Exam #2 Flashcards
Where and When was the first Juvenile Court?
Cook County, 1899
What are Juvenile Status Offenses?
Crimes that are only considered unlawful as a minor. (truancy, runaway)
What is Juvenile delinquency?
felony, misdemeanor
Arrest
does not equal detention, up to the officers discretion
Referral
The case goes to states attorney, who decides what is next
Adjudication
admittance of crime or it goes to trial
Crime Data Sources
Uniform Crime Reports (FBI), National Incident-Based Reporting System, and the National Crime Victimization Survey
Restorative Justice
focused on rehabilitation of offender
Retributive Justice
focused on punishment of offender
3 Components of the Juvenile CJS
courts, judges, corrections
When and what is the Juvenile Court Act?
1899, youth should not be mixed with criminals, individual diagnosis and treatment
Kent vs. US
Lacksuit for lack of due process, because Kent was sent to an adult prison without hearings
Kent Decision and impacts
brought about procedural and evidentiary standards, took into consideration record and previous history as well as seriousness of allegations
In Re Gault (1967)
15y boy on probation taken into custody without parents being notified
gave way to the right of counsel, notice, right against self-incrimination and right to confront witness
In Re Winship
proof beyond a REASONABLE DOUBT for the standard at juvenile proceedings, no longer preponderance of the evidence