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The child savers proposed treatment,not punishment,for juvenile delinquents.

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Juveniles who leave correctional facilities are often placed .


A) in aftercare
B) on parole.
C) in diversion programs.
D) on probation.

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The culpability of juveniles was one of the reasons given by the United States Supreme Court in its landmark decision in Roper v.Simmons.


A) diminished
B) exaggerated
C) limited
D) truncated

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The end of the means that girls are just as likely as boys to be arrested.

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Based on the information in the preface,one can definitely state that Ohio has a


A) There is not sufficient information in the preface to determine an answer.
B) judicial waiver
C) legislative waiver
D) automatic waiver

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Mays and Richmond were found guilty in a(n)


A) intake.
B) detention hearing.
C) adjudication hearing.
D) disposition hearing.

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Juvenile delinquents are often placed in after they are released from a secure juvenile correctional facility.

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The average gang member is years old.


A) 13-14
B) 15-16
C) 17-18
D) 19-20

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Police have more power in their handling of juveniles than they do with adults due to the in loco parentis doctrine.

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If Mays and Richmond were found guilty of participating in sexual activity rather than sexual assault,then this would be classified as


A) juvenile delinquency
B) a hate crime
C) a status offense
D) an "adult-like" crime

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Physical or emotional harm intentionally inflicted on a child is called .

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For T.J.Lane to be sentenced to life without parole,what must be true?


A) No important mitigating factors existed.
B) The jury ignored any aggravating circumstances.
C) The killings must have been premeditated.
D) Lane murdered impulsively.

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Indicate some of the reasons why youths join gangs.

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∙ Some teens join gangs for the social r...

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Which of the following is not listed in the text as a category of residential treatment programs?


A) Foster care
B) Family group homes
C) Training schools
D) Group homes

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When a police officer acts in place of the parent,he or she is acting .

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The standard of proof in juvenile court is preponderance of the evidence.

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In which case did the U.S.Supreme Court rule that juveniles do not have a right to a jury trial in a juvenile court proceeding?


A) Kent v.United States(1966)
B) In re Gault(1967)
C) In re Winship(1970)
D) McKeiver v.Pennsylvania(1971)

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If found guilty as a juvenile(an option prosecutors decided to forego) ,the maximum possible sentence Greigo would face would be


A) detention in a juvenile facility until 18 or 21 years old(depending on the state)
B) life in prison
C) two hundred years in prison
D) twenty-five years or more in prison

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Describe the child-saving movement and its relationship to the doctrine of parens patriae.

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The doctrine of parens patriae holds:


A) that the state has the right and the responsibility to care for children who are neglected,delinquent,or disadvantaged.
B) the state has a duty to protect the community from dangerous juvenile offenders.
C) the state has a duty to punish juvenile offenders.
D) the state has the right to prosecute those who abuse their children.

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