10.5. Juvenile Justice Process

What is the status of uniformity within the juvenile justice system across the United States?

Who holds the discretion to handle matters concerning minors who break the law in the United States?

According to the text, what trend precipitated more specific and punitive legislation in almost every state during the 1990s?

What are the two main responsibilities of the juvenile justice system as outlined in the chapter?

After which major historical event was the juvenile court particularly criticized for disregarding due process?

What is the definition of 'due process' as provided in the chapter?

Why did the original juvenile court NOT implement due process rights?

Beginning in which decade did four areas drastically change the juvenile court?

What is the timeframe given for the 'juvenile due process revolution'?

Which significant piece of legislation from 1974 is listed as one of the four major areas of change in the juvenile court?

During which decades did a growing emphasis on punishment and accountability drastically change the juvenile court?

What is the driving force behind contemporary juvenile justice reform, leading it back toward rehabilitation?

Which of the following rights is NOT explicitly mentioned in the text's examples of due process rights?

What factor, according to the text, caused the original informal approach of the juvenile court to change in later decades?

The text states that in addition to criminal law violations, the responsibility of overseeing juvenile delinquency also includes what other type of offenses?

What type of legislation, such as 'Measure 11 laws in Oregon,' did the fear of youth crime lead states to create?

Which of the following is NOT listed as a type of punitive legislation that states created in response to the fear of youth crime?

What does the text identify as the reason for the criticism of the juvenile court's disregard for due process after World War II?

What is the ultimate outcome of the contemporary juvenile justice reform movement described in the text?

Despite operating independently, what do the state juvenile justice systems manifest, according to the text?

In the list of four drastic changes to the juvenile court, which one occurred in the year 1974?

What type of problem led some states, but not others, to devise targeted gang suppression laws?

The juvenile court's second main responsibility involves overseeing cases of dependency, neglect, and what other issue?

The original juvenile court operated on the philosophy of intervening in a youth's life for their 'own good,' which meant it was not seen as a formalized process in the same way as what other system?

Which historical period is associated with the 'juvenile due process revolution'?

What does 'parens patriae' mean in the context of the criticism leveled against the early juvenile court?

Which of the four drastic changes to the juvenile court system was a direct result of federal legislation?

The text states that the fear of youth crime in the 1990s led to more specific and what other type of legislation?

What source of rights is the Bill of Rights identified as a special part of in the definition of due process?

Which of the following is the fourth and most recent area of drastic change in the juvenile court identified in the chapter?