Juvenile Court
This system was created to stop treating children like criminals and focus on rehabilitation.
What is the Juvenile Justice System?
The belief that criminality can be inherited.
What is Biological Theory?
A document needed to make an arrest.
What is a Warrant?
Teenagers are ________ likely to commit crime.
What is More?
The name of the Smiski (green figure) that sits on my desk every day.
What is Guy?
A juvenile who stays out past the state curfew.
What is a status offender?
The belief that we evaluate the decision before committing a crime.
What is Choice Theory?
Before making an arrest, officers must read this aloud.
What are Miranda rights?
This age group is more likely to be victimized by their own family.
What is the Elderly (70+)?
The answer you receive to hypothetical questions about the law.
What is "It Depends"?
When the government acts as a guardian of a child without protection.
What is Parens Patriae?
The belief that calling someone a delinquent will lead to them becoming a delinquent.
What is Labeling Theory?
The taking of fingerprints, mug shots, and statements after an arrest.
What is Booking?
Women are less likely to commit violent crimes because they have stricter ___________.
What is Surveillance/Control?
A type of plea that translates to "no contest".
What is Nolo Contendere?
The era of reform and prohibition that led to the creation of the juvenile court system.
What is the Progressive Era?
The part of your personality that functions on reason & reality.
What is the Ego?
An officer must have this before performing a stop & frisk.
What is Reasonable Suspicion?
These types of places have the highest rates of crimes.
What are Urban areas? (or low-income)
A crime done with this weapon is considered a "cowardly" crime.
What is a firearm?
The process of officials deciding if a juvenile should go to court.
What is Intake?
The Chicago slums in the 1940-60s is an example of this theory.
What is Social Disorganization Theory?
Something adult defendants have, but juvenile courts do not.
What is Bail?
This category of crime is not shown in the crime clock statistics.
What is White-Collar Crime?
The Greek goddess of justice, law, and custom.
Who is Themis?