 | Chapter Objectives
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After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
- Describe some of the early institutions used to respond to wayward and criminal youths.
- Explain the effects of some landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases on the juvenile justice system.
- Identify and describe factors that influence the ways that police process juvenile cases.
- Summarize the rationale for the use of diversion in juvenile justice.
- Describe the adjudication hearing in juvenile justice.
- Describe the disposition hearing and the types of dispositions available to the juvenile court.
- Identify the types and describe the effectiveness of community-based correctional programs for juveniles.
- Summarize recent trends in juvenile incarceration.
- Identify the types and describe the effectiveness of institutional programs for juveniles.
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