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Basic Philosophy and Purpose of Juvenile Court
Jurisdiction of juvenile court
Juvenile Court personnel
Transferring Juveniles to criminal court
Grab Bag
100
The term used in the juvenile justice system to permit the states at on the behalf of the parents
What is parens patriae
100
This includes children who are in poverty, neglected or abused, who are unruly or commit status offenses and who violate the law.
What is Juvenile Court jurisdiction
100
The juvenile court judge appoints this person (GAL) to represent the best interests of the juvenile.
What is a Guardian ad litem?
100
a procedure whereby a juvenile court waives jurisdiction and transfers the case to the adult criminal court(
What is certification?
100
Also called decertification, this term is when the court may transfer a case from criminal court back to juvenile court
What is a reverse waiver?
200
At least 16 state purpose clauses incorporate the language of the BARJ movement.
What are Balanced and Restorative justice clauses
200
More than 100 years ago, this case limited the states power under parens patriae
What is People ex rel. O'Connell v. Turner (1870)
200
This is the dominant figure in juvenile intake proceedings.
Who is the prosecutor?
200
Juveniles may be transferred to criminal court via these three basic mechanisms:
What are judicial waiver, concurrent jurisdiction and statutory exclusion.
200
This type of intervention includes out-of-home placement, detainment or mandated therapy or counseling
What is coercive intervention?
300
These clauses can be loosely characterized as 'tough" because they veer away from traditional rehabilitative methods.
What are clauses that emphasize punishment, deterrence, accountability or public safety.
300
Jurisdiction of the juvenile court is determined by these two factors.
What are age and conduct
300
This person is the central authority in the juvenile justice system
Who is the juvenile court judge?
300
This waiver is a transfer mechanism whereby the judge is allowed the discretion to make individual determinations about whether a juvenile, who meets statutory criteria who should be tried in juvenile court, be waived to criminal court.
What is a judicial waiver?
300
This type of intervention includes recommendations of an appropriate treatment program
What is therapeutic intervention?
400
An approach traditionally used by juvenile courts following its underlying parens patriae philosophy focusing on the “best interests of the child
What is the justice model
400
This state has the lowest age (age 6) for original juvenile court jurisdiction in delinquency matters.
What is North Carolina
400
This person is usually the first court official who has contact with a juvenile.
What is probation officer?
400
The number of states which permit prosecutorial discretion to impose adult sanctions on juveniles.
What is 15?
400
This is a major concern when transferring a juvenile to criminal court
What is competency to stand trial?
500
a court having jurisdiction over individuals defined as juveniles and alleged to be delinquents, status offenders, dependents or in need of decisions by the court regarding their health, safety or welfare
What is juvenile Court
500
juvenile court jurisdiction happens at the same time as criminal court jurisdiction, or a case that may be heard in either juvenile or adult court
What is Concurrent jurisdiction?
500
This person usually assists judges during hearings.
Who are hearing officers?
500
Also called a legislative waiver, this term means that states enact a law preventing certain juveniles from being tried as juveniles
What is statutory exclusion?
500
This case made it illegal to give a juvenile the death penalty if he committed a crime under the age of 18.
What is Roper v. Simmons?