A difference between the adult and juvenile courts is that the juvenile court is not authorized to

A. place juveniles in institutions.
B. impose the death penalty.
C. use electronic monitoring.
D. cross examine witnesses.


Answer: B

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A) Nine out of ten B) Ten out of fifty C) Five out of twelve D) None of the above

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The U.S. Supreme Court case in which it was ruled that juveniles are not entitled to a trial by jury in delinquency proceedings was the case of ________.

A. In re Gault B. Breed v. Jones C. McKeiver v. Pennsylvania D. Kent v. United States E. In re Winship

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When the prosecutor allows the defendant to plead guilty to a less serious charge than the one originally filed this is called

a. charge bargaining. b. count bargaining. c. sentence bargaining d. limit bargaining.

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