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CRJS 491 Juv Final Exam review

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Select the adult system terminology equivalent to the juvenile terminology presented - adjudicatory hearing --> trial aftercare --> parole commitment --> sentence to confinement detention--> holding in jail/ lockup dispositional hearing --> sentence hearing court officer --...

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CRJS 491 Juv Final Exam review
Select the adult system terminology equivalent to the juvenile terminology
presented - adjudicatory hearing --> trial
aftercare --> parole
commitment --> sentence to confinement
detention--> holding in jail/ lockup
dispositional hearing --> sentence hearing
court officer --> probation officer
petition --> indictment
taken into custody --> arrested
petitioner --> prosecutor
respondent --> defense attorney
minor --> defendant

Which of the following is/are (a) philosophical assumption(s) of the parens patriae
model? - The state must help children who live in unfortunate social conditions
that can generate crime
and
The state should treat juveniles the same as the juveniles' parents should treat them

The crimes of poor youths in the 1800s included: - staying out late.
frequenting dance halls.
roaming the streets

Which of the following is/are (a) major function(s) of the juvenile court? -
Monitoring status offenders in the community

,and
Dealing with child neglect

Which of the following were the major strategies developed by liberal reformers in
juvenile justice in the 1970s? - Diversionary tactics and deinstitutionalization

In the late 1700s and early 1800s, the _____ was assumed to be the primary source
of youths' problems. - family

Youth in colonial days were: - subject to the same punishments as adults.

The least restrictive approach argues that: - bad luck/circumstance is the only
reason most juvenile offenders are caught

The first reformation (or training school) was opened in: - 1847

The factors that keep the juvenile justice system from dealing effectively with
youth crimes include: - fragmentation of the system
too few community resources
lack of funding

Which of the following is/are supported by proponents of the "get tough"
philosophy? - ensuring increased long-term confinement for juveniles

Ever since colonial days: - the family has been losing authority over its youth.

, Which of the following is an assumption of the "get tough" approach? - Offenders
commit crimes because of their "free will."

Juveniles between the ages of twelve and fourteen experienced the highest rape
victimization rate of any age group for all violent crimes. - true

According to the Philadelphia cohort study, the average number of offenses tended
to decline almost uniformly as the age of delinquency onset increased (older
individuals). - true

The police have played a major role in the decline of guns use by juveniles. - true

Studies show that youths who sold large amount of drugs at an early age were
more likely to carry guns than those who did not sell drugs. - true

Evidence exists that specialization is much more typical of status offenders (e.g.,
runaways will be more likely to only run away instead of also engaging in truancy,
curfew violations, etc.). - true

Victimization studies find that: - more crime is committed than is reported
and
juveniles are more likely to be victimized than any other age group.

Cohort studies have shown that ________. - one of the factors predicting who
became chronic offenders was offending at an early age

The national epidemic of youth violence ________. - peaked in the 1990s

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