(1 point)
Responses
Children who commit minor offenses such as skipping school or running away from home.
Children who commit minor offenses such as skipping school or running away from home.
Youth under 17 who engage in criminal acts such as burglary and robbery.
Youth under 17 who engage in criminal acts such as burglary and robbery.
Children who are considered unmanageable by their parents.
Children who are considered unmanageable by their parents.
Youth who engage in acts that would not be considered offenses if committed by adults
Youth who engage in acts that would not be considered offenses if committed by adults
Which of the following behaviors characterizes unruly juveniles or status offenders?
(1 point)
Responses
Committing acts such as burglary and robbery.
Committing acts such as burglary and robbery.
Refusing to go to school or running away from home.
Refusing to go to school or running away from home.
Engaging in criminal offenses that would be punishable if committed by adults.
Engaging in criminal offenses that would be punishable if committed by adults.
Being unmanageable by their parents due to minor disobedience.
Which of these is NOT one of the rights of juveniles in the juvenile justice system?
(1 point)
Responses
To be represented by an attorney
To be represented by an attorney
To call witnesses
To call witnesses
A jury of their peers
A jury of their peers
To be notified of the charges against them in writing
Put the steps of the juvenile justice system in the correct order, starting with the first thing that happens.
(3 points)
intake decision
taking into custody
formal hearing
1 answer
Definitions:
Delinquent juveniles: Youth under 17 who engage in criminal acts such as burglary and robbery.
Unruly juveniles or status offenders: Refusing to go to school or running away from home.
NOT one of the rights of juveniles in the juvenile justice system: A jury of their peers.
