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What is another name for a juvenile court?
What is another name for a juvenile court?
- Young offender's court (correct)
- Minor's tribunal
- Teenage court
- Adolescent judiciary
How are children who commit crimes usually treated in comparison to legal adults in most modern legal systems?
How are children who commit crimes usually treated in comparison to legal adults in most modern legal systems?
- Leniently
- Harshly
- Similarly
- Differently (correct)
For what reason have minors been increasingly tried as adults since the 1970s?
For what reason have minors been increasingly tried as adults since the 1970s?
- Increases in violent juvenile crime (correct)
- Pressure from international organizations
- Decrease in juvenile delinquency
- Inadequate juvenile court system
What has the United Nations encouraged nations to reform their systems to fit with?
What has the United Nations encouraged nations to reform their systems to fit with?
In which state is the minimum age for delinquency set at six?
In which state is the minimum age for delinquency set at six?
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that a juvenile must be afforded due process rights?
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that a juvenile must be afforded due process rights?
Which offense might lead to a petition being filed in a juvenile court?
Which offense might lead to a petition being filed in a juvenile court?
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court decide that minors do not have the same rights to a jury trial as adults?
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court decide that minors do not have the same rights to a jury trial as adults?
Which state sets a minimum age of 12 for delinquency, except for murder or rape?
Which state sets a minimum age of 12 for delinquency, except for murder or rape?
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that children accused in a juvenile delinquency proceeding have rights to due process, counsel, and against self-incrimination?
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that children accused in a juvenile delinquency proceeding have rights to due process, counsel, and against self-incrimination?
Which states set a minimum age of seven for delinquency?
Which states set a minimum age of seven for delinquency?
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court decide that a waiver of jurisdiction from a juvenile court to a district court must be voluntary and knowing?
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court decide that a waiver of jurisdiction from a juvenile court to a district court must be voluntary and knowing?
