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Which of the following is not a role of poliec in the juvenile justice system? |
| | A) | arresting delinquents |
| | B) | processing juvenile deinquents and status offenders |
| | C) | preventing juvenile delinquency |
| | D) | prosecuting delinquents |
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The index felonies in the FBI's Uniform Crime Report include |
| | A) | auto theft |
| | B) | fraud |
| | C) | vandalism |
| | D) | weapons possession |
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The duties of police matrons included |
| | A) | clerical duties |
| | B) | dealing with juveniles |
| | C) | minor ordinance enforcement |
| | D) | all of the above |
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The professional period of law enforcement was |
| | A) | the period before the establishment of the juvenile justice system |
| | B) | the period from 1899 to the 1920s |
| | C) | the period from the beginning of the 20th century to the 1970s |
| | D) | the 1970s to the present |
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a watchman-style police department, according to James Q. Wilson? |
| | A) | use of criminal law, threats, temporary custody, and problem-solving to keep the peace |
| | B) | a goal of improving the quality of life in a community |
| | C) | view of the role of criminal law as a threat used to keep peace |
| | D) | juveniles are treated in a paternalistic manner; order breakers are typically ordered to leave the area, go home, or keep quiet |
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According to James Q. Wilson, a police officer in a service-oriented police department will likely handle juveniles in what way? |
| | A) | arrest offenders and follow procedures closely |
| | B) | order disruptive juveniles to go home |
| | C) | prevent delinquency by maintaining order in the community |
| | D) | sponsor delinquency prevention programs such as D.A.R.E. and G.R.E.A.T. |
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Several states have per se attorney laws that require that |
| | A) | a juvenile be represented by a lawyer in all critical phases of the justice process |
| | B) | juveniles must be notified of their right to have an attorney present and must sign a waiver before they talk to police |
| | C) | juveniles must be in the company of either an attorney or a parent or guardian whenever they are questioned by police |
| | D) | juveniles have the right to reject the assistance of an attorney at any point in the process |
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A police officer can take a juvenile into custody |
| | A) | only if the juvenile is suspected of having committed a serious offense |
| | B) | for a variety of offenses, including curfew violation and truancy, but only if the juvenile has committed an offense |
| | C) | either because the juvenile has committed an offense or because the juvenile is in need of supervision |
| | D) | for no more than 24 hours |
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The responsibility for enforcing status offenses lies with |
| | A) | the juvenile |
| | B) | the victim |
| | C) | the prosecutor |
| | D) | the police officer |
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A police officer may take a minor into protective custody because |
| | A) | the minor is a victim of abuse |
| | B) | a child has unexplained bruises, burns, or other injuries |
| | C) | no adult is providing supervision of the minor |
| | D) | all of the above |
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An example of a formal response to a juvenile offense is |
| | A) | refer to juvenile to court |
| | B) | ignore the behavior |
| | C) | release the juvenile to his or her parents |
| | D) | lecture the juvenile at the scene and release him or her |
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A classroom antidrug program led by police officer is |
| | A) | G.R.E.A.T. |
| | B) | PAL |
| | C) | D.A.R.E. |
| | D) | police cadets |
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A police program for juveniles that is often associated with Boy Scouts is |
| | A) | police cadet program |
| | B) | police explorer posts |
| | C) | police athletic leagues |
| | D) | D.A.R.E. |
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Research has shown that there is a spike in the amount of juvenile crime during the hours of |
| | A) | 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| | B) | 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
| | C) | 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| | D) | 8:00 p.m. to midnight |
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Although the focus of PAL program is on sports, several programs have been able to |
| | A) | ferret out delinquency in community youth |
| | B) | drawing in juveniles for other types of interventions |
| | C) | promote the arts and culture as well |
| | D) | funnel juveniles into Boy Scouts as well |
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