NC BLET JUVENILE LAW EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS AND FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Where can you find a DSS office? Answer: In each county
◉ What is the main distinction between DSS and Juvenile Justice?
Answer: DSS generally addresses the behavior of adults that results
in the abuse, neglect, or dependency of the children in their care.
They focus on cases of neglect and abuse and they aim to protect
children.
Juvenile Justice focuses on the behavior of juveniles. They also aim to
keep juveniles safe but they also specifically address the
inappropriate or delinquent behavior of the juvenile.
◉ What defines an abused juvenile? Answer: Any juvenile less than
18 years of age who is a minor victim of human trafficking or whose
parent/guardian/custodian/caretaker:
1. Inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon the juvenile a serious
physical injury by other than accidental means.
2. Creates or allows to be created substantial risk of serious physical
injury to the juvenile by other than accidental means.
,3. Uses or allows to be used upon the juvenile cruel or grossly
inappropriate procedures or cruel/gross inappropriate devices to
modify behavior.
4. Commits, permits, or encourages the commission of a violation of
the following laws by, with, or upon the juvenile
5. Creates or allows to be created serious emotional damage to the
juvenile, serious emotional damage is evidenced by a juvenile's
severe anxiety, depression, withdrawal, or aggressive behavior to
himself or others.
6. Encourages, directs, or approves of delinquent acts involving
moral turpitude committed by the juvenile: fraud, larceny,
prostitution, etc.
7. Commits or allows to be committed an offense like human
trafficking, involuntary servitude, and sexual servitude against the
child.
◉ What is moral turpitude? Answer: Acts which evidence a
depraved mind or disregard for acceptable societal standards
◉ What are some of the laws that a guardian (or someone in that
role) allows to be violated or violates themselves to constitute an
abused juvenile? Answer: 1. First degree rape: G.S. 14-27.1
2. First degree statutory sexual offense: G.S. 14-27.29
3. Statutory sex offense with a child by an adult offender: G.S. 14-28
4. Sexual act by a custodian: G.S. 14-31
,5. Preparation of obscene photographs, slides, or motion pictures of
a juvenile: G.S. 14-190.5
◉ What are some examples of child abuse? Answer: Incest, broken
bones, burns, bites, bruises, cuts, severe anxiety related to the abuse,
etc.
◉ What is a caretaker? Answer: Any person other than a parent,
guardian, or custodian who has responsibility for the health and
welfare of a juvenile in a residential setting.
Ex: stepparent, foster parent, and adult member of the juvenile's
household, an adult relative entrusted with juvenile's care, a
potential adoptive parent during a visit or trial placement with the
juvenile in the custody of a department, house parent/cottage
parent
◉ What is a custodian? Answer: The person or agency that has been
awarded legal custody of a juvenile by court
◉ What is a dependent juvenile? Answer: A juvenile in need of
assistance or placement because:
- the juvenile has no parent, guardian, or custodian responsible for
the juvenile's care/supervision
, - the juvenile's parent, guardian, or custodian is unable to provide
for the juvenile's care/supervision and lacks an appropriate
alternative child care arrangement
◉ Who is a director? Answer: The head of the county DSS in the
county where the juvenile resides or is found or other
representatives as authorized.
◉ Who is considered a juvenile? Answer: A person who has not
reached their 18th birthday and is not married, emancipated, or a
member of the military
◉ What is a neglected juvenile? Answer: Any juvenile who is found
to be a minor victim of human trafficking or whose
parent/guardian/custodian/caretaker:
- does not provide proper care, supervision, or discipline
- has abandoned them
- has not provided necessary medical care
- has not provided necessary remedial care
- lives in an environment injurious to the juvenile's welfare
- custody of whom has been unlawfully transferred
- has placed them for care or adoption in violation of the law
QUESTIONS AND FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Where can you find a DSS office? Answer: In each county
◉ What is the main distinction between DSS and Juvenile Justice?
Answer: DSS generally addresses the behavior of adults that results
in the abuse, neglect, or dependency of the children in their care.
They focus on cases of neglect and abuse and they aim to protect
children.
Juvenile Justice focuses on the behavior of juveniles. They also aim to
keep juveniles safe but they also specifically address the
inappropriate or delinquent behavior of the juvenile.
◉ What defines an abused juvenile? Answer: Any juvenile less than
18 years of age who is a minor victim of human trafficking or whose
parent/guardian/custodian/caretaker:
1. Inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon the juvenile a serious
physical injury by other than accidental means.
2. Creates or allows to be created substantial risk of serious physical
injury to the juvenile by other than accidental means.
,3. Uses or allows to be used upon the juvenile cruel or grossly
inappropriate procedures or cruel/gross inappropriate devices to
modify behavior.
4. Commits, permits, or encourages the commission of a violation of
the following laws by, with, or upon the juvenile
5. Creates or allows to be created serious emotional damage to the
juvenile, serious emotional damage is evidenced by a juvenile's
severe anxiety, depression, withdrawal, or aggressive behavior to
himself or others.
6. Encourages, directs, or approves of delinquent acts involving
moral turpitude committed by the juvenile: fraud, larceny,
prostitution, etc.
7. Commits or allows to be committed an offense like human
trafficking, involuntary servitude, and sexual servitude against the
child.
◉ What is moral turpitude? Answer: Acts which evidence a
depraved mind or disregard for acceptable societal standards
◉ What are some of the laws that a guardian (or someone in that
role) allows to be violated or violates themselves to constitute an
abused juvenile? Answer: 1. First degree rape: G.S. 14-27.1
2. First degree statutory sexual offense: G.S. 14-27.29
3. Statutory sex offense with a child by an adult offender: G.S. 14-28
4. Sexual act by a custodian: G.S. 14-31
,5. Preparation of obscene photographs, slides, or motion pictures of
a juvenile: G.S. 14-190.5
◉ What are some examples of child abuse? Answer: Incest, broken
bones, burns, bites, bruises, cuts, severe anxiety related to the abuse,
etc.
◉ What is a caretaker? Answer: Any person other than a parent,
guardian, or custodian who has responsibility for the health and
welfare of a juvenile in a residential setting.
Ex: stepparent, foster parent, and adult member of the juvenile's
household, an adult relative entrusted with juvenile's care, a
potential adoptive parent during a visit or trial placement with the
juvenile in the custody of a department, house parent/cottage
parent
◉ What is a custodian? Answer: The person or agency that has been
awarded legal custody of a juvenile by court
◉ What is a dependent juvenile? Answer: A juvenile in need of
assistance or placement because:
- the juvenile has no parent, guardian, or custodian responsible for
the juvenile's care/supervision
, - the juvenile's parent, guardian, or custodian is unable to provide
for the juvenile's care/supervision and lacks an appropriate
alternative child care arrangement
◉ Who is a director? Answer: The head of the county DSS in the
county where the juvenile resides or is found or other
representatives as authorized.
◉ Who is considered a juvenile? Answer: A person who has not
reached their 18th birthday and is not married, emancipated, or a
member of the military
◉ What is a neglected juvenile? Answer: Any juvenile who is found
to be a minor victim of human trafficking or whose
parent/guardian/custodian/caretaker:
- does not provide proper care, supervision, or discipline
- has abandoned them
- has not provided necessary medical care
- has not provided necessary remedial care
- lives in an environment injurious to the juvenile's welfare
- custody of whom has been unlawfully transferred
- has placed them for care or adoption in violation of the law
