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NC BLET: JUVENILE LAWS AND PROCEDURES
EXAM | {LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE}
COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM |
BRAND NEW!
When is there Probable Cause hearings with a juvenile? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > 1. All felonies that occur at ages 13, 14, or 15
2. Class I & H felonies that occur at 16 & 17
What is the process for obtaining and implementing a Non -
secure custody order ? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. Abuse , neglect,
dependency has occurred, or a runaway and consents.
2. DSS files a petition for order to the courts
3. Courts grant Non Secure order
4. Juvenile is moved to another location
(Non Secure is action against the parents)
If an officer takes a juvenile into temporary custody, he should
choose the appropriate course of action, his options are: - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > 1. Release the juvenile, with or without first
counseling them
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2. Release the juvenile to the parents or guardians
3. Refer the juvenile to community services
4. Seek a petition
5. Seek a petition and request a custody order
What is the process for obtaining and implementing a Secure
custody order by LE? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. The juvenile is
charged w/ felony, alleged delinquent or undisciplined, danger to
themselves or others, failed to appear, absconder
2. A petition for custody is filed with the courts
3. Courts grant Secure order
4. Juvenile is taken into secure custody
(Secure is action against the juvenile)
How to determine if Kidnapping by a parent has occurred: - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Is there a parental custody order validated by the
courts?
- No: then the officer cannot deny parental rights
- Yes: is the order verified to be valid?
- Yes: has the child been transported outside the state for over 72
hours and there's evidence of offenders intent to violate custody
order?
- No: no action until courts advise it
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- Yes: Arrest for Class I Felony
LE agency recieveing a missing person report must: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > 1. File NCIC report
2. Make an on duty notification to all units
3. Initiate a national broadcast
4. File a report with NC center for missing persons
When adjudicating delinquency and undisciplined, the standard of
proof is: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Adjudicating delinquency - beyond a
reasonable doubt
Undisciplined - clear and convincing evidence
Establishing rapport with juveniles: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > officer
should use: Empathy, Genuineness, Positive Regard, Find
Common Ground, Looking for Signs of Strength, Identify
Strengths, and Trust.
Define: Community Based Program - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a
residential or non residential program providing treatment to a
juvenile under the courts. May include foster care, family
counseling, shelter care, etc.
NC BLET: JUVENILE LAWS AND PROCEDURES
EXAM | {LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE}
COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM |
BRAND NEW!
When is there Probable Cause hearings with a juvenile? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > 1. All felonies that occur at ages 13, 14, or 15
2. Class I & H felonies that occur at 16 & 17
What is the process for obtaining and implementing a Non -
secure custody order ? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. Abuse , neglect,
dependency has occurred, or a runaway and consents.
2. DSS files a petition for order to the courts
3. Courts grant Non Secure order
4. Juvenile is moved to another location
(Non Secure is action against the parents)
If an officer takes a juvenile into temporary custody, he should
choose the appropriate course of action, his options are: - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > 1. Release the juvenile, with or without first
counseling them
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2. Release the juvenile to the parents or guardians
3. Refer the juvenile to community services
4. Seek a petition
5. Seek a petition and request a custody order
What is the process for obtaining and implementing a Secure
custody order by LE? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. The juvenile is
charged w/ felony, alleged delinquent or undisciplined, danger to
themselves or others, failed to appear, absconder
2. A petition for custody is filed with the courts
3. Courts grant Secure order
4. Juvenile is taken into secure custody
(Secure is action against the juvenile)
How to determine if Kidnapping by a parent has occurred: - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Is there a parental custody order validated by the
courts?
- No: then the officer cannot deny parental rights
- Yes: is the order verified to be valid?
- Yes: has the child been transported outside the state for over 72
hours and there's evidence of offenders intent to violate custody
order?
- No: no action until courts advise it
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- Yes: Arrest for Class I Felony
LE agency recieveing a missing person report must: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > 1. File NCIC report
2. Make an on duty notification to all units
3. Initiate a national broadcast
4. File a report with NC center for missing persons
When adjudicating delinquency and undisciplined, the standard of
proof is: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Adjudicating delinquency - beyond a
reasonable doubt
Undisciplined - clear and convincing evidence
Establishing rapport with juveniles: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > officer
should use: Empathy, Genuineness, Positive Regard, Find
Common Ground, Looking for Signs of Strength, Identify
Strengths, and Trust.
Define: Community Based Program - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a
residential or non residential program providing treatment to a
juvenile under the courts. May include foster care, family
counseling, shelter care, etc.
