JUVENILE JUSTOCE: CHAPTER 2
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The procedural requirements for a waiver to criminal court were addressed in: -
ANSWER-Kent v. United States
Schall v. Martin (1984) the Supreme Court upheld: - ANSWER-the state's right to
place juveniles in preventive detention
The primary function of probation within the juvenile court system was to: -
ANSWER-investigate and rehabilitate
The Juvenile Rights Period: - ANSWER-was concerned with significant changes in
the American family
The first U.S. reformatory opened in: - ANSWER-1824
The Uniform Juvenile Court Act provided for the care, protection and development of
youths, without the stigma of a criminal label. - ANSWER-True
The first probation system applicable to juveniles was instituted in 1900. - ANSWER-
False
During the refuge period reformers created separate institutions for youths such as
houses of refuge, reform schools and foster homes. - ANSWER-True
A jury trial is a required part of due process in adjudicating a youth as delinquent by
a juvenile court. - ANSWER-False
Some child savers viewed poor children as a threat to society. - ANSWER-True
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The procedural requirements for a waiver to criminal court were addressed in: -
ANSWER-Kent v. United States
Schall v. Martin (1984) the Supreme Court upheld: - ANSWER-the state's right to
place juveniles in preventive detention
The primary function of probation within the juvenile court system was to: -
ANSWER-investigate and rehabilitate
The Juvenile Rights Period: - ANSWER-was concerned with significant changes in
the American family
The first U.S. reformatory opened in: - ANSWER-1824
The Uniform Juvenile Court Act provided for the care, protection and development of
youths, without the stigma of a criminal label. - ANSWER-True
The first probation system applicable to juveniles was instituted in 1900. - ANSWER-
False
During the refuge period reformers created separate institutions for youths such as
houses of refuge, reform schools and foster homes. - ANSWER-True
A jury trial is a required part of due process in adjudicating a youth as delinquent by
a juvenile court. - ANSWER-False
Some child savers viewed poor children as a threat to society. - ANSWER-True
