Presumptive Waiver: A type of judicial waiver in which the __________ bears the burden of proof and must justify to the judge why the juvenile…

Q1. Presumptive Waiver: A type of judicial waiver in which the __________ bears the burden of proof and must justify to the judge why the juvenile should not be waived.
a. parent
b. judge
c. prosecutor
d. defense
Q2. The first juvenile execution occurred in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, in 1642. The juvenile executed was __________.
a. Thomas Kent
b. Thomas Graunger
c. Thomas Sawyer, who was later used as a character by Mark Twain
d. Thomas Mayberry
Q3. Prior to Roper v. Simmons, a juvenile who was at least age 16 at the time of the offense could receive the death penalty.
Q4. The use of waiver to adult court is a relatively ______ event.
a. rare
b. common
c. frequent
d. routine
Q5. A type of waiver to adult court in which a juvenile is automatically sent to adult court because of the type of offenses that was committed is called a ____________________.
a. judicial waiver
b. legislature waiver
c. prosecutorial waiver
d. discretionary judicial waiver
Q6. A type of waiver that involves the prosecutor filling a petition with a juvenile court requesting that the juvenile court waive the juvenile to adult court is called a ____________.
Q7. Prior to Roper v. Simmons, the United States was only one of eight countries in the world that allowed the execution of juvenile offenders.
Q8. In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the execution of offenders who were under the age of18 when their crimes were committed could not be executed?
a. Stanford v. Kentucky
b. Atkins v. Virginia
c. Savage v. McAninch
d. Roper v. Simmons
Q9. Each state sets what is known as a ___________________ which specifies the age when a juvenile court no longer has jurisdiction over a juvenile offender.
a. jurisdictional age limit
b. jurisdictional mentality limit
c. jurisdictional defense limit
d. jurisdictional requirement limit
Q10. In the case of Atkins v. Virginia the Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to execute a mentally retarded person.
Q11. The most common method of waiver to adult court and the one with the longest history is ______________.
Q12. In the case of Stanford v. Kentucky the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the execution of a juvenile is unconstitutional.
Q13. Under mandatory judicial waiver, a juvenile court judge, at the waiver hearing, looks for only _______________ that a juvenile offender committed a serious offense.
b. reasonable cause
c. reasonable suspicion
d. probable suspicion
Q14. Officers who tend to approach juvenile matters “by the book” are probably from a ___________ style department.
a. professional
b. legalistic
c. watchman
d. service
Q15. A philosophical movement in policing that attempts to solve the underlying problems of crime and delinquency instead of just responding to calls is called ______________.
a. professional policing
b. the crime fighting model
c. problem-oriented policing
d. tactical policing
e. the due process model
Q16. A philosophical movement in policing designed to make the community a co-active partner with law enforcement was called ________________.
a. the traditional or political period
b. the professional period
c. the community oriented period
d. the profiling period
Q17. The era in law enforcement marked by political corruption and political control of policing was called ________________.
Q18. In the _____________style of policing, the officer uses criminal law, threats, temporary custody and problem solving to keep the peace.
Q19. The index offenses include:
a. drug sales and drug possession
b. murder, rape, robbery and auto theft
c. shoplifting and forgery
d. simple assault and disorderly conduct
e. DUI and public intoxication
Q20. More juveniles are arrested for murder than are adults arrested for murder.
Q21. Juveniles who live in urban areas tend to have a more ________ view of the police than those in suburban or rural areas.
a. positive
b. negative
c. neutral
d. pro
e. ally
Q22. Police officers, like most people in society, are very _______ of people who knowingly victimize children.
b. tolerant
c. intolerant
d. supportive
e. understanding
Q23. Municipal ordinances that restrict the hours a juvenile can be out in public have been found to be unconstitutional in all cases.
Q24. The era in law enforcement where the goal was to increase the professionalization of policing, thus removing it from political pressures, was called _______________.
Q25. Taking a minor into police custody to protect him or her from possible harm is called ___________ custody.
a. protective
b. dangerous
c. loving
d. harsh
e. hardship
Q26. The term “parens patriae” means ____________________.
a. the true parent
b. the papa
c. the parent’s failure
d. the state as parent
e. the parent’s right
Q27. Who usually decides what charges to bring against the juvenile?
a. the arresting officer
b. the prosecutor
c. the judge
d. the defense attorney
e. the guardian for the child
Q28. In juvenile justice, diversion is sometimes referred to as ___________.
a. division
b. information assessment
c. internal adjusted
d. informal adjustment
e. diverted mindsets
Q29. The most typical disposition of a delinquency case is residential placement.
Q30. Who is most likely to prepare the predisposition report?
b. the prosecuting attorney
e. the probation officer
Q31. The prosecutor represents the interest of the ______ in bringing the case against a juvenile.
a. himself or herself
b. state
c. the victim only
d. the defendant
e. the planet earth
Q32. After a case has been referred to juvenile court, it is sent to _______.
a. upkeep
b. take
c. intake
d. intook
e. outtake
Q33. A __________ has the primary responsibility for the operation of the juvenile court and is an important decision maker in the juvenile court.
a. Juvenile court judge
b. Probation officer
c. defense attorney
d. prosecuting attorney
e. guardian for the child
Q34. Delinquency is any behavior that is prohibited by the juvenile law of the state.
Q35. A ___________ center is a facility designed for short-term, secure confinement of a juvenile prior to court disposition or execution of a court order.
a. detox
b. detention
c. detainment
d. remand
e. complex
Q36. A status offense is an act committed by a juvenile that would not be considered a crime if committed by an adult.
Q37. The report that contains background information on the juvenile, a description of the circumstances surrounding the juvenile’s delinquent acts, as well as a disposition recommendation from the probation officer is called _____________.
a. the predisposition report
b. the final report
c. the determination report
d. the parole report
e. the incarceration report
Q38. A document that states the allegations against a juvenile and requests the juvenile court to adjudicate the juvenile is called a _______________.
a. charge
b. arrest order
c. petition
d. delinquency statement
e. delinquency charge
Q39. Research has shown that immediately ________ school is a prime time for delinquents to commit crime.
a. after
b. during
c. before
d. going to
e. about to leave
Q40. In certain states, the parent can be held liable for the truancy of their child.
Q41. A quick fix, or a cure all, is sometimes called a _________.
a. fix-it
b. curer
c. problem solver
d. panacea
e. trouble
Q42. Most juvenile delinquents are chronic offenders who have multiple contacts with the juvenile justice system and criminal justice system.
Q43. The two most prominent sources of interaction with juveniles are ___________________.
a. his peer group and the television
b. computer games and his peer group
c. in the home and at school
d. the church and the peer group
Q44. Many experts are now advocating a more ____________ approach to delinquency prevention that involved more than just treating the juveniles themselves.
a. hollister
b. whole
c. hole
d. holistic
e. serious
Q45. Most diverted juveniles are________ offenders.
a. repeat
b. first-time
c. chronic
d. last-time
Q46. When first time offenders are diverted away from formal processing and into a number of service programs it is called ____________.
a. classification
b. diversion
c. deinstitutionalization
d. early pre-delinquent intervention and prevention
e. divergent
Q47. In teen court, youths are often sentenced to write apology letters to their victims.
Q48. The overall proportion of kids who become seriously delinquent increases in direct proportion to the age at which the child first commits a delinquent act.
Q49. Research shows that most boot camp programs are ___________ successful than traditional correctional sanctions.
a. more
b. no more
c. the exact same
d. much more
Q50. _______ pre-delinquent intervention and prevention focus on attempts that are made to target pregnant mothers and children in the very early stages of life.
a. late
b. early
c. ongoing
d. prenatal
e. aftercare