True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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All states use the same
terminology when referring to delinquency cases.
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2.
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Status offenses are not
criminal in nature; therefore the civil liberties and constitutional protections that accompany
criminal actions do not accompany status actions.
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3.
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Minors who are legally
emancipated are not subject to status offense laws.
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4.
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Procedural due process and
substantive due process are different terms for the same concept.
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5.
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Cross-examination is the
examination on the witness stand of a hostile or adverse witness who is testifying against the
questioner’s interest.
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6.
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The doctrine of
parens patriae gave rise to the
punitive approach to juvenile justice.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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7.
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Most state laws define a
“delinquent act” as
a. | A
crime | b. | A criminal act | c. | An act that would have been a crime if an adult had
committed it | d. | A felony, misdemeanor, or status
offense |
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8.
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Juvenile delinquency law is
primarily the province of
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9.
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The doctrine of
parens patriae provides
philosophical support for the juvenile justice system because it states
that:
a. | The state cannot interfere in the
affairs between a parent and child | b. | The state may take custody of children who have no
parents | c. | The state may act as a parent to children who are in need of
protection | d. | The state can only pass laws that apply to
parents |
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Status offenses are actions
that
a. | Adults can do legally but
juveniles cannot | b. | Children can do legally with parental
permission | c. | Neither adults nor children can do | d. | Change juveniles’ status in the eyes of the
law |
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11.
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An example of a status
offense is
a. | Robbery or
burglary | b. | Buying stolen DVDs | c. | Consuming alcohol or buying
cigarettes | d. | Assault |
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12.
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Charges that status offense
statutes are unconstitutionally vague have failed because
a. | The juvenile courts do not hear
status offense cases | b. | Juvenile courts have strictly defined mandates and status offenses fall under
those mandates | c. | Juvenile courts have broad, undefined mandates that allow them tremendous
freedom to act in the best interests of children | d. | The constitution does not apply to juvenile
actions |
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Due process
is
a. | The set of rules that judges
create in their own courtrooms | b. | The fine that defendants must pay if they are adjudicated
delinquent | c. | The set of procedures that juvenile judges
created | d. | The set of procedures that must be in place for a proceeding to be valid under
the constitution |
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14.
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The cases of
Kent, Gault, and
Winship
a. | Created the notion of due process
as it applies to juveniles | b. | Created the notion of delinquency advocacy as it applies to
juveniles | c. | Created the definition of delinquency | d. | Are no longer good
law |
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The right to notice that the
constitution guarantees means that
a. | Juveniles have the right to deny
the charges against them | b. | Juveniles have the right know the charges against
them | c. | Juveniles have the right to change the charges against
them | d. | The state cannot file charges against
juveniles |
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The right to counsel
guarantees that
a. | Juveniles can receive
psychological counseling as part of their treatment | b. | Juveniles have the right to see an attorney before the
trial | c. | Juveniles have the right to an attorney at all stages of the hearing
process | d. | Juveniles have the right to an attorney after
disposition |
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Matching
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a. | Criminal | e. | Found guilty | b. | Crime | f. | Sentence | c. | Arrested | g. | Indictment | d. | Trial | h. | Jailed, imprisoned |
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17.
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Delinquent act; Act that
would have been a crime if an adult had committed it
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18.
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Held in detention;
Confinement; Secure confinement
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19.
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Adjudicated
delinquent
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20.
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Disposition
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21.
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Delinquent
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22.
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Petition of
delinquency
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23.
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Hearing; Adjudication;
Disposition
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24.
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Taken into
custody
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