Juvenile Justice Exam Questions and
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When making decisions about juvenile offenders, intake officers have:
a. no discretion.
b. much discretion.
c. only two choices, dismissal or juvenile court.
d. the same power as juvenile court judges. - ✔✔b. much discretion.
The power of a court to hear a particular case is called:
a. discretion.
b. court power.
c. jurisdiction.
d. parens patriae. - ✔✔c. jurisdiction.
A judgment rendered on the petition filed with the juvenile court by others is called
a(n):
a. verdict.
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,b. sentence.
c. disposition.
d. adjudication. - ✔✔d. adjudication
A conditional disposition would be:
a. probation.
b. a warning.
c. secure confinement.
d. placement in foster home. - ✔✔a. probation
When juveniles are apprehended by police for suspicious behavior, but not necessarily
for any specific crime, they are:
a. arrested.
b. taken into custody.
c. wards of the court.
d. None of the above. - ✔✔b. taken into custody
Curfew ordinances are enacted as:
a. delinquency prevention strategies.
b. status offense strategies.
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,c. deinstitutionalization strategies.
d. criminal court strategies. - ✔✔a. delinquency prevention strategies.
The age jurisdiction of juvenile courts is determined by:
a. state governors.
b. state legislatures.
c. federal government.
d. courts. - ✔✔b. state legislatures.
Those who support the "get-tough" approach believe juvenile offenders should be:
a. punished.
b. rehabilitated.
c. treated.
d. educated. - ✔✔a. punished.
Which of the following would NOT be considered a status offense?
a. Running away from home
b. Curfew violation
c. Shoplifting
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, d. Truancy - ✔✔c. Shoplifting
The juvenile equivalent of an adult sentence is called a(n):
a. adjudication.
b. finding.
c. disposition.
d. petition. - ✔✔c. disposition.
Curfew laws have been enacted in many U.S. cities in an effort to:
a. keep youths home and families together.
b. protect juveniles from street criminals.
c. allow police to focus on serious crime.
d. reduce the incidence of juvenile crime. - ✔✔d. reduce the incidence of juvenile crime.
The social process where juveniles are deemed undesirable or deviant because of
multiple court appearances or incarcerations is known as:
a. delinquency.
b. criminality.
c. deviance.
d. stigmatization. - ✔✔d. stigmatization.
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When making decisions about juvenile offenders, intake officers have:
a. no discretion.
b. much discretion.
c. only two choices, dismissal or juvenile court.
d. the same power as juvenile court judges. - ✔✔b. much discretion.
The power of a court to hear a particular case is called:
a. discretion.
b. court power.
c. jurisdiction.
d. parens patriae. - ✔✔c. jurisdiction.
A judgment rendered on the petition filed with the juvenile court by others is called
a(n):
a. verdict.
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,b. sentence.
c. disposition.
d. adjudication. - ✔✔d. adjudication
A conditional disposition would be:
a. probation.
b. a warning.
c. secure confinement.
d. placement in foster home. - ✔✔a. probation
When juveniles are apprehended by police for suspicious behavior, but not necessarily
for any specific crime, they are:
a. arrested.
b. taken into custody.
c. wards of the court.
d. None of the above. - ✔✔b. taken into custody
Curfew ordinances are enacted as:
a. delinquency prevention strategies.
b. status offense strategies.
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,c. deinstitutionalization strategies.
d. criminal court strategies. - ✔✔a. delinquency prevention strategies.
The age jurisdiction of juvenile courts is determined by:
a. state governors.
b. state legislatures.
c. federal government.
d. courts. - ✔✔b. state legislatures.
Those who support the "get-tough" approach believe juvenile offenders should be:
a. punished.
b. rehabilitated.
c. treated.
d. educated. - ✔✔a. punished.
Which of the following would NOT be considered a status offense?
a. Running away from home
b. Curfew violation
c. Shoplifting
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, d. Truancy - ✔✔c. Shoplifting
The juvenile equivalent of an adult sentence is called a(n):
a. adjudication.
b. finding.
c. disposition.
d. petition. - ✔✔c. disposition.
Curfew laws have been enacted in many U.S. cities in an effort to:
a. keep youths home and families together.
b. protect juveniles from street criminals.
c. allow police to focus on serious crime.
d. reduce the incidence of juvenile crime. - ✔✔d. reduce the incidence of juvenile crime.
The social process where juveniles are deemed undesirable or deviant because of
multiple court appearances or incarcerations is known as:
a. delinquency.
b. criminality.
c. deviance.
d. stigmatization. - ✔✔d. stigmatization.
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