True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Some states set a minimum
age below which they consider juvenile incapable of forming criminal intent.
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2.
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Traffic offenses are the most common actions that juvenile court
hears.
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3.
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There are no exceptions to
the parental notification of abortion requirements.
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4.
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Emancipation is the process
by which juvenile can obtain adult status through judicial action.
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5.
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In order to maintain a child
abuse action, prosecutors must prove who inflicted the abuse.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Courts can have jurisdiction over cases by virtue of a. | Subject
matter | b. | Characteristics of the people involved | c. | The time of the
incident | d. | All of the above | e. | A and B |
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7.
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The maximum age for juvenile
court jurisdiction in the majority of states is
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If
a court has exclusive jurisdiction over a certain type of action, it means a. | All actions of that type are excluded from that
court | b. | All actions of that type
originate in that court |
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The Indivisible Day Rule
states that
a. | Juveniles’ ages change at
the time they were born on their birthdays | b. | Juveniles’ ages change at midnight of the day of
their birthday | c. | Juveniles’ ages change at midnight on their birthdays, except for their
eighteenth birthdays; on their eighteenth birthdays it changes at the time of their
birth | d. | None of the above |
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The majority of states set
the minimum age for juvenile delinquency jurisdiction at
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Juvenile courts have
jurisdiction over
a. | All actions involving
children | b. | All actions involving adult/child
relationships | c. | All actions involving children except where the domestic relations court has
jurisdiction over parentage actions | d. | Only actions involving
delinquencies |
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Most states define
delinquent acts as
a. | Crimes | b. | Bad acts | c. | Criminal actions | d. | Acts that would be crimes if adults had committed
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Serious youthful offender
statutes deal with
a. | Acts that adults commit against
children | b. | Acts that involve contributing to the delinquency of
minors | c. | Acts that are too serious for juvenile court but not serious enough for
criminal court | d. | Acts that are about to be transferred to criminal
court |
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Status offenses deal
with
a. | Acts that are forbidden only to
juveniles | b. | Acts that are forbidden only to adults | c. | Acts that confer delinquent status on the
offenders | d. | Acts that only juveniles are allowed to
commit |
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Parental notification of
abortion statutes
a. | Require minor girls to notify the
father of their babies before they can get abortions | b. | Require minor girls to get a court order any time they
wish to get abortions | c. | Require minor girls to notify and or get the consent of one or both of their
parents before they can get abortions | d. | Require minor girls to notify and or get the consent of
one or both of their parents and the fathers of their babies before they can get
abortions |
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Judicial bypass refers
to
a. | The process by which minor girls
can get abortions without notifying or obtaining the permission of their
parents | b. | The process by which courts appoint attorneys to investigate abortion
requests | c. | The legal status of minor girls who wish to obtain
abortions | d. | The legal status of the fathers in abortion
cases |
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Child neglect is the failure
to
a. | Provide any physical, mental,
medical, educational, medical, or emotional care to a child | b. | The willful infliction of distress upon a
child | c. | Provide adequate physical, mental, educational, medical, or emotional care to
a child | d. | The negligent infliction of distress upon a
child |
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Multiple Response
Identify one
or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
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18.
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Which of the following have
minimum and maximum age requirements?
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