Understanding Juvenile Justice Concepts

What is the primary focus of juvenile courts?

• Crime Control Model

• Best Interest of the Child

• Parens Patriae

• Informal Diversion

Which model of the criminal justice system emphasizes aggressive crime suppression and control?

• Due Process Model

• Crime Control Model

• Doctrine of Proportionality

• Deinstitutionalization

What does the Doctrine of Proportionality state?

• The punishment should fit the crime

• The government should provide guardianship

• The removal of a person from the criminal justice system

• The emphasis on protecting civil liberties

Which term refers to the process of moving residents of institutions into the community?

• Informal Diversion

• Deinstitutionalization

• Waiver

• Parole Board

What is the focus of the Due Process Model in the criminal justice system?

• Protecting civil liberties

• Aggressive crime suppression

• Political decision making

• Community-level responses

What are Extralegal Factors?

• Factors that exist outside of the law

• A set of guiding principles

• The power of the government to provide guardianship

• The chief law enforcement officer of a county

What does Informal Diversion aim to achieve?

• Establishing America's first Juvenile Court

• Removing a person from the criminal justice system without a criminal record

• Creating community-level responses to juvenile delinquency

• Deciding whether a prisoner should be released on parole

What was established by the Juvenile Court Act of 1899?

• America's first Juvenile Court in Chicago

• A federal law for juvenile delinquency prevention

• The power of the government to provide guardianship

• A panel to decide parole

What is Juvenile Delinquency?

• The transfer of a juvenile to adult court

• Violations of law committed by juveniles

• The removal of a person from the criminal justice system

• Political decision making guided by party interests

What was the aim of the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act of 1968?

• Establishing America's first Juvenile Court

• Creating community-level responses to juvenile delinquency

• Providing guardianship for children in need

• Emphasizing aggressive crime suppression