BCJ Juvenile Justice System 2

Question 1

What is 'waiver' or 'transfer' in the juvenile justice system?

Accepted Answer

Moving a juvenile case to adult criminal court

Answer

Releasing a juvenile without charges

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Placing a juvenile in foster care

Answer

Expunging a juvenile record

Question 2

What is the juvenile equivalent of a criminal conviction called?

Accepted Answer

Adjudication of delinquency

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Conviction

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Indictment

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Finding of guilt

Question 3

Which factor is the strongest predictor of juvenile delinquency?

Accepted Answer

Peer association with delinquent youth

Answer

Access to firearms

Answer

Low intelligence

Answer

Geographic region

Question 4

What does the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) require?

Accepted Answer

Deinstitutionalization of status offenders and sight/sound separation

Answer

Mandatory adult prosecution for violent juveniles

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Mandatory minimum sentences for juveniles

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Abolition of the juvenile death penalty

Question 5

What is 'blended sentencing' in the juvenile justice context?

Accepted Answer

A sentence that can include both juvenile and adult sanctions

Answer

Combining probation and community service

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A sentence served partly at home

Answer

A deferred prosecution agreement

Question 6

Which risk/needs assessment principle holds that higher-risk offenders should receive more intensive services?

Accepted Answer

Risk principle

Answer

Need principle

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Responsivity principle

Answer

Criminogenic principle