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Juvenile Law

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first state to set up a juvenile court was __________________ in 1899.

a)

Ohio

b)

Iowa

c)

Indiana

d)

Illinois

2.

Juvenile (Youth) Courts have jurisdiction over all of the following except ____________

a)

delinquent offenders

b)

abused and neglected children

c)

adoption cases

d)

status offenders

3.

Youths who have committed acts that would be crimes if committed by adults.

a)

status offenders

b)

delinquent offenders

c)

criminals

d)

minors

4.

Youths who commit acts that would NOT be crimes if committed by adults

a)

status offenders

b)

delinquent offenders

c)

misdemeanors

d)

juveniles

5.

Possessing alcohol or cigarettes, or violating curfew are examples of __________

a)

status offenses

b)

delinquent offenses

c)

torts

d)

felonies

6.

Common law principle that allows the state to take custody of a child when the natural parents are unable or unwilling to do so.

a)

Patriarch Powers

b)

Parens Patriae

c)

Parental Consent

d)

Corpus Christi

7.

When a parent or guardian fails to provided adequate care for a child is known as ____________

a)

neglect

b)

truancy

c)

contributing to the delinquency of a minor

d)

abuse

8.

This Supreme Court Case eliminated capital punishment for juveniles

a)

In re Gault

b)

In re Winship

c)

Tennessee v Garner

d)

Roper v Simmons

9.

This Supreme Court case eliminated the possibility of life without parole for juveniles

a)

In re Gault

b)

Miller v Alabama

c)

Tennessee v Garner

d)

Roper v Simmons

10.

In this case, the court held that juvenile defendants are entitled to Due Process protection under the 14th Amendment

a)

In re Gault

b)

In re Winship

c)

McKeiver v. Pennslyvania

d)

Roper v Simmons

11.

This Supreme Court case held that when establishing criminal guilt, the "reasonable-doubt" standard must be applied to both adults and juveniles

a)

In re Gault

b)

In re Winship

c)

McKeiver v. Pennslyvania

d)

Miller v Alabama

12.

An approach where the state passes laws that require certain juvenile offenses to be prosecuted in adult court (automatic transfer)

a)

juvenile waiver

b)

direct file

c)

statutory exclusion

d)

prosecutorial discretion

13.

All of these are outcomes of an adjudication hearing except:

a)

residential detention

b)

release / diversion program

c)

juvenile probation

d)

state prison

14.

The Supreme Court has ruled that juveniles have a constitutional right to bail

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A public record of trial and judgment exists in both adult and youth court.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The right to counsel applies to both juveniles and adults.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

In Mississippi, a child between the ages of 7 to 17 who has committed a status offense and is in need of treatment or rehabilitation falls into which category?

a)

Abused Child

b)

Child in Need of Supervision

c)

Delinquent Child

d)

Child in Need of Special Care

18.

In Mississippi, a child with any mental or physical illness that cannot be treated with the dispositional alternatives ordinarily available to the youth court.

a)

Abused Child

b)

Child in Need of Supervision

c)

Delinquent Child

d)

Child in Need of Special Care