CCJA CUMULATIVE UPDATED CORE MAIN EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Fingerprinting of Juvenile by Law Enforcement - ✔✔- A child charged with an
offense that would carry a max term of imprisonment of 5 YEARS OR MORE if
committed by an adult MUST be fingerprinted by the LE agency that takes the child into
custody
- In addition, an LE agency can PETITION the court for an Order of Fingerprints when
the child is charged with any other offense or law enforcement has probably cause to
suspect the child of committing any offense.
✔✔Petitioning a Juvenile - ✔✔- The officer taking the juvenile into custody shall
IMMEDIATELY notify the authorized representative of DJJ
- Upon response, the authorized representative shall review the officer's report which
must state the FACTS OF THE OFFENSE and REASON why the child was not
released to the parent
✔✔If a child is being taken into custody for a violent crime, the child may only be
released by: - ✔✔the officer who took the child into custody
✔✔People who can petition a child: - ✔✔- parent of custodian or any child
- an official of the child welfare board
- any public official charged by law with care of the poor
,- any person having knowledge or information of a nature which convinces such person
that a child is delinquent
- any person who has suffered injury through the delinquency
- law enforcement
✔✔Age Guidelines for Pretrial Detention - ✔✔-Children ten years of age and younger
must not be incarcerated in a jail or detention facility for any reason.
-Children eleven or twelve years of age who are taken into custody for a violation of law
which would be a criminal offense under the laws of this State if committed by an adult
or who violates conditions of probation for such an offense must be incarcerated in a jail
or detention facility only by order of the family court.
✔✔A child is eligible for detention in a secure detention facility ONLY if the child: - ✔✔-
is charged with a violent crime, under Section 16-1-60
- is a fugitive from another jurisdiction
- requests protection in writing
- is in possession of a deadly weapon
- has a demonstrable recent record of willful failure to comply with prior placement
- has no suitable alternative placement
- is charged with Assault and Battery or ABHAN
- is charged with a crime, which if committed by an adult would be a felony or
misdemeanor other than a violent crime (has added criteria)
✔✔Juvenile may remain in Non-Secure Custody ONLY for the time necessary to do the
following: - ✔✔- identification
- investigation
- detention
- intake screening
- awaiting release to parents or other responsible adult
- awaiting transfer to a juvenile detention facility or detention hearing
✔✔Custody of a Juvenile - ✔✔- Adult jail or place of detention for adults: 6 HOURS
(separated by sight and sound)
- Temporary holdover facilities: 48 HOURS (excluding weekends and holidays)
- Child who violated a law which would not be a criminal offense under the laws of this
State if committed by an adult must NOT be detained more than 24 HOURS in a
juvenile detention facility
- If a juvenile violates a valid COURT ORDER, he/she can be held up to 72 HOURS
(excluding weekends and holidays)
✔✔Transfer of Jurisdiction of Juvenile Cases - ✔✔When jurisdiction is released by the
family court in favor or another court, the court shall have full authority and power to
grant bail, hold a preliminary hearing and any other power now provided by law for
magistrates in such cases.
, ✔✔"Victim"
16-3-1510 - ✔✔-means any individual (human being) who suffers direct of threatened
physical, emotional, or financial harm as the result of an act by someone else, which is
a crime
- also includes any individual's spouse, parent, child, or the lawful representative of a
victim who is deceased, a minor, incompetent, or physically or psychologically
incapacitated
✔✔"Criminal Offense"
16-3-1510 - ✔✔an offense against an individual when physical or psychological harm
occurs, or when the property of an individual was stolen, destroyed, or damage to the
property, is over $1000
✔✔"Criminal Offenses" specifically excludes... - ✔✔- the uttering or drawing of a bad
check
- Title 56 (traffic) offenses that DO NOT involve personal injury or death
✔✔Crime destroys two basic personal beliefs: - ✔✔1. sense of trust
2. sense of control
✔✔SCCADVASA
South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault - ✔✔- Coalition
of DV shelters & Rape Crisis Centers
- Conduct Primary Prevention Programs to student and communities statewide
✔✔SCVAN
South Carolina Victim Assistance Network - ✔✔- Assists victims with referrals & multiple
federal grant-funded programs to aid victims of crime
- Resource for victim service providers
- Can provide victims with emergency needs (lodging, food, clothing, crime scene
cleanup, prescriptions)
- Have volunteer attorneys
- Forensic Nurse Examiners - up to 72 hours post assault
✔✔SCDSS
South Carolina Department of Social Services - ✔✔- shelter referrals
- assistance with obtaining housing
- assistance with obtaining employment
- money management training
- assists with finding transportation
- assistance with child care during court
✔✔DCVC
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Fingerprinting of Juvenile by Law Enforcement - ✔✔- A child charged with an
offense that would carry a max term of imprisonment of 5 YEARS OR MORE if
committed by an adult MUST be fingerprinted by the LE agency that takes the child into
custody
- In addition, an LE agency can PETITION the court for an Order of Fingerprints when
the child is charged with any other offense or law enforcement has probably cause to
suspect the child of committing any offense.
✔✔Petitioning a Juvenile - ✔✔- The officer taking the juvenile into custody shall
IMMEDIATELY notify the authorized representative of DJJ
- Upon response, the authorized representative shall review the officer's report which
must state the FACTS OF THE OFFENSE and REASON why the child was not
released to the parent
✔✔If a child is being taken into custody for a violent crime, the child may only be
released by: - ✔✔the officer who took the child into custody
✔✔People who can petition a child: - ✔✔- parent of custodian or any child
- an official of the child welfare board
- any public official charged by law with care of the poor
,- any person having knowledge or information of a nature which convinces such person
that a child is delinquent
- any person who has suffered injury through the delinquency
- law enforcement
✔✔Age Guidelines for Pretrial Detention - ✔✔-Children ten years of age and younger
must not be incarcerated in a jail or detention facility for any reason.
-Children eleven or twelve years of age who are taken into custody for a violation of law
which would be a criminal offense under the laws of this State if committed by an adult
or who violates conditions of probation for such an offense must be incarcerated in a jail
or detention facility only by order of the family court.
✔✔A child is eligible for detention in a secure detention facility ONLY if the child: - ✔✔-
is charged with a violent crime, under Section 16-1-60
- is a fugitive from another jurisdiction
- requests protection in writing
- is in possession of a deadly weapon
- has a demonstrable recent record of willful failure to comply with prior placement
- has no suitable alternative placement
- is charged with Assault and Battery or ABHAN
- is charged with a crime, which if committed by an adult would be a felony or
misdemeanor other than a violent crime (has added criteria)
✔✔Juvenile may remain in Non-Secure Custody ONLY for the time necessary to do the
following: - ✔✔- identification
- investigation
- detention
- intake screening
- awaiting release to parents or other responsible adult
- awaiting transfer to a juvenile detention facility or detention hearing
✔✔Custody of a Juvenile - ✔✔- Adult jail or place of detention for adults: 6 HOURS
(separated by sight and sound)
- Temporary holdover facilities: 48 HOURS (excluding weekends and holidays)
- Child who violated a law which would not be a criminal offense under the laws of this
State if committed by an adult must NOT be detained more than 24 HOURS in a
juvenile detention facility
- If a juvenile violates a valid COURT ORDER, he/she can be held up to 72 HOURS
(excluding weekends and holidays)
✔✔Transfer of Jurisdiction of Juvenile Cases - ✔✔When jurisdiction is released by the
family court in favor or another court, the court shall have full authority and power to
grant bail, hold a preliminary hearing and any other power now provided by law for
magistrates in such cases.
, ✔✔"Victim"
16-3-1510 - ✔✔-means any individual (human being) who suffers direct of threatened
physical, emotional, or financial harm as the result of an act by someone else, which is
a crime
- also includes any individual's spouse, parent, child, or the lawful representative of a
victim who is deceased, a minor, incompetent, or physically or psychologically
incapacitated
✔✔"Criminal Offense"
16-3-1510 - ✔✔an offense against an individual when physical or psychological harm
occurs, or when the property of an individual was stolen, destroyed, or damage to the
property, is over $1000
✔✔"Criminal Offenses" specifically excludes... - ✔✔- the uttering or drawing of a bad
check
- Title 56 (traffic) offenses that DO NOT involve personal injury or death
✔✔Crime destroys two basic personal beliefs: - ✔✔1. sense of trust
2. sense of control
✔✔SCCADVASA
South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault - ✔✔- Coalition
of DV shelters & Rape Crisis Centers
- Conduct Primary Prevention Programs to student and communities statewide
✔✔SCVAN
South Carolina Victim Assistance Network - ✔✔- Assists victims with referrals & multiple
federal grant-funded programs to aid victims of crime
- Resource for victim service providers
- Can provide victims with emergency needs (lodging, food, clothing, crime scene
cleanup, prescriptions)
- Have volunteer attorneys
- Forensic Nurse Examiners - up to 72 hours post assault
✔✔SCDSS
South Carolina Department of Social Services - ✔✔- shelter referrals
- assistance with obtaining housing
- assistance with obtaining employment
- money management training
- assists with finding transportation
- assistance with child care during court
✔✔DCVC
