Juvenile Crime Overview Segment/Juvenile Delinquency or Status Offense?
Define: Juvenile Delinquent
Trespassing
What Is: Juvenile Delinquency
Which juvenile age range can begin to recognize more complex, adult-like concepts and terms?
What Is: ages 13-18
Define: Non-Custodial Arrest
What Is: an arrest in which the juvenile offender is not taken into police custody
Strict, secure facilities where juveniles partake in drills and physical labor, like military basic training
Define: Status Offender
What Is: a juvenile who has committed an act which is an offense only because of their age
Possession of Drugs
What Is: Juvenile Delinquency
TRUE OR FALSE: juveniles who are tried in juvenile court do not have the right to a jury
What Is: True
What happens at an arraignment?
What Is: informed of charges and enters a plea
Long term facilities which provide juveniles with challenging activities to reduce delinquent behaviors and encourage accountability
What Is: Wilderness/Ranch Camps
According to our notes, this is not considered a contributing factor as to why a juvenile would commit crimes
What Is: good home life
Truancy
What Is: Status Offense
Define: Parental Notification
What Is: the immediate notification of a juvenile's arrest, their rights and the nature of the alleged crime to the juvenile's parent/legal guardian
Define: Custodial Arrest
What Is: an arrest in which the juvenile offender is taken into police custody
Short term facilities which provide temporary care, but unrestricted
What Is: youth shelters
Underage drinking/Possession of Tobacco (under the age of 17)
What Is: Status Offense
Vandalism
What Is: Juvenile Delinquency
TRUE OR FALSE: it is better to ask juveniles yes or no questions, rather than asking them open ended questions
What Is: False
Yes or No: do juveniles have a right to bail?
Community facilities which provide juveniles with individually planned treatment programs
What Is: Residential Treatment Facilities
Ungovernability
What Is: Status Offense
Curfew Violation
What Is: Status Offense
TRUE OR FALSE: the interview space, when interviewing a juvenile, should be exciting for the juvenile to spend time in
What Is: False
During the booking of a juvenile, what three things happen if the juvenile is being charged with a felony crime?
What Is: photographs, fingerprints and a physical description
Long term facilities in which juveniles can freely be a part of their community (going to work, school) while under supervised care
What Is: Group Homes