JUVENILE JUSTICE EXAM 2
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
_________-the juvenile court believed that it had the duty to intervene if doing so
was in the child's best interest - ANSWER-parens patriae
Indeterminate sentencing meant that juveniles would remain ______________ until
they were "fixed" or "cured" of their behavior. - ANSWER-incarcerated
Dependent and neglected youths would simply remain institutionalized until they
reached ________ -- in cases treated more harshly than delinquents. - ANSWER-
adulthood
Non-delinquents were housed and exposed to harden ________ and became
________. - ANSWER-delinquents; victims
___________- nondelinquents would not be placed in detention/juvenile facilities -
ANSWER-deinstitutionalization
____________- juveniles, both delinquent and nondelinquent, will not be confined
with adults - ANSWER-Sight and sound separation
Two JJDPA Core requirements added in 1974 - ANSWER-Deinstitutionalization,
sight and sound separation
Compliance with the JJDPA was a condition that states had to meet to be: -
ANSWER-eligible for federal grant funds
What does JJPA stand for? - ANSWER-Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
act
JJDPA Amendment added in 1980 - ANSWER-Jail and lockup removal
JJDPA Amendment added in 1992 - ANSWER-Disproportionate Minority
confinement
____________- juveniles will not be detained in adult jails or lockups unless the
juvenile is being tried as an adult for a felony or has been convicted as a criminal
felon - ANSWER-Jail and lockup removal
____________- states that hold a disproportionate number of minority youths in
relation to their population must determine the extent of the disparity, why it exists,
and try to reduce it without employing quotas - ANSWER-disproportionate minority
confinement
__________- the belief that status offending behavior is a gateway to delinquent
behavior. - ANSWER-slippery slope phenomenon
, Status offenders may be detained under the lower standard of ________________. -
ANSWER-reasonable suspicion
Status offenders are never transferred to _________. - ANSWER-adult court
In re Gault stated that juveniles must be given four basic rights if faced with
institutionalization: - ANSWER-Reasonable notice off the charges, right to counsel,
right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, privilege against self-incrimination
___________- may be held in unlocked institutions, such as youth shelters, group
homes, mental institutions, or abuse treatment facilities. - ANSWER-Status offenders
Status offenders generally cannot be placed in ____ or a state ____ for punishment -
ANSWER-detention; school
_______________- a juvenile court elevates a status offender to delinquent status
as a result of repeated violations of a valid court order - ANSWER-bootstrapping
__________________- youths committed to mental hospitals and other treatment-
oriented institutions are usually afforded less due process - ANSWER-hidden
delinquency
What court case gives juvenile courts the right to commit juveniles to a treatment
facility if neccessary? - ANSWER-Parham V J.R. (1979)
4 step status offense case process - ANSWER-Initial contact, intake, adjudication,
disposition
There were roughly ___________ status offense arrests in 2001. __________ were
for curfew and loitering, ___________ were liquor law violations, ________ were for
running away. - ANSWER-400,000; 138,100; 133,300
Intake officers can do three things when it comes to their cases: - ANSWER-dismiss,
divert, or petition
Status offenders may be placed on _____ or ____ diversion and be made to pay
fines or perform community service. - ANSWER-informal; formal
Adjudicated status offenders may be sentenced to _______________, counseling, or
placement in youth shelters. - ANSWER-Probation
Adjudicated status offenders receive many of the same dispositions as delinquents
except secure _______________. - ANSWER-institutionalization
___________ has been the most used disposition - ANSWER-probation
_____________ is the preferred disposition for most status offenders - ANSWER-
community service
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
_________-the juvenile court believed that it had the duty to intervene if doing so
was in the child's best interest - ANSWER-parens patriae
Indeterminate sentencing meant that juveniles would remain ______________ until
they were "fixed" or "cured" of their behavior. - ANSWER-incarcerated
Dependent and neglected youths would simply remain institutionalized until they
reached ________ -- in cases treated more harshly than delinquents. - ANSWER-
adulthood
Non-delinquents were housed and exposed to harden ________ and became
________. - ANSWER-delinquents; victims
___________- nondelinquents would not be placed in detention/juvenile facilities -
ANSWER-deinstitutionalization
____________- juveniles, both delinquent and nondelinquent, will not be confined
with adults - ANSWER-Sight and sound separation
Two JJDPA Core requirements added in 1974 - ANSWER-Deinstitutionalization,
sight and sound separation
Compliance with the JJDPA was a condition that states had to meet to be: -
ANSWER-eligible for federal grant funds
What does JJPA stand for? - ANSWER-Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
act
JJDPA Amendment added in 1980 - ANSWER-Jail and lockup removal
JJDPA Amendment added in 1992 - ANSWER-Disproportionate Minority
confinement
____________- juveniles will not be detained in adult jails or lockups unless the
juvenile is being tried as an adult for a felony or has been convicted as a criminal
felon - ANSWER-Jail and lockup removal
____________- states that hold a disproportionate number of minority youths in
relation to their population must determine the extent of the disparity, why it exists,
and try to reduce it without employing quotas - ANSWER-disproportionate minority
confinement
__________- the belief that status offending behavior is a gateway to delinquent
behavior. - ANSWER-slippery slope phenomenon
, Status offenders may be detained under the lower standard of ________________. -
ANSWER-reasonable suspicion
Status offenders are never transferred to _________. - ANSWER-adult court
In re Gault stated that juveniles must be given four basic rights if faced with
institutionalization: - ANSWER-Reasonable notice off the charges, right to counsel,
right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, privilege against self-incrimination
___________- may be held in unlocked institutions, such as youth shelters, group
homes, mental institutions, or abuse treatment facilities. - ANSWER-Status offenders
Status offenders generally cannot be placed in ____ or a state ____ for punishment -
ANSWER-detention; school
_______________- a juvenile court elevates a status offender to delinquent status
as a result of repeated violations of a valid court order - ANSWER-bootstrapping
__________________- youths committed to mental hospitals and other treatment-
oriented institutions are usually afforded less due process - ANSWER-hidden
delinquency
What court case gives juvenile courts the right to commit juveniles to a treatment
facility if neccessary? - ANSWER-Parham V J.R. (1979)
4 step status offense case process - ANSWER-Initial contact, intake, adjudication,
disposition
There were roughly ___________ status offense arrests in 2001. __________ were
for curfew and loitering, ___________ were liquor law violations, ________ were for
running away. - ANSWER-400,000; 138,100; 133,300
Intake officers can do three things when it comes to their cases: - ANSWER-dismiss,
divert, or petition
Status offenders may be placed on _____ or ____ diversion and be made to pay
fines or perform community service. - ANSWER-informal; formal
Adjudicated status offenders may be sentenced to _______________, counseling, or
placement in youth shelters. - ANSWER-Probation
Adjudicated status offenders receive many of the same dispositions as delinquents
except secure _______________. - ANSWER-institutionalization
___________ has been the most used disposition - ANSWER-probation
_____________ is the preferred disposition for most status offenders - ANSWER-
community service
