History of JJ
This federal agency is concerned with determining the best practices in the juvenile system and encouraging states to reform and improve their care of children.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Which court case provided children with the protection of 'beyond a reasonable doubt' as the standard of proof in juvenile court?
In Re Winship (1970)
They investigate crime that involve juvenile victims and offenders.
Law Enforcement
The data in this measure come from arrests records of local and state police.
Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
Children who commit crimes or status offenses.
Delinquents
During the progressive era various groups of mostly upper and middle-upper class women's who sought to reform children were collectively called the _________?
Child Savers
Which court case provided children with the right of formal notice of their charges?
In Re Gault (1967)
They are responsible for investigating the safety or risk of harm to children in their homes.
Child Protective Services
The data in this measure come from a nationally representative sample of people living in US households.
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
Children who are victims of neglect or abuse by their parents.
Maltreated Children
The philosophy that originates from English common law that gives the STATE primary and legitimate interest in the upbringing of children.
Parens Patriae
Which court case provided children with the right to counsel, and to confront and cross-examine witnesses?
In Re Gault (1970)
They are responsible for supervising delinquents in the community.
Probation
Which of the two major crime measures includes more incidents of crime?
NCVS
Children who rely on the state for their care (such as orphans or foster children).
Dependent Children
The second wave of juvenile justice is called _______ primarily because of the changes to the system that evolved from Supreme Court cases in the late 1960s.
Due Process Era
Which court case provided children with the right against self-incrimination?
In Re Gault (1967)
They hear evidence and decide the outcome of juvenile cases.
Judge
Both the UCR and the NCVS indicate that since 1994 juvenile crime has been _________?
Declining
The law allows courts to assume and exercise parental duties, to act _______?
in loco parentis
The act passed by congress periodically that provides funds to states that follow recommendations of the OJJDP.
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
Which court case provided children the right to a transfer hearing before their case could be sent to adult criminal court?
Kent v US (1966)
This is the only component of the juvenile system that has federal institutions.
Courts
Reports of homicides involving juvenile victims or offenders can only be found in the ___?
UCR
The age at which the juvenile court no longer has jurisdiction over a child.
The age of majority