Explain the stages in the juvenile justice process
What will be an ideal response?
The answer should include the following points:
- basic subsystems of the juvenile justice system
- In re Gault
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The practice of imprisoning convicted criminals has been the primary means of punishment in the Americas since its discovery. 2. In 1916, the Supreme Court ruled to allow judges to sentence offenders to probation. 3. The term probation comes from the Latin word probative, meaning to prohibit. 4. Fewer than 2 million Americans were on probation in 2012. 5. There are more offenders on probation today than at any other time in America’s past.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Inmates lose all of their rights when they are incarcerated. 2. The Eighth Amendment protects prisoners from cruel and unusual punishment. 3. The 1871 ruling in Ruffin v. the Commonwealth gave prisoners the right to challenge prison rules, policies, and procedures. 4. Incarcerated offenders tend to have violent histories that contribute to violent behavior in prison. 5. The more time that offenders have on their hands, the less likely they are to engage in dangerous or inappropriate activities.
In which U.S. Supreme Court case did the Court argue that deadly force to prevent inmate escape was valid under certain circumstances?
a. U.S. v. Nix b. Whitley v. Albers c. Clark v. Evans d. Kenny v. Indiana Youth Center