Juvenile Justice

Which of the following is an example of unruly behavior?

• Waving your hands in the air like you just don't care
• Murdering someone
• Sending in a bomb threat to a school
• Running away from home

Which of the following would be an example of delinquent behavior?

• Skipping School (Truancy)
• Seeing an R-Rated Film without a Parent
• Murdering Someone
• Running away from home

What is the first step of the juvenile justice process?

• Detainment
• Sentencing
• Intake
• Appeal

Which of the following describes an adjudicatory hearing?

• A hearing for a first time offender 
• A hearing without a jury to determine guilt or innocence of a juvenile.
• There are multiple judges to hear the juveniles side of the accused crime.
• A hearing for a juvenile who has committed multiple crimes and is getting an adult sentence.

Which of the following crimes would get a juvenile tried as an adult (7 deadly sins!)?

• Running away from home
• Skipping school
• Fighting with your parents
• Killing your neighbor for building their fence on your lawn.

How long can a juvenile be detained without a hearing?

• 24 Hours
• 48 Hours
• 36 Hours
• 72 Hours

What step of the juvenile process can come after sentencing?

• Adjudicatory Hearing
• Disposition Hearing
• Appeal
• Detain/Release

Joey, a 16 year-old student in Fulton County, is suspected by his neighbor of vandalizing street signs. After witnessing this behavior, the neighbor calls the police, who send two cars to Joey's house.What would be MOST likely to happen next?

• Joey is arrested.
• Joey is taken into custody.
• A Juvenile Judge is called.
• The police wait for Joey to leave the house.

What must officers promptly inform juveniles of when taken into custody?

• the date of their trial
• the amount of their bail
• the sentence they will receive
• the rights to which they are entitled

UNLIKE in an adult on trial in Georgia, a juvenile

• does not have to have a public trial.
• must verbally communicate with police.
• does not need to have an attorney present.
• must be informed of the charges against him or her.