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Question 31

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Judge Elaine Smith is assigned to the Department of Juvenile Justice. She has been in her position for eight years. She has recently seen a change in the attitude of many of the juveniles who come through her courtroom. She loves her position, but sometimes gets weighed down by the assembly-line system of justice we offer our juveniles. O n Wednesda y morning , Judg e Smit h  finds that the police have transported to her court a  1 4- yea r- ol d mal e wh o wa s bein g adjudicate d fo r hi s tent h charg e of arson .   Of the actions listed below, what option was available to t he police officer?

A) D etention hearing
B) T ransfer to criminal adult court
C) R elease
D) D ismiss  
E) Counsel and release to parents

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Question 32

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A  child who is receiving inadequate care because of some action or inaction of his/her parents would be a:

A) dependent child.
B) delinquent child.
C) neglected child.
D) status child.
E) ward of the court.

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The punitive era of juvenile justice, which lasted from 1980 to 2005, is known as the ___________ period.

A  child who has no parents or guardian or whose parents/guardinas cannot give proper care  would be a:

Th e ________ estimate s tha t ther e ar e mor e tha n 30 ,00 0 gangs .

Which would describe the juvenile justice system under the philosophy, "kids are different ?"

A child who is not receiving proper care because of action or inaction by his or her parent is considered a(n) ___________ child.

In re Gault  (1967) extended due process rights to juveniles.

The House of Refuge was created in New York in 1825 during this period.

The Massachusetts Stubborn Child Law was passed during what period?

The Supreme Court ruled in Kent v. United States (1966) that juveniles have the right to:

A ____________ is any act committed by a juvenile that is considered unacceptable for a child but is not considered a crime for an adult.

The Supreme Court ruled in Breed v. Jones (1975) that juveniles are protected from being tried in both the adult court and juvenile courts, which would be:

If a juvenile is to be imprisoned pending trial, most states require a(n) :

The philosophy of institutionalization of deviants began in the United States during what time period?

The juvenile equivalent of parole is _________.

In Roper v. Simmons (2005) , the Court ruled that executions were unconstitutional for those under the age of during the commission of the crime:

A small percentage of juveniles are placed on probation and released to the custody of a parent or guardian.

The idea that children should be treated differently from adults originated in the common law court of _______.

What is the role of the police in handling juvenile cases? How do the police handle juveniles differently than adults?  What role does discretion play in the decisions of the police?