Final Flashcards
How do juveniles feel about the police?
African American teens rated police less favorable. 15% of African American think police are honest 57% European Americans 51% Adriana 31% Hispanic and 30% Native American think police are honest. Female juveniles look at the police negatively
Struggles police go through with juveniles
Discretion
What % are handled informally ?
22%
Informants
Person who has access to criminal networks and shares information with authorities in exchange for money or special treatment under conditions of anonymity.
Legal standard that allows police to make arrests on felonys they didn’t see happen ?
Probable cause
Probable cause
Reasonable grounds to believe the existence of facts that an offense was committed and that the accused committed that offense
Reasonable suspicion
is a legal standard of proof in United States law that is less than probable cause, the legal standard for arrests and warrants, but more than a ‘hunch’”
Fourth Amendment
Search and seizure
What happens to illegally seized evidence ?
It’s inadmissible in court
Miranda warning
Supreme Court decisions require officers to inform individuals under arrest of their constitutional rights
Community policing
Model of delinquency prevention - gains trust and assistance of concerned citizens.
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is a United States federal law providing funds to states that follow a series of federal protections, known as the “core protections,” on the care and treatment of youth in the justice system.
Primary form of treatment?
Probation
Conditions of probation
Rules and regulations mandating that a juvenile on probation behave a particular way
House arrest
Offender required to stay at home during specific period of time - monitoring is done by random calls or electronic devices.
