Chapter 8 Self Check Quiz - Intro to Juvenile Justice 1e Student Resources

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

New York, New York

Hartford, Connecticut

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chicago, Illinois

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

Parole

Intake

Arraignment

Adjudication

. 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

McKeiver v. Pennsylvania

In re Winship

Kent v. United States

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

Presentence Report

Complaint

Petition

Summon

. 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

Prosecutorial waiver

Legislative waiver

Judiciary waiver

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

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

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

Dismiss the case

All of the above

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

True

False

. Mens Rea is another term for innocence.

True

False

. 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

False

. 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

False