CJ 100 Exam 4 With Verified Answers
What are some differences between the juvenile justice system and the adult criminal justice system? -
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔- "Delinquent" instead of "criminal"
- Focus on betterment of child
- Reformation over retribution
What is the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system? - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔- over delinquents and
status offenders
- maximum ages
Which offenses are usually automatically excluded from the juvenile court system? - VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔Murder, Rape
What is a status offense? - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔an action that is prohibited only to a certain class of
people, and most often applied only to offenses committed by minors (e.g. MIP, Truancy, Curfew)
Parens Patriae - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔Latin for "parent of the nation", in law it refers to the public
policy power of the state to intervene against an abusive or negligent parent, legal guardian or informal
caretaker, and to act as the parent of any child or individual who's in need of protection.
What was significant about 1899 Juvenile Court Act? - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔separated from adult
criminal system and created new rights for juveniles
6 Categories of Children - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔1. Delinquent Child - acting out against the law
2. Undisciplined Child - acting out against parent
, 3. Dependent Child - does not have parents but relies on a legal guardian
4. Neglected Child - parents do not take care of the child
5. Abused Child - parents abuse the child (usually physically)
6. Status Offender - child commits crime that is only a crime for a child
Which major Supreme Court case granted juveniles the same due process rights as adults? - VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔In re Gault
What are the four stages of the Juvenile court system? - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔1. Intake
2. Adjudication (trial)
3. Disposition (sentencing)
4. Post Adjudicatory Review (appeal)
What is RICO? - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔A United States federal law that provides for extended criminal
penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization
What are the poor laws? - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔if a child didn't have a guardian, the government
would take the child and give them to families as indentured servants
What is the difference between legalization and decriminalization? - VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔Decriminalization - becomes a ticket-able offense
Legalization - allows regulations to be put in place
What are some differences between the juvenile justice system and the adult criminal justice system? -
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔- "Delinquent" instead of "criminal"
- Focus on betterment of child
- Reformation over retribution
What is the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system? - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔- over delinquents and
status offenders
- maximum ages
Which offenses are usually automatically excluded from the juvenile court system? - VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔Murder, Rape
What is a status offense? - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔an action that is prohibited only to a certain class of
people, and most often applied only to offenses committed by minors (e.g. MIP, Truancy, Curfew)
Parens Patriae - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔Latin for "parent of the nation", in law it refers to the public
policy power of the state to intervene against an abusive or negligent parent, legal guardian or informal
caretaker, and to act as the parent of any child or individual who's in need of protection.
What was significant about 1899 Juvenile Court Act? - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔separated from adult
criminal system and created new rights for juveniles
6 Categories of Children - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔1. Delinquent Child - acting out against the law
2. Undisciplined Child - acting out against parent
, 3. Dependent Child - does not have parents but relies on a legal guardian
4. Neglected Child - parents do not take care of the child
5. Abused Child - parents abuse the child (usually physically)
6. Status Offender - child commits crime that is only a crime for a child
Which major Supreme Court case granted juveniles the same due process rights as adults? - VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔In re Gault
What are the four stages of the Juvenile court system? - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔1. Intake
2. Adjudication (trial)
3. Disposition (sentencing)
4. Post Adjudicatory Review (appeal)
What is RICO? - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔A United States federal law that provides for extended criminal
penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization
What are the poor laws? - VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔if a child didn't have a guardian, the government
would take the child and give them to families as indentured servants
What is the difference between legalization and decriminalization? - VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔Decriminalization - becomes a ticket-able offense
Legalization - allows regulations to be put in place
