A juvenile court hearing during which the judge makes a determination whether there is sufficient evidence to support the charges contained in the juvenile petition is called what?
a. Adjudicative hearing
b. Sentencing hearing
c. Trial
d. Preliminary hearing
Answer: a
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Before communicating, supervisors should do which of the following?
A. Disregard the views and attitudes of those to whom the communication will be directed and those of other affected persons. B. Be sure their ideas are clear in their own mind. C. Know that for communications to be effective, they must always be quick. D. Realize that there is no correlation between the effectiveness of communications and the total setting in which they occur.
Today as a result of the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision in ______, there are no juveniles under sentence of death.
A.Eddings v. Oklahoma B.Roper v. Simmons C.Wilkins v. Missouri D. Atkins v. Virginia
When ISP re-emerged in the 1980s, the focus was on maintaining __________ probationers and parolees and alleviating jail and prison crowding caused by abrupt changes in sentencing practices
a. treatment patterns for
b. indeterminate sentencing for
c. tighter control of
d. increased counseling for
A true diversion program takes youths who would ordinarily be placed in alternative programs and processes them within the juvenile justice system.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)