Process, and Social
Reaction Theories
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Q1) How are Sutherland's differential association theory and Akers's differential reinforcement theory different? How are they similar?
Q2) According to Sampson and Laub two turning points in a criminal career are marriage and the birth of a child.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ____________ thought that most delinquents hold conventional values, norms, and beliefs and must learn to neutralize the values before committing delinquent acts.
A)Cloward and Ohlin
B)Sutherland
C)Akers
D)Miller
E)Sykes and Matza
Q4) Juveniles that are unable to cope with strain and commit delinquent acts are likely to be overly sensitive, have an explosive temperament, have a low tolerance for adversity, and have poor problem-solving skills.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Delinquency Prevention and Intervention
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Q1) The ____________ program is a holistic program that attempts to build and enhance the juvenile's interactions with their families, peers, teachers, and other members of the community.
A)D.A.R.E.
B)SHIELD
C)Children at Risk
D)Families and Schools Together
E)C.A.R.E.
Q2) The Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America was formed in ________________.
A)1904
B)1935
C)1962
D)1972
E)1980
Q3) Juvenile court judges, social workers, police officers, and other juvenile justice personnel all agree that most juveniles who come into contact with the system do not recidivate.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the failure of the Scared Straight program.
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Chapter 7: Police and Juveniles
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Q1) Juveniles who live in urban areas tend to have a more positive view of the police than those in suburban or rural areas.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What are the peak hours for juvenile crime?
Q3) What do the terms CHINS, CINS, MINS, and PINS mean?
Q4) More juveniles are arrested for murder than are adults arrested for murder.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Taking a minor into police custody to protect him or her from possible harm is called protective custody.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Juveniles are committing more and more violent crimes in American society. A)True
B)False
Q7) What is the responsibility of the intake officer and how much power do they have?
Q8) Describe Police Athletic Leagues and their goals.
Q9) Explain the concept of problem-oriented policing and the SARA model.
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Chapter 8: Juvenile Law and Procedure
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Q1) In the case of Mckeiver v.Pennsylvania the court outlined four reasons for denying juveniles the right to a jury trial.What were those four reasons?
Q2) Evidence which is of greater weight or more convincing than evidence that is offered in opposition to it is usually called _________________.
A)preponderance of the evidence
B)overwhelming evidence
C)the majority of the evidence
D)proof beyond a reasonable doubt
E)none of the above
Q3) Explain the three major trends in laws related to juvenile records.
Q4) Rights that protect an individual against arbitrary and unreasonable action are called _____.
A)substantive rights
B)criminal rights
C)juvenile rights
D)procedural rights
E)natural rights
Q5) Explain the case of Fare v.Michael C.
Q6) Explain the case of Schull v.Martin.
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Chapter 9: The Juvenile Court
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Q1) Describe the concept of parens patriae.
Q2) What does it mean for a hearing to be bifurcated?
Q3) The juvenile court was established in __________________.
A)New York, New York
B)Cook County, Illinois (Chicago)
C)Boston, Mass
D)Philadelphia, Pa
E)Pittsburgh, Pa
Q4) A facility designed for short-term, secured confinement of the juvenile prior to court disposition or execution of a court order is called a _____________.
A)detention center
B)juvenile center
C)juvenile institution
D)boot camp
E)waiting area
Q5) The predisposition report serves three main functions.What are those three functions?
Q6) What are the duties of the juvenile prosecutor?
Q7) What is the difference between a status offense and a criminal act?
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Chapter 10: Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System
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Q1) What are the Kent criterion for waiving a juvenile to adult court.
Q2) At what age must a court relinquish jurisdiction over a juvenile?
Q3) Juveniles are waived to adult court for three basic reasons.What are those reasons?
Q4) In the case of Atkins v.Virginia the Supreme Court ruled that is was unconstitutional to execute a mentally retarded person.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the case of Stanford v.Kentucky.
Q6) The most common method of waiver to adult court, and the one with the longest history, is judicial waiver.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Which part of the country is most likely to believe that juveniles should be treated the same as adults for violent offenses?
A)north
B)south
C)east
D)west
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Chapter 11: Community-Based Corrections for Juveniles
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Q1) List the 13 probation conditions in your text.
Q2) A model where the probation officer works and is housed within the school walls is called __________.
A)school-based probation
B)house arrest
C)shock probation
D)tough counseling
E)relaxed probation
Q3) Restricting a juvenile through the use of an electronic tracking device is called ___________.
A)school-based probation
B)electronic monitoring
C)shock probation
D)incarceration
E)relaxed probation
Q4) What are the five phases of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency for ISP programs?
Q5) What are the five common key elements of Intensive Supervision Probation (ISP) programs?
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Q6) What is the most common correctional sanction imposed on juvenile offenders?
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Chapter 12: Institutional Corrections for Juveniles
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Q1) Over ___________ cases of sexual abuse were confirmed to have occurred within juvenile institutions in Texas from 2003 to 2006.
A)zero
B)16
C)103
D)2,000
Q2) According to the California Youth Authority, how much does it cost to incarcerate a juvenile for one year?
A)22,500
B)27,638
C)30.006
D)39.909
E)49,200
Q3) According to the California Youth Authority it costs about $49,000 to incarcerate a juvenile for one year.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is the Virginia C.R.Minor Reception and Diagnostic Center?
Q5) Explain the California Youth Authority's Free Venture Program.
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Chapter 13: Gangs and Delinquency
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Q1) Through the nuisance abatement statues, a community can have entire gangs declared a public nuisance.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the National Youth Gang Center, how many youth gangs and youth gang members are there in the United States?
Q3) What percentage of street gangs are involved in the street sale of drugs?
A)12%
B)25%
C)42%
D)57%
E)80%
Q4) What percent of all gang members are Asian?
A)3
B)7
C)14
D)19
E)25
Q5) What are the goals of the G.R.E.A.T Program?
Q6) Explain how race affects gang membership.
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Chapter 14: Special Populations
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Q1) It is estimated that _____ ____ percent of the reported forcible rapes in the United States are committed by juvenile male offenders.
A)20
B)36
C)61
D)81
E)None of the above
Q2) The most prevalent disorders appear to be __________ in juvenile offenders.
A)conduct disorders
B)antisocial personality disorders
C)substance abuse disorders
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q3) Zero tolerance programs have undoubtedly improved school climate and student behavior as well as reducing school violence in general.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the characteristics of chronic juvenile offenders?
Q5) Describe the chiva epidemic in the United States.
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Chapter 15: Future Directions in Juvenile Justice
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Q1) Name the rights that are given to adults in the criminal justice system that are not afforded to juveniles in the juvenile justice system.
Q2) Describe in detail the Balanced and Restorative Justice Model (BARJ).
Q3) Authors Stephen Tibbetts and Alex Piquero conducted a study in ________ and found that individuals who were born at low birth weight and were from a low socioeconomic status were more likely to have an early onset of delinquent behavior.
A)Cook County, Illinois
B)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C)Boston, Massachusetts
D)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
E)New York, New York
Q4) Current policy in juvenile justice reflects the desire of rehabilitation, diversion, and protection in regards to juveniles within the juvenile justice system.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Defend or reject the movement of parental liability.Defend your position.
Q6) Present arguments for and against the enactment of parental liability laws.
Q7) Name and describe the various programs aimed at preventing crime.
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