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10.4. Delinquency

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Question 1

The concept of "juvenile delinquency" is described as being socially constructed, resulting from which combination of changes?

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Question 2

What is the typical upper age limit for the juvenile court's jurisdiction?

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Question 3

In the juvenile justice system, what term is used instead of "sentence"?

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Question 4

Offenses such as truancy, running away, and curfew violations are categorized as what type of offenses in the juvenile justice system?

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Question 5

What was the main function of the original juvenile court, distinguishing it from the adult criminal court?

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Question 6

What is the juvenile court equivalent of an indictment in the adult criminal process?

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Question 7

According to the text, under what age do most states typically not intervene in juvenile cases?

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Question 8

The amendment to the Illinois Juvenile Court Act broadened the definition of delinquency to include which group of youth?

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Question 9

In juvenile court proceedings, what finding is made instead of a finding of "criminal" or "guilty"?

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Question 10

What is the juvenile court equivalent of a "trial" in adult court?

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Question 11

Overall, the juvenile justice system is responsible for which categories of youth?

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Question 12

How were youth who were convicted of crimes treated before the creation of the juvenile court?

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Question 13

What is the typical lower age limit for the protections and reach of the juvenile justice system?

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Question 14

What is an example of a status offense provided in the text?

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Question 15

The phrase "in the welfare of the child" is associated with which juvenile court action?

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1.1. Crime and the Criminal Justice System 1.2. Deviance, Rule Violations, and Criminality 1.3. Social Norms: Folkways, Mores, Taboo, and Laws 1.4. Interactionist View 1.5. Consensus View and Decriminalizing Laws 1.6. Conflict View 1.7. The Three C's: Cops, Courts, and Corrections 1.8. The Crime Control and Due Process Models 1.9. How Cases Move Through the System 1.10. Media Coverage of Crimes 1.11. Wedding Cake Model of Justice 1.12. Street Crime, Corporate Crime, and White-Collar Crime 1.13. Different Types of Crimes and Offenses 1.14. Victims and Victim Typologies 1.15. Victim Rights and Assistance 1.16. "Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child" Myth/Controversy 2.1. Dark or Hidden Figure of Crime 2.2. Official Statistics 2.3. Victimization Studies 2.4. Self-Report Statistics 2.5. Misusing Statistics 3.1. Functions and Limitations of Law 3.2. Civil, Criminal, and Moral Wrongs 3.3. Sources of Criminal Law: Federal and State Constitutions 3.4. Sources of Criminal Law: Statutes, Ordinances, and Other Legislative Enactments 3.5. Sources of Law: Administrative Law, Common Law, Case Law and Court Rules 3.6. Classifications of Law 3.7. Substantive Law: Defining Crimes, Inchoate Liability, Accomplice Liability, and Defenses 3.8. Substantive Law: Punishment: Incarceration and Confinement Sanctions 3.9. Substantive Law: Physical Punishment Sentences 3.10. Substantive Law: Monetary Punishment Sentences 3.11. Substantive Law: Community-Based Sentences 3.12. Procedural Law 4.1. Importance of Policy in Criminal Justice 4.2. The Myth of Moral Panics 4.3. The Stages of Policy Development 4.4. Importance of Evidence Based Practices 4.5. Re-Evaluating Policy 5.1. What is Theory?5.2. What Makes a Good Theory?5.3. Pre-Classical Theory 5.4. Classical School 5.5. Neoclassical 5.6. Positivist Criminology 5.7. Biological and Psychological Positivism 5.8. The Chicago School 5.9. Strain Theories 5.10. Learning Theories 5.11. Control Theories 5.12. Other Criminological Theories 6.1. Policing in Ancient Times 6.2. Sir Robert Peel 6.3. Policing Eras 6.4. Levels of Policing and Role of Police 6.5. Recruitment and Hiring in Policing 6.6. Recruitment and Hiring Websites for Future Careers 6.7. Police Misconduct, Accountability, and Corruption 6.8. Current Issues: Police Shootings 6.9. Current Issues: Use of Force and Vehicle Pursuits 6.10. Current Issues: Stereotypes in Policing 6.11. Current Issues: Accountability 6.12. Current Issues: Internal Affairs and Discipline 6.13.Current Issues: Body Cameras 6.14. Myth: “Police Only Write Speeding Tickets to Harass Citizens and it is Entrapment.”7.1. Introduction to the U.S. Court System 7.2. Jurisdiction 7.3. Structure of the Courts: The Dual Court and Federal Court System 7.4. Structure of the Courts: State Courts 7.5. American Trial Courts and the Principle of Orality 7.6. The Appeals Process, Standard of Review, and Appellate Decisions 7.7. Federal Appellate Review of State Cases 7.8. Courtroom Players: Judges and Court Staff 7.9. Courtroom Players: Prosecutors 7.10. Courtroom Workgroup: Defense Attorneys 8.1. A Brief History of The Philosophies of Punishment 8.2. Retribution 8.3. Deterrence 8.4. Incapacitation 8.5. Rehabilitation 8.6. Prisons and Jails 8.7. A Brief History of Prisons and Jails 8.8. Types of Jails 8.9. Who Goes to Jail?8.10. Growth of Prisons in the United States 8.11. Types of Prisons 8.12. Prison Levels 8.13. Who Goes to Prison?9.1. Diversion 9.2. Intermediate Sanctions 9.3. Probation 9.4. Boot Camps/Shock Incarceration 9.5. Drug Courts 9.6. Halfway Houses 9.8. House Arrest 9.9. Community Residential Facilities 9.10. Restorative Justice 9.11. Parole 9.12. Current Issues in Corrections 9.13. Current Issues in Corrections: Mass Incarceration 9.14. Current Issues in Corrections: War on Drugs and Gangs 9.15. Current Issues in Corrections: Aging and Overcrowding 9.16. Current Issues in Corrections: Reentry and the Future of Corrections 10.1. Youth Crime 10.2. Juvenile Justice 10.3. History of the Juvenile Justice System 10.5. Juvenile Justice Process 10.6. Due Process in the Juvenile Court 10.7. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 10.8. Getting Tough: Initiatives for Punishment and Accountability 10.9. Returning to Rehabilitation in the Contemporary Juvenile Justice System 10.10. The Structure of the Juvenile Justice System 10.11. Juvenile Institutions Glossary