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Discuss the difference between juvenile delinquents and status offenders.

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During intake, an officer of the juvenile court, usually a(n)____       , but sometimes a judge, must decide what todowith each youthful offender.

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A juvenile ' s first contact with the juvenile justice system usually comes through a: ​

Juveniles whoare released from secure facilities are placed in ____         programs.

Most states donot provide a bifurcated process in which a separate disposition hearing follows the adjudicatory hearing for juvenile offenders.

Boot camps are a good example of residential treatment programs.

Case 13-1 Keith is fifteen-year-old boy wholives in a suburban neighborhood. He has been getting intotrouble at school and not listening tohis parents at home. He is alsohanging out with a new group of kids in the neighborhood whoappear tobe a bad influence on him and his behavior choices. His parents are growing frustrated with his antics. They finally called the police when it was 2 a.m. and he had not returned home. The next time police are at Keith's home they are there toquestion him about a robbery that was committed. After speaking briefly with Keith, they place him under arrest. What is the first stage of the pretrial juvenile justice process that Keith will gothrough after he is referred tojuvenile court? ​

In juvenile court, the judge has wide discretion in disposing of each case.

Which type of residential treatment program generally houses between twelve and fifteen youths and provides treatment, counseling, and educational services by a professional staff? ​

The efforts of the child savers culminated with the passage of the                     ____Act in 1899. ​

In the juvenile court, children are not "found guilty," they are instead adjudicated  ____ .

Wilderness camps, farms, and ranches where between thirty and fifty children are placed in an environment that provides recreational activities and treatment programs are referred toas: ​

A particular problem area for girls appears tobe the crime of: ​

Discuss some of the reasons why juveniles join gangs.

Current research shows that the majority of gang members today are white.

The decision in McKeiver v. Pennsylvania represented one instance in which the Supreme Court did not move the juvenile court further toward the adult model.

Training schools have many of the same problems as adult prisons and jails, including drug abuse and overcrowding.

A(n) ____is prepared during the judicial process that provides the judge with relevant background material toaid in the final decision. ​

Discuss the four categories of residential treatment programs for juveniles.

By definition,      is a term used toexplain the fact that criminal activity declines with age. ​