Juvenile Justice Flashcards
A sentence
Disposition
Federal Law that seperates deliquent offenders from status offenders
Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention Act of 1974
The age of 18 in most states
Age of majority
When parents are held responsible for the crime of the children
Parental Responsibility Laws
Someone who has committed an act that would be a crime as an adult
Deliquent offenders
The concept the court would act as a guardian for juveniles
Parens Patriae
Someone who is considered out of control but not criminal
Status offenders
Court taking responsibility for a child because the juvenile is ignoring parents/guardians/school officials
CRA
When an adult helps/allows a juvenile to break the law
Contributing to Deliquency of a Minor
12 year old found guilty for theft on proponderance of the evidence. SC rules juveniles should be found deliquent by proof beyond a roasonable doubt
Re Winship
States must prove that am offense was committed and reasonable cause that the youth committed it
What happens at an initial hearing in the juvenile hearing
Facts of the case determined, witness testimony, attorney are present, judge finds whether the juvenile is deliquent
Adjudicatory hearing in the juvenile
- the juvenile age and past record
- seriousness of the crime
- liklihood that juvenile may be rehabilitated before age of 18
Theree things a judge considers during a waiver hearing
15 year old charged with robbery, theft, assault, and escape. He was denied the jury trial he requested. SC ruled jury trials were not required in juvenile cases
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
Child Requiring Assistance: court taking responsibility for a child because the juvenile is ignoring parents/guardians/school officials
CRA abbreviation and purpose
15 year olds in custody for making an obsence prank phone call. Parents were not notified of the arrest and he was committed to a State Industrial School until he was the age of 21. SC ruled juveniles have the same due process rights as adults
Gault Case
Why there are seperate adult and juvenile systems
To help juveniles rather than punish them
To be legally seperated from parents
Emancipation
What the judge considers when a juvenile files for petition of emancipation
- if legal guardians consent
- if minor can support themselves without financial assistance
- If it’s in their best interest
- If minor is mature and knowledgable enough to manage their affairs
