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Final Exam Study Flashcards

1
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what is primary prevention

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directed at preventing illegal acts among the juvenile population as a whole before they occur by alleviating social conditions related to the offenders

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what is secondary prevention

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seeks to identify juveniles who appear to be at high risk for delinquency and/or abuse and to intervene their lives early

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what is tertiary prevention

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attempts to prevent further legal acts among offender once such acts have been committed

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what project did not show evidence of delinquency being reduced or prevented

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Chicago project in the 1930s

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5
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teen courts

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aimed at helping

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drug and mental health courts

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aimed at helping

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girls court

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courts for girls that are more based on helping them and giving chances

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scared straight

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try to reduce delinquency among teens by showing them what its like if they continue down that path

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big brother big sisters of America

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community and school based mentoring

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juvenile mentoring program (JUMP)

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modify behavior of youth, decrease gang participation and school drop out rates

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wilderness programs

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remove distractions and involve small, closely supervised groups

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12
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follow through

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helps keep pace in early education

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Juvenile delinquency prevention and control act (1968)
Juvenile justice and delinquency prevention act (1974)

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Both programs provide federal funds to the states for delinquency prevention programs (developed programs for juvenile delinquency)

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14
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other federal programs

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head start, youth opportunities, and job corps programs

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community policing

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officers walk on foot through neighborhoods and try to be role models for kids

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other agencies

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YMCA/YWCA, community mental health clinics, boy and Girl Scouts of America

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what is a prosecutor

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play a key role and decides on use of juvenile court

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what is a defense council

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represent juvs for delinquency, dependency, mental health, transfer/wavier, disposition, probation revocation, or any other disciplinary proceedings

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what is a private counsel

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expense of parent

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20
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public defenders/court appointed

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free, 6th amendment, dependent upon conflict of interest

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21
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juvenile court judges

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decides matter of law and fact as well as the final disposition
have wide degree of discretion and flexibility

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2 types of juvenile court judges

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parent figure - judge genuinely concerned about the total well-being of the juvenile; primary concern in juvs best interest
lawgiver - concerned primarily that al procedural requirements are fulfilled; more rigid in following the letter go the law and less flexible

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23
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masters

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assist juvenile court judges - chosen personally by the judge; high degree of trust
parent/juv right to be before the judge

24
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juvenile probation officers as law enforcement

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enforce laws and probation conditions

25
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juvenile probation officers as juvenile advocates

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give trust; look out for juvenile

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juvenile probation officers as social worker

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cause appropriate treatment; monitor home life

27
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juvenile probation officers as expression of probationers

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know them, see them, test them

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duties of chief probation officers

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personnel management; financial management; service provider contracts; state audits and guidelines; training of staff

29
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victim advocates

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victim services

30
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court appointed special advocates (CASA)

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assigned one case; give advice on behalf of children who are victims of abuse or neglect

31
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children and family services

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CPS/GPS

32
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Thompson V. Oklahoma (1988)

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given death penalty even though he was a juvenile

33
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Stanford v. Kentucky (1989)

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USSC - <16 can be given death penalty

34
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Roper v. Simmons (2005)

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USSC - death at 16/17 is ok per 8th amendment

35
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USSC ruling on death penalty

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no one <18 can get death penalty

36
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Graham v. Florida (2010)

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USSC - no life w/out parole unless homicide

37
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Miller v. alabama (2012)

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USSC - no juvs life w/out parole

38
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Montgomery v. Louisiana (2016)

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USSC - retroactive sentencing for all

39
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net widening

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brining children who otherwise would not have been labeled to the attention of juvenile authorities; increases stigmatization

40
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territorial jealousy

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resenting outside interference/suggestions

41
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pure diversion

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referrals to programs outside of the justice system prior to juveniles entering the system

42
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secondary diversion

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designed to suspend or terminate juvenile justice processing of juveniles in favor of release or referral to alternate services

43
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pre adjudication

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modifying offensive behavior by intervening prior to adjudication

44
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post adjudication

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modifying offensive behavior by intervening after adjudication

45
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prevention

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action of stopping something from happening

46
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bifurcated hearing process

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two parts

47
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probation revocation

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someone is on probation, but the young person does something to screw it up several times repeatedly, probation can then be revoked

48
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ambiguous role

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must search and secure rehabilitative treatments while remaining fiscally responsible and be able to acknowledge when options for rehabilitation are requested

49
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technical violation

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characterized by the probationer flagrantly ignoring the terms or conditions of probation but not actually committing a new crime

50
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victim offender reconciliation program

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meditation program that used the payment of restitution directly by the offender as its core

51
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John augustus

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considered father of probation

52
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factors considered by judges

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attitude, aggravated and mitigating circumstances

53
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mitigating factors

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age and family life

54
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aggravating factors

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repeated offenses, the use of weapons, violence or coercion

55
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national probation act

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federal act that mandated officers on both state and federal levels

56
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most frequent dispostion

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probation (90%)

57
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probation terms

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max is 2 years but is reviewed every 6 months

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