JUVENILE JUSTICE IN AMERICA
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION YOUTH
JUSTICE SYSTEM PRACTICE BANK
◉ ______ determined that a child has due process rights, such as
having an attorney present at waiver hearings
Answer: Kent v. United States
◉ When the juvenile court was first created, the standard of proof to
reach an adjudication of delinquency was
Answer: a preponderance of the evidence
◉ Juveniles are not indicated for a crime (as defendants are in the
adult system); they have a ________ filed against them
Answer: petition
◉ the first recorded case in which a court was used to protect a child
was in 1874 and involved ______, aged 9
Answer: Mary Ellen
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION YOUTH
JUSTICE SYSTEM PRACTICE BANK
◉ ______ determined that a child has due process rights, such as
having an attorney present at waiver hearings
Answer: Kent v. United States
◉ When the juvenile court was first created, the standard of proof to
reach an adjudication of delinquency was
Answer: a preponderance of the evidence
◉ Juveniles are not indicated for a crime (as defendants are in the
adult system); they have a ________ filed against them
Answer: petition
◉ the first recorded case in which a court was used to protect a child
was in 1874 and involved ______, aged 9
Answer: Mary Ellen
