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In the new juvenile court, the judge ideally was to be:


A) a wise and kind parent
B) a punitive disciplinarian
C) a preserver of constitutional rights and liberties
D) a disinterested trier of fact

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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It was believed that reformatories for children should be built in the country, and they should be modeled on which of the following programs:


A) The custodial plan.
B) The cottage plan.
C) The reformatory plan.
D) The Quaker plan.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The Puritans in Colonial America linked delinquency and ____; children who misbehaved violated _____ law.


A) inheritance; evolutionary
B) inheritance; the family's
C) sin; God's
D) work; civil

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The Ex Parte Crouse case focused on issue of "double-jeopardy."

A) True
B) False

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One of the most important legal doctrines concerning childhood, youth and the juvenile justice systems, and can be traced back to medieval England is something called parens patriae. In simple terms, this doctrine states:


A) The king, in his total authority, has the right to conscript (draft) young men of any age to be in his king's army.
B) The king, in his presumed role as the "father" of his country had the legal authority to take care of "his" people, especially those who were unable, for various reasons (including age) to take care of themselves.
C) The king, as ruler of his country, has the right to arrest or confine any person, juvenile included, for any reason that the king sees fit.
D) Juveniles who are already considered delinquent are now considered beyond any hope of rehabilitation, and as such can be incarcerated with impunity.
E) Juveniles who have been arrested for minor crimes can be released to their parents without a court order, providing the parents are willing to assume responsibility for their subsequent actions.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

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According to Platt the "New Penology" consisted of all of the following except:


A) Indeterminate sentencing.
B) the "reformatory plan."
C) the "cottage plan."
D) Houses of Refuge.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The justification for the "stubborn child" law in colonial times was found in:


A) The Code of Hammurabi
B) English common law
C) the Bible
D) the Ten Commandments

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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The "child savers" who helped create the juvenile court typically applied which model to delinquency:


A) medical
B) legal
C) classical
D) conservative
E) due process

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Prior to the 19th century the behavior of children and youth was dealt with on a relatively informal basis. Almshouses or other forms of incarceration was rarely used against members of one's own community. The most appropriate reason for this was:


A) It wasn't nice to lock up your neighbor.
B) It was always people from out of town who were committing the crimes.
C) The labor from children was in too high a demand.
D) There was no money from the state to lock up children.
E) There were no facilities available to incarcerate children and minors.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Houses of Refuge were called "schools" by most early supporters.

A) True
B) False

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In the case of Mary Ann Crouse, the court decided that:


A) parents' wishes must always come first in dealing with problem children.
B) children have rights when the state is deciding their futures.
C) parents and the state should work together to plan how to deal with problem children.
D) the state must act to protect children when it feels that parents cannot or are "unfit."

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The inherent conflict within the juvenile court from the beginning has been between:


A) parens patriae versus in loco parentis
B) the court as social work agency and the court as a legal institution
C) the court as a court of "first resort" and a court of "last resort"
D) the rights of juveniles versus the rights of victims

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Children confined in the houses of refuge were subjected to strict discipline and control. It was strongly believed that military principles including unquestioning obedience would add to a youth's training in self control. Which of the following corporal punishments was not utilized to maintain order?


A) Hanging children by their thumbs.
B) Solitary confinement.
C) Tying girls to a chair and dunking her underwater.
D) Using a "ball and chain"
E) All of the above were utilized.

F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

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During the 19th century thousands of immigrant children who were homeless, delinquent, potential delinquents, etc. were sent out west on what were known as "orphan trains." This program was part of the work of the:


A) New York House of Refuge.
B) Child Savers.
C) Children's Aid Society.
D) Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Most institutions for girls in the U.S. were opened during the last half of the 19th century, after which the rate of such building decreased.

A) True
B) False

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The Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents was founded in the 182Os. This society was comprised primarily of wealthy businessmen and professional people. They convinced one legislature to pass a bill in 1824 establishing the first correctional institution for young offenders in the United States. What was this first house of refuge called?


A) The New Jersey House of Refuge.
B) The New York House of Refuge.
C) The Massachusetts House of Refuge.
D) The New Hampshire House of Refuge.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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