Juvenile Justice Midterm Exam QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Juvenile Justice System - CORRECT ANSWER The system of agencies that is
designed to handle juvenile offenders
parens patriae - CORRECT ANSWER A legal doctrine in which the state plays the role
of a parent
Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER The authority granted by law to hear a case
Delinquency - CORRECT ANSWER Any behavior that is prohibited by the juvenile
law of state
Status Offense - CORRECT ANSWER An act of delinquency committed by a juvenile
that would not be considered a crime by an adult
Juvenile - CORRECT ANSWER An individual who falls within a specific age range
and is subject subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court
Criminal Justice System - CORRECT ANSWER The system of agencies that is
designed to manage adult offenders
Maximum age of juvenile court jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER The upper age
limit for which the juvenile court may hear a case
Minimum age of juvenile court jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER The lower age
limit for which the juvenile court may hear a case
Diversion - CORRECT ANSWER A procedure by which a juvenile is removed from
the juvenile justice process and provide with treatment services
,Intake - CORRECT ANSWER The procedure by which juvenile court staff decide
whether to process further in court, handle the case informally, or dismiss the case
Victim Restitution - CORRECT ANSWER A sanction by which a juvenile offender
pays the victim for the harm done
Community Service - CORRECT ANSWER A sanction requiring a juvenile offender to
perform a predetermined number of hours of volunteer work
Informal Probation - CORRECT ANSWER A process by which a juvenile agrees to
meet certain requirements in exchange for dismissing a case
Waiver to adult court - CORRECT ANSWER The process through which a juvenile
court relinquishes jurisdiction over the juvenile offender and the case is processed in adult
court
Adjudication - CORRECT ANSWER Decision by a juvenile court judge that a juvenile
committed the delinquent act
Assumptions - CORRECT ANSWER Ideas and beliefs that serve as the foundation for
theories, programs, and policies. In juvenile justice, these assumptions consist of what people
believe about the causes of juvenile delinquency, what we should about juvenile delinquency,
and how the juvenile justice system should function
Chattel - CORRECT ANSWER The legal term for property. In the past, juveniles were
viewed as property in the eyes of the law
Orphanages, Workhouses, Training Schools, and Apprenticeships - CORRECT
ANSWER An informal system of public and private institutions that were designed to
take in wayward children. Their goal was to take care of children whose parents were unable
or unwilling to fulfill their responsibilities. These institutions attempted to raise children to
become productive members of society
, Involuntary Solitude - CORRECT ANSWER The practice of selling children into
service to a business person or wealthy person. In exchange for their money, parents would
essentially give up all rights to their children
Puritans - CORRECT ANSWER A religious group in early America who believed that
through hard work, religion, and education a person could get closer to God. These ideals
served as the foundation of early institutions of juvenile justice in the United States
Walnut Street Jail - CORRECT ANSWER The first jail in the United States that
separated inmates and sought to reform their behavior rather than just punishing them.
Opened in 1790 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it was also the first correctional facility to
separate women and children from adult male inmates
Traditional Agrarian Values - CORRECT ANSWER The ideas and beliefs shared by
those who worked the land and espoused Puritan and Quaker values. The idea was that the
city was a source of many juvenile "evil ways," and the best way to change these youths was
to remove them from the city and place them in remote rural locations
Houses of Refuge - CORRECT ANSWER Early institutions specifically designed for
juveniles in the United States. These facilities would take in and care for dependent,
neglected, and delinquent children
in loco parentis - CORRECT ANSWER The legal concept of allowing the state to "act
in place of the parents." This gives the state the legal right to take away parental custody of
children when it is in the best interest of the child
Ex Parte Crouse significance - CORRECT ANSWER The first court case in the Unites
States that declared the concept of parens patriae constitutional
Grassroots Movement - CORRECT ANSWER A movement that starts with the general
public and not in the political arena
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Juvenile Justice System - CORRECT ANSWER The system of agencies that is
designed to handle juvenile offenders
parens patriae - CORRECT ANSWER A legal doctrine in which the state plays the role
of a parent
Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER The authority granted by law to hear a case
Delinquency - CORRECT ANSWER Any behavior that is prohibited by the juvenile
law of state
Status Offense - CORRECT ANSWER An act of delinquency committed by a juvenile
that would not be considered a crime by an adult
Juvenile - CORRECT ANSWER An individual who falls within a specific age range
and is subject subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court
Criminal Justice System - CORRECT ANSWER The system of agencies that is
designed to manage adult offenders
Maximum age of juvenile court jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER The upper age
limit for which the juvenile court may hear a case
Minimum age of juvenile court jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER The lower age
limit for which the juvenile court may hear a case
Diversion - CORRECT ANSWER A procedure by which a juvenile is removed from
the juvenile justice process and provide with treatment services
,Intake - CORRECT ANSWER The procedure by which juvenile court staff decide
whether to process further in court, handle the case informally, or dismiss the case
Victim Restitution - CORRECT ANSWER A sanction by which a juvenile offender
pays the victim for the harm done
Community Service - CORRECT ANSWER A sanction requiring a juvenile offender to
perform a predetermined number of hours of volunteer work
Informal Probation - CORRECT ANSWER A process by which a juvenile agrees to
meet certain requirements in exchange for dismissing a case
Waiver to adult court - CORRECT ANSWER The process through which a juvenile
court relinquishes jurisdiction over the juvenile offender and the case is processed in adult
court
Adjudication - CORRECT ANSWER Decision by a juvenile court judge that a juvenile
committed the delinquent act
Assumptions - CORRECT ANSWER Ideas and beliefs that serve as the foundation for
theories, programs, and policies. In juvenile justice, these assumptions consist of what people
believe about the causes of juvenile delinquency, what we should about juvenile delinquency,
and how the juvenile justice system should function
Chattel - CORRECT ANSWER The legal term for property. In the past, juveniles were
viewed as property in the eyes of the law
Orphanages, Workhouses, Training Schools, and Apprenticeships - CORRECT
ANSWER An informal system of public and private institutions that were designed to
take in wayward children. Their goal was to take care of children whose parents were unable
or unwilling to fulfill their responsibilities. These institutions attempted to raise children to
become productive members of society
, Involuntary Solitude - CORRECT ANSWER The practice of selling children into
service to a business person or wealthy person. In exchange for their money, parents would
essentially give up all rights to their children
Puritans - CORRECT ANSWER A religious group in early America who believed that
through hard work, religion, and education a person could get closer to God. These ideals
served as the foundation of early institutions of juvenile justice in the United States
Walnut Street Jail - CORRECT ANSWER The first jail in the United States that
separated inmates and sought to reform their behavior rather than just punishing them.
Opened in 1790 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it was also the first correctional facility to
separate women and children from adult male inmates
Traditional Agrarian Values - CORRECT ANSWER The ideas and beliefs shared by
those who worked the land and espoused Puritan and Quaker values. The idea was that the
city was a source of many juvenile "evil ways," and the best way to change these youths was
to remove them from the city and place them in remote rural locations
Houses of Refuge - CORRECT ANSWER Early institutions specifically designed for
juveniles in the United States. These facilities would take in and care for dependent,
neglected, and delinquent children
in loco parentis - CORRECT ANSWER The legal concept of allowing the state to "act
in place of the parents." This gives the state the legal right to take away parental custody of
children when it is in the best interest of the child
Ex Parte Crouse significance - CORRECT ANSWER The first court case in the Unites
States that declared the concept of parens patriae constitutional
Grassroots Movement - CORRECT ANSWER A movement that starts with the general
public and not in the political arena
