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What was the charge against Gerald Gault?

A) making a lewd phone call
B) Murder
C) stealing a car
D) armed robbery

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An increase in the public's fear of juvenile crime has led to what?

A) more treatment for juveniles
B) a get tough attitude towards juveniles
C) a movement towards restorative justice for juveniles
D) a rehabilitative attitude towards juveniles

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Reverse waivers allow a juvenile to _____ the criminal court to transfer jurisdiction to a juvenile court.

Court reformers recommend that juvenile court be part of

Proponents of the due process model of criminal justice stress that juveniles need more crime prevention programs.

The crime control model begins with the premise that crime is the product of

Delinquency cases begin with a referral. Most referrals come from

Some states set no _____ age for transfer of juveniles to adult court.

Although a fairly uniform upper age limit for the exercise of original juvenile court jurisdiction in delinquency proceedings has been established in the United States, there is far less uniformity involving lower age limits for juveniles charged with serious offenses, or who have a history of repeated offenses, who may be tried as adults. Transfer to criminal court refers to the process whereby the jurisdiction over a juvenile delinquent is moved to adult court. There are four primary mechanisms for juvenile transfers to adult criminal courts: judicial waivers, prosecutorial waivers, statutory waivers, and automatic waivers. -What types of waiver laws permit-and sometimes even require-juvenile court judges to transfer a juvenile to adult court for criminal prosecution?

Automatic waivers are built on what premise?

What case held that the death penalty may not be imposed on offenders who commit crimes before they are 18??

Less serious juvenile cases are petitioned and handled formally.

Discuss the doctrine of parens patriae and its relevance to the juvenile court.

In the juvenile court, juveniles do not have the right to confront and cross-examine complaints and other witnesses.

What are the different ways that a juvenile may be transferred to adult court?

What type of sentence offers some of the benefits of juvenile and adults courts but also allows for rehabilitation and redemption?

_____ involve acts that are illegal only for juveniles.

Most states consider children to be juveniles until they reach what birthday?

The charging document in juvenile court is called the

Generally speaking, juvenile courts do not utilize jury trials.