Chapter 8 Self Check Quiz

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. The country's first juvenile court was created in:

New York, New York correct incorrect

Hartford, Connecticut correct incorrect

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania correct incorrect

Chicago, Illinois correct incorrect

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. Which stage in juvenile court corresponds to a trial in adult court?

Parole correct incorrect

Intake correct incorrect

Arraignment correct incorrect

Adjudication correct incorrect

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. The US Supreme Court ruled that before juvenile cases are transferred to adult court there must be formal proceedings, including access to records and an attorney in which case?

In re Gault correct incorrect

McKeiver v. Pennsylvania correct incorrect

In re Winship correct incorrect

Kent v. United States correct incorrect

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. A legal document describing what offenses the respondent/juvenile is alleged to have committed is known as:

Presentence Report correct incorrect

Complaint correct incorrect

Petition correct incorrect

Summon correct incorrect

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. The automatic requirement that based upon a juvenile's age and type of crime, the matter must be handled in adult criminal court is known as:

Reverse waiver correct incorrect

Prosecutorial waiver correct incorrect

Legislative waiver correct incorrect

Judiciary waiver correct incorrect

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. At a detention hearing, the court may do the following:

Hold the juvenile in formal custody or other placement such as shelter care correct incorrect

Release juvenile to parent/guardian with restrictions such as curfew or electronic monitoring correct incorrect

Dismiss the case correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. The prosecutor in a juvenile matter is the decision-maker in the process.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Mens Rea is another term for innocence.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Statute that allows a juvenile case that is being prosecuted in criminal court to be transferred to juvenile court for processing is known as "Reverse Waiver".

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act passed in 1938 adopted the state systems' goals regarding keeping juveniles separate from adults and children being sentenced to a maximum of 21 years of age.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect