Juvenile Justice UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Approximately 2,000 years ago, both Roman civil law and later canon (church) law made
distinctions between juveniles and adults based on the notion of age of responsibility. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True (chapter 1)
The United States allows juveniles to be executed.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - False (chapter 1)
The Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that a mandatory life sentence without parole violates the 8th
amendment. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (chapter 1)
The casework approach to juvenile justice is soundly unconstitutional. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False (chapter 1)
The legalistic approach to juvenile justice is an informal, therapeutic, and unofficial approach. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False (chapter 1)
Status offenders are still considered delinquents. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (chapter
1)
Chancery courts did not deal with dependent and neglected children. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False (chapter 1)
The debate over treatment of juvenile offenders versus punishment of juvenile offenders
continues to this day. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (chapter 1)
For a number of years, the trend was to hold younger and younger juveniles accountable for their
offenses, to exclude certain offenses from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, and to establish
, mandatory or automatic waiver provisions for certain offenses. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True (chapter 1)
The discrepancy between the ideal (theory) and practice (reality) within the juvenile justice
system remains considerable. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (chapter 1)
Under the Code of Hammurabi, children under the age of 7 were presumed to be incapable of
forming criminal intent. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (chapter 1)
The question of when and under what circumstances youth are capable of forming mens rea
remains a grey area in the juvenile justice system. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (chapter
1)
Developers of the juvenile justice system in the U.S. intended legal intervention to be provided
under the rules of civil law rather than criminal law. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
(chapter 1)
A period of transition toward progressive legalism of the juvenile justice system occurred in the
latter part of the 18th century through the 19th century. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
(chapter 1)
Currently, a number of jurisdictions across the United States are reviewing the basic operations
of juvenile justice and the effectiveness of system reforms. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
(chapter 1)
Without specific definitions, accurate measurement is impossible, making development of
programs to prevent and control delinquency and offenses against juveniles extremely difficult. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True (Chapter 2)
Using the behavioral definition, a juvenile who committed a relatively serious offense but was
not apprehended would not be classified as delinquent. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
(Chapter 2)
and CORRECT Answers
Approximately 2,000 years ago, both Roman civil law and later canon (church) law made
distinctions between juveniles and adults based on the notion of age of responsibility. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True (chapter 1)
The United States allows juveniles to be executed.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - False (chapter 1)
The Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that a mandatory life sentence without parole violates the 8th
amendment. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (chapter 1)
The casework approach to juvenile justice is soundly unconstitutional. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False (chapter 1)
The legalistic approach to juvenile justice is an informal, therapeutic, and unofficial approach. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False (chapter 1)
Status offenders are still considered delinquents. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (chapter
1)
Chancery courts did not deal with dependent and neglected children. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False (chapter 1)
The debate over treatment of juvenile offenders versus punishment of juvenile offenders
continues to this day. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (chapter 1)
For a number of years, the trend was to hold younger and younger juveniles accountable for their
offenses, to exclude certain offenses from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, and to establish
, mandatory or automatic waiver provisions for certain offenses. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True (chapter 1)
The discrepancy between the ideal (theory) and practice (reality) within the juvenile justice
system remains considerable. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (chapter 1)
Under the Code of Hammurabi, children under the age of 7 were presumed to be incapable of
forming criminal intent. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (chapter 1)
The question of when and under what circumstances youth are capable of forming mens rea
remains a grey area in the juvenile justice system. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (chapter
1)
Developers of the juvenile justice system in the U.S. intended legal intervention to be provided
under the rules of civil law rather than criminal law. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
(chapter 1)
A period of transition toward progressive legalism of the juvenile justice system occurred in the
latter part of the 18th century through the 19th century. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
(chapter 1)
Currently, a number of jurisdictions across the United States are reviewing the basic operations
of juvenile justice and the effectiveness of system reforms. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
(chapter 1)
Without specific definitions, accurate measurement is impossible, making development of
programs to prevent and control delinquency and offenses against juveniles extremely difficult. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True (Chapter 2)
Using the behavioral definition, a juvenile who committed a relatively serious offense but was
not apprehended would not be classified as delinquent. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
(Chapter 2)
