Chapt. 13-14 Flashcards
(24 cards)
How are juveniles most commonly transferred to adult courts
Prosecutorial waiver
Do training schools have many of the same problems as adult prisons and jails
Yes
What do the parties involved in juvenile court do instead of trying to determine guilt or innocence
Work together in the best interests of the child with emphasis on rehabilitation rather than punishment
The earlier a youth enters the juvenile justice system the more likely he or she will become a violent offender
True
What is the most common form of juvenile corrections
Probation
During the adjudicatory hearing do juvenile defendants have the right to present their case to the jury
Yes
Who has wide discretion in disposing of each case in juvenile court
The judge
Do individuals who offer material support to terrorist organizations enjoy first amendment protections
Yes
Are juvenile court proceedings open to the public
No
Is there enough firearms in the United States that there is at least one for every man women and child
Yes
What is a software program that is capable or reproducing itself as it spreads from one computer to the next
A worm
What type of crime is any criminal activity via a computer in the virtual community of the internet
Cyber crime
What is a judicial waiver
A procedure in which juvenile court judges have the discretion to transfer a juvenile case to adult court when certain predetermined conditions regarding the seriousness of the offense and the age of the offender are met
What is a legislative waiver
Orders an automatic waiver to adult court when certain offenses are committed
What is an automatic waiver
A juvenile offender is automatically transferred to adult court without a waiver hearing
What is a prosecutorial waiver
Allows an individual to voluntarily relinquish the right to have charges brought against them
How many people are needed to form a youth gang
Three
What is a youth gang
A group of youths who self identify themselves as an entity separate from the community by special clothing vocabulary hand signals and name and engage in criminal activity
What was the antiterrorism and effective death penalty act passed in response to
The oklahoma city bombing
What category of juveniles has drugs been shown to be a strong risk factor
Females
What is the first stage of juvenile pretrial procedure
Intake
What is aging out
When criminal activity declines with age
What landmark case resulted in a ruling that youths can be safely detained if they are deemed a risk to the safety of the community or to their own welfare
Schall v. Martin
What case ruling required the government to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a juvenile had committed an act of delinquency
In re Winship
