MODULE 3-JUVENILE JUSTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the first juvenile court was established in 1899 - ANSWER-
the juvenile justice system was created to address criminal and problem behaviors
among children between the ages of approximately 10 to 18 - ANSWER--criminal
offenses (aka delinquency)
-status offenses
-abuse/neglect cases (not just crime)
increasingly, research demonstrates that adolescents are not little adults -
ANSWER-
adolescence is a period of intense physical, emotional, and cognitive development -
ANSWER--forced to make choices under the worst conditions
-exposed to highly risky situations
-often overestimate their understanding of a situation while underestimating the
consequences of their actions
-adolescents are less culpable than adults
-adolescents are more amenable to change than adults - ANSWER-
origins of the child saving movement - ANSWER--increasing immigration and
industrialization
-the rise of child laborers
-the stress of caring for children on overworked parents
child savers believed that if they could protect children from poverty, abandonment,
child labor, and lack of education, then they would be securing a better future for the
country - ANSWER-
child savers made great strides in free education, child labor laws, child abuse laws,
and the development of the juvenile justice system - ANSWER-
juvenile justice system differs significantly from the criminal justice system -
ANSWER--informal proceedings
-confidential
-less adversarial
-different responses, with an emphasis on treatment
there are 51 juvenile justice systems - ANSWER-each state has their own system
all 51 juvenile justice systems have common core principles - ANSWER--limited
jurisdiction
-informal proceedings
-focus on offenders; not their offenses
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the first juvenile court was established in 1899 - ANSWER-
the juvenile justice system was created to address criminal and problem behaviors
among children between the ages of approximately 10 to 18 - ANSWER--criminal
offenses (aka delinquency)
-status offenses
-abuse/neglect cases (not just crime)
increasingly, research demonstrates that adolescents are not little adults -
ANSWER-
adolescence is a period of intense physical, emotional, and cognitive development -
ANSWER--forced to make choices under the worst conditions
-exposed to highly risky situations
-often overestimate their understanding of a situation while underestimating the
consequences of their actions
-adolescents are less culpable than adults
-adolescents are more amenable to change than adults - ANSWER-
origins of the child saving movement - ANSWER--increasing immigration and
industrialization
-the rise of child laborers
-the stress of caring for children on overworked parents
child savers believed that if they could protect children from poverty, abandonment,
child labor, and lack of education, then they would be securing a better future for the
country - ANSWER-
child savers made great strides in free education, child labor laws, child abuse laws,
and the development of the juvenile justice system - ANSWER-
juvenile justice system differs significantly from the criminal justice system -
ANSWER--informal proceedings
-confidential
-less adversarial
-different responses, with an emphasis on treatment
there are 51 juvenile justice systems - ANSWER-each state has their own system
all 51 juvenile justice systems have common core principles - ANSWER--limited
jurisdiction
-informal proceedings
-focus on offenders; not their offenses
