Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Purpose and interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER - to provide for the protection of the
public and public safety;
Purpose and interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER - to remove, where appropriate, the
taint of criminality from children committing certain unlawful acts; and
Purpose and interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER - to promote the concept of punishment
for criminal acts;
Purpose and interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER - to provide treatment, training, and
rehabilitation that emphasizes the accountability and responsibility of both the parent and the
child for the child's conduct;
Purpose and interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER - to provide for the care, the protection,
and the wholesome moral, mental, and physical development of children coming within its
provisions;
Purpose and interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER - to protect the welfare of the
community and to control the commission of unlawful acts by children;
Purpose and interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER - to achieve the foregoing purposes in a
family environment whenever possible, separating the child from the child's parents only when
necessary for the child's welfare or in the interest of public safety and when a child is removed
from the child's family, to give the child the care that should be provided by parents; and
Purpose and interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER - to provide a simple judicial procedure
through which the provisions of this title are executed and enforced and in which the parties are
assured a fair hearing and their constitutional and other legal rights recognized and enforced.
, Parent FC 51.02 - CORRECT ANSWER - the mother or the father of a child, but does not
include a parent whose parental rights have been terminated.
Referral to Juvenile Court FC 51.02 - CORRECT ANSWER - the referral of a child or a
child's case to the office or official, including an intake officer or probation officer, designated by
the juvenile board to process children within the juvenile justice system.
Secure CORRECTIONAL Facility FC 51.02 - CORRECT ANSWER - Any public or
private residential facility, including an alcohol or other drug treatment facility, that:
(A) includes construction fixtures designed to physically restrict the movements and activities of
juveniles or other individuals held in lawful custody in the facility; and
(B) is used for the placement of any juvenile who has been adjudicated as having committed an
offense, any non-offender, or any other individual convicted of a criminal offense.
Secure DETENTION Facility FC 51.02 - CORRECT ANSWER - Any public or private
residential facility that:
(A) includes construction fixtures designed to physically restrict the movements and activities of
juveniles or other individuals held in lawful custody in the facility; and
(B) is used for the TEMPORARY PLACEMENT of any juvenile who is accused of having
committed an offense, any non-offender...
Status Offender FC 51.02 - CORRECT ANSWER - a child who is accused, adjudicated, or
convicted for conduct that would not, under state law, be a crime if committed by an adult
Status Offender FC 51.02 - CORRECT ANSWER - (A) running away from home under
Section 51.03(b)(2);
Status Offender FC 51.02 - CORRECT ANSWER - (B) a fineable only offense under
Section 51.03(b)(1) transferred to the juvenile court under Section 51.08(b), but only if the
conduct constituting the offense would not have been criminal if engaged in by an adult;