Any act that breaks the law and for which there is a punishment.
What is a crime?
100
Illegal drug use.
What is the cause of most crimes in America?
100
The three steps of the criminal justice system.
What are the police, courts, and corrections?
100
A young person under 18 (or 16) found guilty of breaking the law.
What is a juvenile delinquent?
OR
What is a delinquent?
100
To remove offenders from harmful environments and educate juveniles by giving them discipline and treatment.
What was the purpose of juvenile court systems?
200
Crimes against persons, crimes against property, white-collar crimes, victimless crimes, and organized crime.
What are the 5 main types of crime in the United States?
200
The reason for this is because people who struggle with making a living may commit crimes to get what they don't have.
What is the reason poverty contributes to crime?
200
Are that the officer must have witnessed the crime or must have gathered enough evidence to make an arrest; and an authorization by a court for an officer to make an arrest. Either of these are needed in order for a police officer to arrest someone.
What are probable cause and an arrest warrant?
200
Larceny/theft.
What were the most juvenile arrests in 2012 made for?
200
4 types of treatments for juvenile offenders.
What are probation, counseling, correction facilities, and foster homes?
300
Burglary, larceny, arson, vandalism, robbery.
What are examples of crimes against property?
300
A federal law that gives life sentences to violent people who break the law three times.
What is the three-strikes rule?
300
When a criminal pleads guilty to a lesser offense than the original charge, and usually receives a lighter penalty.
What is a plea bargain?
300
Main causes of juvenile crime (minimum of 5).
What are poor home/neighborhood conditions, gang membership, dropping out of school, unemployment, drug and alcohol use, and peer pressure?
*Any five from above are acceptable
300
Probation.
What is the period of time when juveniles must obey strict rules and report regularly to a probation officer?
400
They mean:
~The theft of money trusted to someone's care;
~Cheating someone out of money or property;
~When someone steals your personal information to commit crimes such as stealing money from your bank account.
What are embezzlement, fraud, and identity theft?
400
~fighting terrorism
~responding to civil unrest
~recruiting and training police
~dealing with social media
What are the main issues in law enforcement?
400
~Fines
~Fines, suspended sentence, probation
What are 2 ways lesser offenses can be punished?
400
Parents may rarely be at home to care for their children, or the parents may be criminals themselves and expose their kids to violent behavior.
What is the reason that poor home conditions lead to juvenile crime?
400
The 4 steps to avoid trouble and reach your goals.
What is:
~not using drugs,
~staying in school,
~trying to live a full life, and
~saying no when your friends ask you to do illegal things?
500
~Legal businesses are used as cover for criminal activity
~Threat of violence is used to prevent people from complaining to the police
What are two reasons that it is hard to fight and expose organized crime?
500
Are three national strategies for reducing crime?
What is expansion of prison systems, providing tougher penalties to criminals, creating community-policing programs, and crime prevention education?
*Any 3 said from above are acceptable
500
Are the main steps in the court process (in chronological order).
What are preliminary hearing, grand jury and indictment, arraignment, trial, and sentencing?
500
Children with nothing to do in their "free" time may get into serious trouble. Also, kids who are dropouts often have trouble finding jobs, and will get involved in criminal activity.
What is lack of education in relation to juvenile crime?
500
Because some people believe that juveniles who commit violent crimes are as responsible as adults for their actions.
What is the reason that some juveniles accused of committing felonies are tried in adult courts and are sometimes convicted as adults?