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The Juvenile Justice System MCQ

The Juvenile Justice System MCQ

 

1. A term coined by Princeton University’s John DiIulio to describe the threat of increasing violent juvenile crime is known as _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Superpredator

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2. State Offenses apply only to juveniles, such as _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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3. Predisposition Report presents _____ information on a juvenile to help determine their disposition.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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4. A father’s right to use strict discipline for ill-behaved children is known as _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Patria postestas

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5. Parens Patriae is latin for _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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6. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act is a _____ law that was designed to prevent delinquency and improve the juvenile justice system.

Answer

Correct Answer: 1974

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7. Juvenile Courts are courts designed specifically for juveniles to “regulate the treatment and control of _____ children.”

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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8. Waivers sending a juvenile to the adult criminal justice system if the judge believes the youth can be helped through treatment efforts refer to Judicial Waivers.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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9. Intake is the first step in the juvenile justice system for_____.

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Correct Answer: Youth

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10. Actions taken ______ when dealing with juveniles refer to In loco parentis.

Answer

Correct Answer: In place of parents

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11. Houses of Refuge are State shelters established to house ______ children.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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12. The decision to keep _____-risk youth offenders from entering into the more formal processing of the juvenile system is known as Diversion.

Answer

Correct Answer: Low

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13. Hearing in which a judge decides the best placement of a delinquent is known as _____ Hearing.

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Correct Answer: Disposition

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14. When a prosecutor uses discretion to send a juvenile to the criminal justice system it refers to _____

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Correct Answer: Direct Files

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15. Prosecutorial decisions to transfer a juvenile case to adult court is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Detention Hearing

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16. Delinquency is an Illegal action by a _____offender.

Answer

Correct Answer: Youthful

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17. ______ requires that a youth stay out of trouble for a certain length of time in order for charges to be dismissed.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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18. Consent Decree is a document outlining the terms and conditions of deferred status.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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19. Child advocates who fought to reform the brutal and harsh juvenile system are known as _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Child savers

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20. Automatic Waivers by legislative action, transfers juveniles who committed serious crimes to the adult system. Designated in statutes for offenses such as murder and _____

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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21. Programs designed to reduce recidivism by _____ to juveniles through supervision.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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22. A hearing to ensure that a juvenile’s due process rights have not been violated is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Adjudication

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