Chapter1-4 Flashcards
Both criminal justice system and juvenile system
Are made up of a network of agencies, institutions, organizations and personnel known as lw enforcement
There is no _____ _____ juvenile court system
Single nationwide
5 common core principles of juvenile court
- Limited jurisdiction
- Informal proceedings
- Focus on offenders, not offense
- Indeterminate sentences
5 confidentiality
Juvenile offenders are defined and classified…
Under multiple criteria
Upper age 18- ordinarily 7-18
Children and youth handle ____, which is a sentence
Disposition
C&Y are
More tolerant and no action
Incorrigible kids lead to
Truancy
Juvenile justice and delinquent act of 1974
States must do following to receive federal money
- dmc. Disproportionate minority contract. Collect stats on ethnicity of children in system
- separate by sight and sound
- removal of youth from jail
- Status offenders removed from jpo facilities
Children and youth handle (5)
Runaway Truancy Curfew violation Incorrigible Abused/neglected
Parens patriae
Nobody more powerful then the judge
They can do whatever they want.
First juvenile justice system
Chicago
JCJC
Juvenile court judges commission
Members nominated by cheeifjustice supreme
Give rules and regulations to follow
Make standards and handle employment
CJJT&R
Center for juvenile justice training and research
Police
in process
Folks in system that charge juvenile for a crime
Investigate, gather info, drop off forms
Judge
In process
Determind guilt/innocence
Oversee courtroom
Rulings on appeals
Prosecutor/district attorney
In process
Approve charges
Prove beyond reasonable doubt (100%)
Advocate for victims
Top law enforcement official in county
Public defender
Officers hire
Defense council
Independantly hired
Defenders and defense council
Ensure due process
Cast any doubt
Represent juvenile in court
Corrections
Detention 2 residentials (short v long term)
30 states do not offer —- for juveniles
Jury trial
Pa is one
Ucr
Unified crime report
Done by fbi
Measured in rates per 100,000
Submitted voluntarily by law enforcement
Ncvs
National crime victimization survey
Done by censeus bureau
1,000 people rates
Fenale crime went -but juvenile crime went -
Up down
