Juvenile Justice Exam #1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Adjudicated Delinquent - CORRECT ANSWER - Found to have engaged in delinquent
conduct. Criminal Justice System Term is Conviction.
Adjudication - CORRECT ANSWER - Decision by a juvenile court judge that a juvenile
committed the delinquent act.
Adjudication Hearing - CORRECT ANSWER - A hearing to determine whether there is
evidence beyond a reasonable doubt to support the allegations against the juvenile. Criminal
Justice System Term is Conviction.
Aftercare - CORRECT ANSWER - Supervision of a juvenile after release from an
institution. CJ TERM: Parole.
At-risk youth - CORRECT ANSWER - A youth who is in danger of becoming a
delinquent.
Balanced Juvenile Justice and Crime Prevention Act of 1996 - CORRECT ANSWER -A
law passed by congress that embraces the punitive and accountability assumptions advocated in
the 70s and 80s. This act is reflective of the fundamental changes in assumptions about juveniles
and the JJS.
Biosocial factors - CORRECT ANSWER - Interaction between biological and social
factors that lead to delinquency. Biological factors rarely lead to delinquency, they must be able
to interact with something in the environment.
Chattel - CORRECT ANSWER - The legal term for property. In the past, juveniles were
viewed as property in the eyes of law.
,Child savers - CORRECT ANSWER - The group of progressive reformers who were
responsible for the creation of the JJS in the U.S. It was a grassroots movement that was
designed to control the nefarious effects of the system.
Conduct disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - A personality disorder that involves the
commission of delinquent acts and little concern for the feelings and well-being of others.
A disorder characterized by repeated episodes of antisocial behavior. Name of a juvenile that's
probably headed toward APD. Repeated episodes of rage or delinquency. Usually you see
something that is from a lack of impulse control.
Conformity - CORRECT ANSWER - A mode of adaptation that involves acceptance of the
cultural goal of economic success and acceptance of the institutionalized means to obtain it.
Commitment - CORRECT ANSWER - Decision by a juvenile court judge to send the
adjudicated juvenile to an institution. CJ Term: Sentence to prison
Criminal gangs - CORRECT ANSWER - Gangs in organized communities in which
younger offenders can gain the necessary knowledge and skills to be successful criminals from
older offenders.
Conflict gangs - CORRECT ANSWER - Gangs that develop in highly disorganized areas
in which there are not adult criminal role models.
Deinstitutionalization - CORRECT ANSWER - The removal of juveniles from institutions
because of the labeling effects and their placement in community-based corrections. This is the
removal of certain classes of juvenile offenders from incarceration. This was brought under the
JJDP Act of 1974.
delinquency - CORRECT ANSWER - Any behavior that is prohibited by the juvenile law
of a state.
, Delinquency prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - A broad term used to identify a variety
of programs designed to prevent juveniles from becoming a delinquent and prevent it from
occuring in the first place. Panaceas usually do not work, we need a long term way of ensuring
that juveniles get the treatment that they need.
Delinquent - CORRECT ANSWER - A juvenile who has been adjudicated of a delinquent
act in juvenile court. CJ Term: Criminal
Delinquent Act - CORRECT ANSWER - A behavior committed by a juvenile that would
have been a crime if committed by an adult. CJ Term: Crime
Detention - CORRECT ANSWER - Short-term secure confinement of a juvenile for the
protection of the juvenile or for the protection of society. CJ Term: Confinement in jail
If the juvenile has been taken into custody, there must be a decision on whether or not to keep the
juvenile in custody, or whether to release them to their parents.
Important distinction between CJS and JJS - JJS has control over parents as well as Juveniles.
Detention center - CORRECT ANSWER - A facility designed for short-term secure
confinement of a juvenile to court disposition or execution of a court order. CJ Term: Jail
Differential association - CORRECT ANSWER - The theory that delinquency results from
social interaction and learning.
Disposition - CORRECT ANSWER - The sanction imposed on a juvenile who has been
adjudicated in juvenile court. CJ Term: Sentence
Disposition hearing - CORRECT ANSWER - A hearing held after a juvenile has been
adjudicated delinquent to determine what sanction should be imposed on the juvenile. CJ Term:
Sentencing hearing
Diversion - CORRECT ANSWER - A procedure by which a juvenile is removed from the
juvenile justice process and provided with treatment services. In 2007, about 20% of all juveniles
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Adjudicated Delinquent - CORRECT ANSWER - Found to have engaged in delinquent
conduct. Criminal Justice System Term is Conviction.
Adjudication - CORRECT ANSWER - Decision by a juvenile court judge that a juvenile
committed the delinquent act.
Adjudication Hearing - CORRECT ANSWER - A hearing to determine whether there is
evidence beyond a reasonable doubt to support the allegations against the juvenile. Criminal
Justice System Term is Conviction.
Aftercare - CORRECT ANSWER - Supervision of a juvenile after release from an
institution. CJ TERM: Parole.
At-risk youth - CORRECT ANSWER - A youth who is in danger of becoming a
delinquent.
Balanced Juvenile Justice and Crime Prevention Act of 1996 - CORRECT ANSWER -A
law passed by congress that embraces the punitive and accountability assumptions advocated in
the 70s and 80s. This act is reflective of the fundamental changes in assumptions about juveniles
and the JJS.
Biosocial factors - CORRECT ANSWER - Interaction between biological and social
factors that lead to delinquency. Biological factors rarely lead to delinquency, they must be able
to interact with something in the environment.
Chattel - CORRECT ANSWER - The legal term for property. In the past, juveniles were
viewed as property in the eyes of law.
,Child savers - CORRECT ANSWER - The group of progressive reformers who were
responsible for the creation of the JJS in the U.S. It was a grassroots movement that was
designed to control the nefarious effects of the system.
Conduct disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - A personality disorder that involves the
commission of delinquent acts and little concern for the feelings and well-being of others.
A disorder characterized by repeated episodes of antisocial behavior. Name of a juvenile that's
probably headed toward APD. Repeated episodes of rage or delinquency. Usually you see
something that is from a lack of impulse control.
Conformity - CORRECT ANSWER - A mode of adaptation that involves acceptance of the
cultural goal of economic success and acceptance of the institutionalized means to obtain it.
Commitment - CORRECT ANSWER - Decision by a juvenile court judge to send the
adjudicated juvenile to an institution. CJ Term: Sentence to prison
Criminal gangs - CORRECT ANSWER - Gangs in organized communities in which
younger offenders can gain the necessary knowledge and skills to be successful criminals from
older offenders.
Conflict gangs - CORRECT ANSWER - Gangs that develop in highly disorganized areas
in which there are not adult criminal role models.
Deinstitutionalization - CORRECT ANSWER - The removal of juveniles from institutions
because of the labeling effects and their placement in community-based corrections. This is the
removal of certain classes of juvenile offenders from incarceration. This was brought under the
JJDP Act of 1974.
delinquency - CORRECT ANSWER - Any behavior that is prohibited by the juvenile law
of a state.
, Delinquency prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - A broad term used to identify a variety
of programs designed to prevent juveniles from becoming a delinquent and prevent it from
occuring in the first place. Panaceas usually do not work, we need a long term way of ensuring
that juveniles get the treatment that they need.
Delinquent - CORRECT ANSWER - A juvenile who has been adjudicated of a delinquent
act in juvenile court. CJ Term: Criminal
Delinquent Act - CORRECT ANSWER - A behavior committed by a juvenile that would
have been a crime if committed by an adult. CJ Term: Crime
Detention - CORRECT ANSWER - Short-term secure confinement of a juvenile for the
protection of the juvenile or for the protection of society. CJ Term: Confinement in jail
If the juvenile has been taken into custody, there must be a decision on whether or not to keep the
juvenile in custody, or whether to release them to their parents.
Important distinction between CJS and JJS - JJS has control over parents as well as Juveniles.
Detention center - CORRECT ANSWER - A facility designed for short-term secure
confinement of a juvenile to court disposition or execution of a court order. CJ Term: Jail
Differential association - CORRECT ANSWER - The theory that delinquency results from
social interaction and learning.
Disposition - CORRECT ANSWER - The sanction imposed on a juvenile who has been
adjudicated in juvenile court. CJ Term: Sentence
Disposition hearing - CORRECT ANSWER - A hearing held after a juvenile has been
adjudicated delinquent to determine what sanction should be imposed on the juvenile. CJ Term:
Sentencing hearing
Diversion - CORRECT ANSWER - A procedure by which a juvenile is removed from the
juvenile justice process and provided with treatment services. In 2007, about 20% of all juveniles
