,Juvenile Justice, 5e (Taylor)
Chapter 1 The Juvenile Justice System
1) Under common law doctrine, the legal system the American colonists brought from England,
a juvenile age ________ or older could receive the same punishment as an adult.
A) 7
B) 14
C) 16
D) 18
E) 21
Answer: A
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2) The first juvenile court was founded in ________.
A) New York, New York
B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C) Boston, Mass
D) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
E) Cook County, Illinois
Answer: E
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3) In the context of the juvenile justice system, the term parens patriae means ________.
A) bad parent
B) proper parent
C) state as parent
D) child's parent
E) parent's right
Answer: C
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4) A legal doctrine in which the state plays the role of a parent is called ________.
A) stare decisis
B) parens patriae
C) mens rea
D) actus reus
E) the law of parent rights
,5) The authority granted by law to hear a case is known as ________.
A) jurisdiction
B) actus reus
C) state's rights
D) venue
E) parens patriae
Answer: A
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6) Any behavior that is prohibited by the juvenile law of a state is called ________.
A) a juvenile crime
B) a felony
C) juvenile delinquency
D) a delinquent felony
E) protectionism of children
Answer: C
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7) Which of the following is defined as the system of agencies that is designed to manage adult
offenders?
A) the criminology system
B) the law enforcement system
C) the criminal justice system
D) the justice ideology
E) All of the answers are correct.
Answer: C
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8) Most states define the maximum age of juvenile court jurisdiction as age ________.
A) 14
B) 15
C) 17
D) 18
E) 21
, 9) Under common law doctrine, individuals under age ________ were presumed to be unable to
develop intent and therefore could not be prosecuted and punished for their actions.
A) 7
B) 10
C) 12
D) 14
E) 17
Answer: A
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10) In the context of juvenile court jurisdiction by state, who among the following is most likely
to be processed in juvenile court after committing a crime?
A) a 6-year-old who lives in Colorado
B) a 6-year-old who lives in Maryland
C) a 16-year-old who lives in California
D) a 16-year-old who lives in New York
E) a 16-year-old who lives in North Carolina
Answer: C
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11) In the context of the juvenile justice system, the decision by a juvenile court judge to send an
adjudicated juvenile to an institution is known as ________.
A) commitment
B) detention
C) a disposition
D) an indictment
E) a conviction
Answer: A
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12) In the context of the juvenile justice system, the short-term secure confinement of a juvenile
for the protection of the juvenile or for the protection of society is referred to as ________.
A) a conviction
B) an indictment
C) commitment
D) detention
E) a disposition
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