CRJ 155, Fall 2008

Study Guide for First Exam

Key terms and ideas you will need to know.

1.             Ex-Parte Crouse

2.             Parens patriae

3.             Child saving movement

4.             House of Refuge

5.             Juvenile court jurisdiction

6.             Adolescence

7.             Uniform Crime Report

8.             Index Crimes and Part II offenses

9.             Self-report studies

10.          Status offenses

11.          Binding out

12.          Child saving/child savers

13.          Gatekeepers

14.          Proactive and reactive policing

15.          Pretrial detainees

16.          Race and detention

17.          Recidivism

18.          Waiver/Certification

19.          Intake

20.          Adjudication

21.          State-raised youth

22.          The dark figure of crime

23.          Rule-applier cops

24.          Detention hearing

25.          Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974

26.          Totality of circumstances test

27.          Stubborn Child Law

28.          D.A.R.E

29.          Bail

30.          Discretion and discrimination

Sample Questions

1.     The decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1838, in the case of Ex-Parte Crouse basically said:

a.         The Bill of Rights did not apply to minors

b.         The State would be held responsible for children who commit crimes

c.         Parents who didn’t supervise their children’s parties would be responsible of damages

d.         Houses of Refuge MUST supply health care and educational opportunities to the children forced to reside there

e.         Quaker children CANNOT be forced to undergo Protestant religious training while under state control

2.     The notion of “binding out,” practiced in Europe in the 1600s:

a.         put children in working situations

b.         established compulsory school attendance

c.         required children to observe the laws of the church

d.         advocated physical restraints for unruly children

3.  Most law enforcement activities in the United States can be described as:

a.         proactive

b.         reactive

c.         restrictive

d.         protracted

4. In terms of police identification procedures, which of the following describes the trend nationwide?

a.         Virtually all states have maintained the ban on fingerprinting and photographing juvenile suspects.

b.         More states now allow the fingerprinting and photographing of juvenile suspects than did so 20 years ago.

c.         There have been no changes in state laws regarding fingerprinting and photographing juveniles.

d.         Most states are considering a complete ban on fingerprinting and photographing juveniles.

5.  The National Crime Victimization Survey is one way we know about crimes that have been committed, but that have not been reported to the police. (True-False)

6.  Typically, to hold a child in preadjudication detention status, a judge will have to conduct a detention hearing within 24 to 72 hours.