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The Juvenile Court
Multiple Choice
1
The juvenile court was intended to
A)
do what was in the best interest of the child
B)
do what was in the best interest of the state
C)
protect the rights of juveniles
D)
protect the safety of the state
2
The jurisdiction of the juvenile court is
A)
over only status offenses
B)
generally over all acts of delinquency
C)
defined in the U.S. Constitution
D)
defined under federal law
3
One half of the states include status offenses as delinquency, the others classify status offenders as
A)
CINS: children in need of supervision
B)
PINS: persons in need of supervision
C)
JINS: juveniles in need of supervision
D)
all of the above
4
The procedure by which a juvenile is removed from the juvenile justice process and provided with treatment services is known as
A)
diversion
B)
disposition
C)
adjudication
D)
informal jurisdiction
5
Juvenile court judges are selected by
A)
election
B)
appointment by the governor of a state
C)
appointment by state legislature
D)
all of the above
6
The person with the primary responsibility for the operation of the juvenile court is the
A)
court administrator
B)
juvenile court judge
C)
probation officer
D)
prosecutor
7
Court employees who assist judges with the daily workload of the court are known as
A)
referees
B)
commissioners
C)
masters
D)
all of the above
8
Which of the following is not a responsibility of the prosecutor in juvenile court?
A)
decide whether to adjudicate a juvenile
B)
plea bargaining a case
C)
decide what charges to bring against a juvenile
D)
decide on the appropriate disposition for a juvenile adjudicated delinquent
9
Which of the following is not a basic function of the probation officer in juvenile court?
A)
negotiate a plea bargain
B)
perform intake screenings to determine if a case is initially handled formally or informally
C)
complete predisposition reports that assist juvenile court judges in determining the most appropriate disposition of a case
D)
monitor juveniles on probation
10
A juvenile who has been taken into custody by police is likely to be detained in a detention center if
A)
the juvenile is determined to be a threat to the community
B)
the juvenile will be in danger if returned to the community
C)
the juvenile is a flight risk and may not appear at the adjudication hearing
D)
all of the above
11
If a juvenile is detained, every state requires that a detention hearing be held within
A)
12 hours
B)
24 hours
C)
36 hours
D)
24 to 72 hours
12
Which of the following is not an alternative for handling a case at intake?
A)
dismiss the case
B)
place the juvenile on informal probation
C)
petition the case
D)
waive the case to adult court
13
Once the intake decision to further process the juvenile in the system has been made, the case goes to
A)
the prosecutor
B)
the judge
C)
the probation department
D)
the referee
14
The step in the juvenile justice process during which a prosecutor attempts to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the juvenile committed the offense is
A)
intake
B)
arraignment
C)
adjudication
D)
disposition
15
Because the adjudication and disposition hearings are held separately, juvenile courts are described as
A)
predisposed
B)
bifurcated
C)
two-pronged
D)
petitioned
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