What is the legal age of majority in most states What is 18 Aftercare in the juvenile justice system is most similar to what in the adult system What is probation True or False Juveniles who are found delinquent do not have criminal records in the same way that adults do ID: 929401
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Slide1
Juvenile Justice
Chapter 16
Slide2What is the legal age of majority in most states?
Slide3What is 18?
Slide4Aftercare in the juvenile justice system is most similar to what in the adult system?
Slide5What
is
probation?
Slide6True or False?
Juveniles who are found delinquent do not have criminal records in the same way that adults do.
Slide7True.
Slide8True or False?
Status offenders are often emotionally troubled youth who need medical and/or emotional help.
Slide9True.
Slide10A. It is most important that juveniles be rehabilitated.
B. It is most important that juveniles be held accountable and community safely be protected.
C. Serious violent offenders can best be handled in juvenile court.
D.
Parens
patriae
is the best approach.
Which of the following represents the current trend in the treatment of juvenile offenders?
Slide11Answer: B
Most important that juveniles be held accountable and community safely be protected.
Slide12A juvenile delinquent
A status offender
A neglected and abused child
None of the above.
Sam has been found guilty of underage possession of alcohol. He will be recognized as what?
Slide13Answer: B
Status Offender
Slide14This gives prosecutors discretion to file charges against juveniles in adult court.
Slide15What is Direct File?
Slide16The removal of juvenile criminal records after a period of time when the juveniles have not committed further offenses.
Slide17What is
expungement
?
Slide18The trial in juvenile delinquency cases is called what?
Slide19What is adjudicatory hearing?
Slide20A youth who has committed an act that would be a crime if
commited
by an adult.
Slide21What is a delinquent offender?
Slide22The court hearing to impose consequences on a juvenile for his or her offenses.
Slide23What is Dispositional Hearing?
Slide24Diversion program in which young people sentence their peers for offenses.
Slide25What is Youth Court?
Slide26Child who was denied adequate food, clothing, shelter, education, or medical care by a parent or guardian.
Slide27What is a Neglected Child?
Slide28This landmark case established the due process rights for juvenile offenders.
Slide29What is the
Gerald
Gault
case?
Slide30Informal process to decide whether juveniles should be referred to juvenile court.
Slide31What is intake?
Slide32Practice of holding juveniles in confinement prior to their hearing.
Slide33What is preventative detention?
Slide34What does PINS stand for?
Slide35What is
P
ersons
I
n
N
eed of
S
upervision?
Slide36What term is used in the juvenile system for “arrest”?
Slide37What is “taken into custody”?
Slide38Who decides the facts in an adjudicatory hearing?
Slide39The judge.
Slide40What are the three types of cases handled in juvenile court?
Slide41Delinquency cases in which the youth is charged adult crimes.
Status offenses.
Dependency cases where the child is subject to abuse or neglect
What are:
Slide42What three approaches can the juvenile system may use when dealing with serious juvenile offenders?
Slide43Juvenile Waivers
Statutory Exclusion
Direct File
Slide44What are the arguments against trying juveniles in adult court?
Slide45They re-offend at a higher rate.
Brain research indicates that the brain has not fully developed, but will continue to develop into the 20s. i.e. impulse control.
Slide46The philosophy of juvenile system to hold youth accountable, rehabilitate the youth, and protect the community.
Slide47What is restorative justice?
Slide48What was the first state to use juvenile courts?
Slide49What is Illinois?
Slide50These are military style camps focused on disciple of juveniles.
Slide51What are boot camps?