Juveniles Justice

QUESTION 1
The purpose of intake is to determine:

guilt or innocence.

the punishment of a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent.

whether a juvenile is going to be released from detention.

the most appropriate way to handle a case.

QUESTION 2
Why is deinstitutionalization of youth considered a positive correctional policy?

Institutions isolate youth from society.

Youth are cut off from family, schools, and jobs while incarcerated.

Incarceration basically guarantees the lifelong label of delinquent.

All of the above

QUESTION 3
Social scientists use the , which is an objective approach to and a subject that can result in a .
QUESTION 4
Juvenile courts attempt to treat offenders with a(n) ___ approach.

collective

standard

individualized

uniform

QUESTION 5
Each year more than youths are admitted to juvenile detention centers with the majority offenses being crimes or violating .
QUESTION 6
In the case of Ex parte Crouse, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that:

houses of refuge were not punishment, but help for youth.

houses of refuge were punishment.

the juvenile court was null and void.

both parents had to agree before a child could be detained.

QUESTION 7
Preliminary hearings and arraignments are the constitutionally guaranteed rights to be treated with fundamental fairness by the law.
True
False
QUESTION 8
In many communities throughout the country, police departments are positively responding and interacting with juveniles through __ in attempt to have long-term success in reducing juvenile crime.

QUESTION 9
The first stage of intake, which is performed by the prosecuting attorney in some states, is to make a determination of _.

legal sufficiency

parental fitness

guilt beyond reasonable doubt

probable cause

QUESTION 10
Characteristics of the Juvenile Awareness Project in Rahway State Prison included:

verbal abuse.

physical intimidation.

confrontation between youth and inmates.

all of the above.

QUESTION 11
The Supreme Court ruled in In re Winship that:

standard of proof in juvenile cases was beyond a reasonable doubt.

juveniles were not entitled to a trial by jury.

due process was required for waiver of juveniles to adult court.