Juve Law Exam 8 Flashcards
Juvenile behavior can be guided by _______ rather than _________
Impulse rather than rational thinking
Juvenile brain is developing well into the ____________.
Early mid 20’s
A caretaker failure, either deliberately, or through negligence, to maintain the child’s health and well being, or one who creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury, or sexual abuse
Neglect
Delinquent child
12 to 18, commits any offense against a law of the commonwealth:
Civil infractions
Violation of any municipal ordinance or town by laws
1st offense of a misdemeanor for which the punishment is a fine, imprisonment, in a jail or HOC for not more than 6 months 4. Or both such fine and imprisonment
Applies to acts that if performed by an adult would be termed criminal
Delinquency
Any person under 18 years old
Juvenile
Children must attend school from_ to _ years of age
6-16
At the age of 15, the child can receive a seatbelt violation
T/F?
False
At the age of 16 the child can receive a seatbelt violation
Parents must give consent for child to drop out of school at age_
16
A person, who in his/her professional capacity had reasonable cause to believe a child is experiencing physical or emotional injury from abuse or neglect and is required to report their finding
Mandated reporter
Who is considered a mandated reporter?
Clergy, Police Officers, Firefighters, Dentist, etc
Has a duty to report abuse/neglect to DCF immediately and file a written 51A report within __ hours.
48
Parent/Relative definition
Except???
The child’s father, mother, stepparents, brother, sister, step siblings, any blood relatives including half-blood
Except: Cousins
Custody
Authority to determine:
1. Child’s place or residence, medical care and education
2. Control visits to a child
3. Consent to enlistments, marriages, and other contracts otherwise requiring parental consent
Minimum age of CRA?
6 years old
What’s the age of consent for touching?
14 years old
Is ages 14-18 who has committed a crime involving the infliction or threat to inflict serious bodily harm
Youthful offender
Non-accidental conduct committed by a caretaker that causes or created a substantial risk of serious physical or emotional injury
Abuse
A needy child who is deprived of parental support or care by reason of death, continued absence from the home, physical or mental incapacity or the unemployment of a parent, and who is living with his father, mother or other parent in a place of residence maintained by one or more of such relatives as his or their own home and who is
either:
1. Under 18 years old
2. 18 years old AND a full time student
Dependent child
What’s the age to file for a Child Requiring Assistance (CRA)?
Ages 6-18 years old
A school-aged child not excused from attendance under the lawful and reasonable regulations of such school, who willfully fails to attend school for more than 8 days in a quarter
Habitually Truant
Any person under 18 years old who had been subjected to sexual exploitation because such person:
1. Is a victim of the crime of sexual servitude or sex trafficking
2. Engaged, agrees to engage or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in exchange for a fee, food, shelter, clothing, education or care
3. Victim of the crime, whether prosecuted or inducing a minor into prostitution
Sexually Exploited Child
Repeatedly fails to obey lawful and reasonable regulations of the child’s school
Habitual School Offender
Who can file a Habitual Truant CRA?
School
