Juvenile Delinquency CRIJ-3300-810
Quiz 12: Chapter 12 questions and
answers graded A+
In the early North American colonies, who was the main source of juvenile justice? - correct
answer ✔✔Parents
__________ is the temporary care of a child alleged to be delinquent who requires secure
custody in physically restricting facilities pending court disposition or execution of a court order.
- correct answer ✔✔Detention
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, juvenile policing was ____________ policing. -
correct answer ✔✔order-maintenance
Police management of juveniles is most often dictated by the courts, legislation, and officer
_____________. - correct answer ✔✔discretion
Who is typically the first contact that young victims and delinquents have with the juvenile
justice system? - correct answer ✔✔The police
The completed or attempted theft of property or cash without the owner's consent is: - correct
answer ✔✔larceny-theft
Which is a reason that juveniles are challenging to the police? - correct answer ✔✔Juveniles are
more likely than adults to hold negative attitudes toward the police.
The police are indirectly guided by this, which states that juveniles are "taken into custody," not
arrested. - correct answer ✔✔The Juvenile Court Act
Quiz 12: Chapter 12 questions and
answers graded A+
In the early North American colonies, who was the main source of juvenile justice? - correct
answer ✔✔Parents
__________ is the temporary care of a child alleged to be delinquent who requires secure
custody in physically restricting facilities pending court disposition or execution of a court order.
- correct answer ✔✔Detention
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, juvenile policing was ____________ policing. -
correct answer ✔✔order-maintenance
Police management of juveniles is most often dictated by the courts, legislation, and officer
_____________. - correct answer ✔✔discretion
Who is typically the first contact that young victims and delinquents have with the juvenile
justice system? - correct answer ✔✔The police
The completed or attempted theft of property or cash without the owner's consent is: - correct
answer ✔✔larceny-theft
Which is a reason that juveniles are challenging to the police? - correct answer ✔✔Juveniles are
more likely than adults to hold negative attitudes toward the police.
The police are indirectly guided by this, which states that juveniles are "taken into custody," not
arrested. - correct answer ✔✔The Juvenile Court Act
