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20 Cards in this Set
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Critical theories include labeling theory, conflict theory and social disorganization |
False |
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The first juvenile court was established in 1899 |
True |
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An act that would not be considered a crime if committed by an adult is called a |
Status Offense |
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Congress passed the first child labor laws in 1912 |
True |
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Acts that are considered immoral or wrong in and of themselves; for example, murder are called |
Mala In Se |
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Historically the juvenile justice system stressed punishment of youth |
False |
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A jury trial is a required part of due process in adjudicating a youth as delinquent by a juvenile court. |
False |
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Lombroso believed that criminals were literally born not made; consequently, the primary cause of crime was __________________________. |
biological |
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Social control theorists focus on why people commit crime. |
False |
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During the refuge period reformers created separate institutions for youths such as houses of refuge, reform schools and foster homes. |
True |
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The holding in Gault is thought to be the single most important event in the history of juvenile justice |
True
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An adjudication hearing is comparable to the preliminary hearing in the adult system |
True |
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A leader of the classical school was Cesare Beccaria |
True |
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Skipping school is an example of a status offense. |
True |
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Self-report data reveals the same prevalence and frequency of offending as do court records |
False |
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Schall v. Martin established a due process standard for detention hearings. |
True |
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Isolating offenders has been noted to decrease delinquent behavior |
False |
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A juvenile cannot be adjudicated in juvenile court and then tried for the same offense in an adult criminal court was the holding in which US Supreme Court Case |
Breed v. Jones |
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Retributive justice is synonymous with the ancient concept of an eye for an eye |
True |
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Proponents of the classical view advocate rehabilitation for offenders |
False |