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.

   a. True

   b. False

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 ____________.

   a. judicial waiver

   b. legislature waiver

   c. prosecutorial waiver

   d. discretionary judicial waiver

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.

   a. True

   b. False

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.

   a. True

   b. False

Q11. The most common method of waiver to adult court and the one with the longest history is ______________.

   a. judicial waiver

   b. legislature waiver

   c. prosecutorial waiver

   d. discretionary judicial waiver

Q12. In the case of Stanford v. Kentucky the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the execution of a juvenile is unconstitutional.

   a. True

   b. False

Q13. Under mandatory judicial waiver, a juvenile court judge, at the waiver hearing, looks for only _______________ that a juvenile offender committed a serious offense.

   a. probable cause

   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 ________________.

   a. the traditional or political period

   b. the professional period

   c. the community oriented period

   d. the profiling period

Q18. In the _____________style of policing, the officer uses criminal law, threats, temporary custody and problem solving to keep the peace.

   a. professional

   b. legalistic

   c. watchman

   d. service

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.

   a. True

   b. False

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.

   a. professional

   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.

   a. True

   b. False

Q24. The era in law enforcement where the goal was to increase the professionalization of policing, thus removing it from political pressures, was called _______________.

   a. the traditional or political period

   b. the professional period

   c. the community oriented period

   d. the profiling period

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.

   a. True

   b. False

Q30. Who is most likely to prepare the predisposition report?

   a. the arresting officer

   b. the prosecuting attorney

   c. the judge

   d. the defense 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.

   a. True

   b. False

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.

   a. True

   b. False

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.

   a. True

   b. False

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.

   a. True

   b. False

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

   e. serious

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.

   a. True

   b. False

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.

   a. True

   b. False

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