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WorksheetsJuvenile Law
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
The first state to set up a juvenile court was __________________ in 1899.
Ohio
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois
Juvenile (Youth) Courts have jurisdiction over all of the following except ____________
delinquent offenders
abused and neglected children
adoption cases
status offenders
Youths who have committed acts that would be crimes if committed by adults.
status offenders
delinquent offenders
criminals
minors
Youths who commit acts that would NOT be crimes if committed by adults
status offenders
delinquent offenders
misdemeanors
juveniles
Possessing alcohol or cigarettes, or violating curfew are examples of __________
status offenses
delinquent offenses
torts
felonies
Common law principle that allows the state to take custody of a child when the natural parents are unable or unwilling to do so.
Patriarch Powers
Parens Patriae
Parental Consent
Corpus Christi
When a parent or guardian fails to provided adequate care for a child is known as ____________
neglect
truancy
contributing to the delinquency of a minor
abuse
This Supreme Court Case eliminated capital punishment for juveniles
In re Gault
In re Winship
Tennessee v Garner
Roper v Simmons
This Supreme Court case eliminated the possibility of life without parole for juveniles
In re Gault
Miller v Alabama
Tennessee v Garner
Roper v Simmons
In this case, the court held that juvenile defendants are entitled to Due Process protection under the 14th Amendment
In re Gault
In re Winship
McKeiver v. Pennslyvania
Roper v Simmons
This Supreme Court case held that when establishing criminal guilt, the "reasonable-doubt" standard must be applied to both adults and juveniles
In re Gault
In re Winship
McKeiver v. Pennslyvania
Miller v Alabama
An approach where the state passes laws that require certain juvenile offenses to be prosecuted in adult court (automatic transfer)
juvenile waiver
direct file
statutory exclusion
prosecutorial discretion
All of these are outcomes of an adjudication hearing except:
residential detention
release / diversion program
juvenile probation
state prison
The Supreme Court has ruled that juveniles have a constitutional right to bail
True
False
A public record of trial and judgment exists in both adult and youth court.
True
False
The right to counsel applies to both juveniles and adults.
True
False
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?
Abused Child
Child in Need of Supervision
Delinquent Child
Child in Need of Special Care
In Mississippi, a child with any mental or physical illness that cannot be treated with the dispositional alternatives ordinarily available to the youth court.
Abused Child
Child in Need of Supervision
Delinquent Child
Child in Need of Special Care
