Juvenile Justice Chapters 1-4 Study Guide
Juvenile Justice Chapters 1-4
1
Juvenile violence is generally unrelated to gang formation and presence.
False
2
The actual amount of juvenile violence in the United States is unknown.
True
3
Property-offender juveniles account for about 10% of all juvenile arrests annually.
False
4
A policy of delaying juvenile punishments works best for juvenile rehabilitation.
False
5
Juvenile courts are the same as criminal courts.
False
6
Juvenile courts have prosecutors and other court personnel.
True
7
The juvenile justice system does not resemble the criminal justice system.
False
8
Usually the same criteria are used to define juvenile offenders in different state jurisdictions.
False
9
Under parens patriae, the king as sovereign acts to protect children and other dependents.
True
10
Juvenile justice has been substantially unaffected by alternative philosophies that differ from the rehabilitation emphasis.
False
11
Juvenile courts are unknown in most other industrialized countries throughout the world.
False
12
Over two million youths come into contact with the criminal justice system annually.
True
13
Once offenders are placed in corrections, they are no longer in the criminal justice system.
False
14
Jurisdiction is the power of a court to hear a case.
True
15
There are about 1,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States.
False
16
Almost all ordinances aimed at juveniles are status ordinances since they are not applicable for adults.
True
17
Sheriff's deputies and city police officers are the law enforcement officers who have the most amount of contact with juveniles.
True
18
Juveniles who loiter late at night cannot be taken into custody by police officers for any reason since loitering is not prohibited per se.
False
19
The stage where information is obtained about juvenile suspects, including their names, addresses, and ages, is called arraignment.
False
20
Juveniles are not entitled to bail.
False
21
1
Juvenile violence is generally unrelated to gang formation and presence.
False
2
The actual amount of juvenile violence in the United States is unknown.
True
3
Property-offender juveniles account for about 10% of all juvenile arrests annually.
False
4
A policy of delaying juvenile punishments works best for juvenile rehabilitation.
False
5
Juvenile courts are the same as criminal courts.
False
6
Juvenile courts have prosecutors and other court personnel.
True
7
The juvenile justice system does not resemble the criminal justice system.
False
8
Usually the same criteria are used to define juvenile offenders in different state jurisdictions.
False
9
Under parens patriae, the king as sovereign acts to protect children and other dependents.
True
10
Juvenile justice has been substantially unaffected by alternative philosophies that differ from the rehabilitation emphasis.
False
11
Juvenile courts are unknown in most other industrialized countries throughout the world.
False
12
Over two million youths come into contact with the criminal justice system annually.
True
13
Once offenders are placed in corrections, they are no longer in the criminal justice system.
False
14
Jurisdiction is the power of a court to hear a case.
True
15
There are about 1,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States.
False
16
Almost all ordinances aimed at juveniles are status ordinances since they are not applicable for adults.
True
17
Sheriff's deputies and city police officers are the law enforcement officers who have the most amount of contact with juveniles.
True
18
Juveniles who loiter late at night cannot be taken into custody by police officers for any reason since loitering is not prohibited per se.
False
19
The stage where information is obtained about juvenile suspects, including their names, addresses, and ages, is called arraignment.
False
20
Juveniles are not entitled to bail.
False
21