SS8 CG5-6 Juvenile Justice, Local Gov
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- Q1A 17-year old is caught stealing a car. According to GA law, this personwill be charged as delinqentwill be charged as a juvenilewill be charged as unrulywill be charged as an adult30s
- Q2Rincon police catch 16 year-old Jan stealing a car. What will happen next?She will be turned over to her parents so that they can punish her for stealingShe will be taken into custody and an intake officer will decide if there is enough evidence to detain her.She will be arrested and taken to the county jail and held until her jury trial30s
- Q3Bob, aged 15, skipped school and was found by police smoking and drinking alcohol. He was taken into custody. Because this was his first offense and he is willing to admit guilt, what will be the next stepAdjudicatory hearing where a judge will determine guiltinformal adjustment, then release to his parents with 90 days supervisionSentencing; then mandatory jail time of 10 yearsAppeal; then if he loses, he will be sent to YDC for 2 years30s
- Q4Fred, aged 14, was caught with drugs and large amounts of cash. Police believe he was dealing drugs. This was his third offense. He was taken into custody and an intake officer determined there was enough evidence to detain him. What happens next?An adjudicatory hearing where a judge decides guiltAn informal adjustmentAn adjudicatory hearing where a jury decides guilt30s
- Q5Which behavior is considered DELINQUENT when committed by a child aged 16 or under?skipping schooldrinking alcoholvandalism (damaging somebody's property)breaking curfew30s
- Q6Which behavior is considered UNRULY when committed by a child 16 and under?drinking alcoholdrunk drivingassaultdrug possession30s
- Q7A 15 year old is accused of driving without a parent in the car. Unruly or Delinquent?DelinquentUnruly30s
- Q8A twelve year old is accused of killing somebody. Unruly or Delinquent?DelinquentUnruly30s
- Q9A 13 year-old is accused of animal cruelty because they were abusive to the neighbors dog. Unruly or Delinquent?UnrulyDelinquent30s
- Q10A 12 year old boy is accused of murdering somebody. He is taken into custody. Which of the following things may happen?Informal Adjustment if this is the first offenseCharged as an adult and given a trial in Superior Court where a jury determines guiltAs a juvenile, he will automatically go to an adjudicatory hearing where a judge will determine guilt.30s
- Q11Is the following a right of Juveniles in the Juvenile Justice System: right to have name/photo published in the newspaper/onlinenoyes30s
- Q12Is the following a right of Juveniles in the Juvenile Justice System: right to be placed with adult offendersyesno30s
- Q13Is the following a right of Juveniles in the Juvenile Justice System: right to make two phone callsnoyes30s
- Q14Another word for city or town iscountyspecial purpose districtvillagemunicipality30s
- Q15The original purpose of __________________ was to carry out state laws and programscountiescitiesmunicipalitiesspecial purpose districts30s