JUVENILE LAW EXAM 6: 20 POINTS Flashcards
Who would be considered to be Parent/Relative?
- The child’s father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister or any blood relative, including half blood (except cousins who are more distantly related than first cousins)
- Any adoptive relative of equal relationship to the above OR spouse of any such person.
What is a delinquent child?
Any child between 12 and 18 years old
Commits any offense against a law of the commonwealth provided that such offense does not include the following:
Civil Infraction
Violation of a municipal ordinance or town by law
Apply to act that if committed by an adult, would be deemed criminal.
Custody: Authority to determine
Child’s place of residence, medical care and education
Control visits to a child
Consent to enlistment, marriages and other contracts otherwise requiring
Caretaker:
Parent, relative, guardian, other household member or other person entrusted with the responsibility for the child’s health and welfare temporarily or permanently.
Example: Teachers, babysitters and coaches
There are several mandated reporters, but who is the most important mandated reporter?
- Clergy
- Police
- Firefighter
- School teacher
- Social workers and counselors
- Health care workers (doctors, nurses, dentist)
Until what age does a child have to attend school?
Until 16th birthday
A child at the age of __ is legally presumed incapable of committing a crime.
Under 12
What is the year a child can consent to indecent touching but no sexual intercorse? SCENARIO BASED QUESTION OF THIS!
Age 14 and over
Now responsible for seat belt fines as a passenger, what is the age?
Age 16 and over
The CRA Warrant prevents a child to be:
Not sure if testable but doesn’t hurt to know :)
Cannot handcuff
Cannot be taken to police station
Complete the law enforcement…
Juvenile behavior can be guided by ______ rather than _______ thinking.
Impulse rather than rational
Juvenile brain is still maturing in the teen years and reasoning and judgment are developing well into the early mid____.
20s
Child requiring assistance (CRA): A person between __ and __ years old and classified as one of the following (119s39 E-L):
6 and 18 years old
Delinquency. Know the definition!
Applies to acts that if performed by an adult, would be deemed criminal.
What is the difference between neglect and abuse?
Abuse: is non-accidental conduct committed by a caretaker that causes or create a substantial risk of serious physical or emotional injury or constitutes a sexual offense
Neglect: Is a caretaker’s 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…
For 51A, It must be notified as?
Immediately
For 51A reports, It must be notified immediately but no later than?
48 hours
