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Today, juveniles have all the same due process rights as adults.
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False
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The harshest disposition that a juvenile judge can impose is
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Commitment to a residential facility
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According to many historians, the establishment of the first juvenile court was the child-saving movement's greatest accomplishment.
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True
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William Blackstone believed that children should be held accountable for their actions at what age?
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14
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After apprehending a juvenile offender, a law enforcement officer can release the juvenile to his or her parents without notifying the court.
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true
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Disposition is the juvenile equivalent of an adult's
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sentencing
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Laws that require juveniles accused of certain crimes to be tried as adults are called
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Statutory exclusions
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The first juvenile court was intended for children of what age group?
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under 16
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The authority of both the adult court system and the juvenile system to hear juvenile cases is referred to as
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Concurrent jurisdiction
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Adjudication is the juvenile equivalent of an adult's
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Conviction
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On average, juveniles enjoyed lighter sentences during the 1980s and 1990s.
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False
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The first juvenile court in the United States was established in what state?
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Illinois
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There is a national standard that all states follow when handling juvenile offenders.
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False
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The defense may present evidence in an adjudicatory hearing.
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True
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Which of the following is NOT a right granted to juveniles under the Supreme Court case In re Gault?
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The right to a jury trial
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Approximately how many cases are heard by juvenile courts each year?
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1,000,000
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Anthony Platt's book The Child Savers: The Invention of Delinquency is no longer relevant to the field of juvenile justice.
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false
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For what offense was Gerald Gault sentenced to six years in juvenile detention?
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Making an obscene phone call
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A judge in a juvenile court can dispose a juvenile runaway to a residential facility.
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False
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Schools can refer students to juvenile courts.
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true
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Juveniles may be convicted of status offenses.
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false
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The child-savers were accused of trying to control which populations?
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Lower classes and immigrants
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Skipping school is considered what type of offense?
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status offense
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Of those juvenile offenders apprehended by law enforcement, what fraction is referred to the courts?
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two-thirds
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Most offenders are referred to juvenile court by
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Law Enforcement officers
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In Florida, who performs a risk assessment to determine whether a juvenile should be detained prior to the court hearing?
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A juvenile probation officer
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What is the standard of proof applied to Florida juvenile court cases?
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Beyond a reasonable doubt
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In Florida, juvenile offenders sent to a maximum risk residential facility will stay there for how long?
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18 to 36 months
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The Juvenile Court Act of 1899 banned the incarceration of children under the age of
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12
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The social reformers of the child-saving movement were also referred to as
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Progressives
