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Juvenile Delinquency
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| formed when youth develop a firm sense of who they are and what they stand for | ego identity |
| when youths place themselves at the mercy of leaders who promise to give them a sense of identity they cannot develop for themselves | role diffusion |
| young people who are extremely vulnerable to the negative consequences of school failure, substance abuse, and early sexuality | at-risk youths |
| participation in illegal behavior by a minor who falls under a statutory age limit | juvenile delinquency |
| youths who have been arrested four or more times during their minority and perpetuate a striking majority of serious criminal acts | chronic juvenile offenders |
| the segment of the justice system, including law enforcement officers, the court, and correctional agencies, designed to treat youthful offenders | juvenile justice system |
| a family style wherein the father is the final authority on all family matters and exercise complete control over his wife and children | paternalistic family |
| english statutes that allowed the courts to appoint overseers for destitute and neglected children, placement of these children as servants in the homes of the affluent | poor laws |
| court proceedings created in fifteeth- century england to oversee the living of highborn minors who were orphaned or otherwise could not care for themselves | chancery courts |
| the power of the states to act on behalf of the child and provide care and protection equivalent to that of a parent | parens patriae |
| reformers who developed programs for troubled youth and influenced legislation creating the juvenile justice system | child savers |
| juvenile who has been adjudicated by a judicial officer of a juvenile court as having committed a delinquent act | delinquent |
| a philosophical viewpoint that encourages the state to take control of wayward children and provide care, custody, and treatment to remedy delinquent behavior | best interest of the child |
| the criteria on which juvenile sentencing is based | need for treatment |
| transferring legal jurisdiction over the most serious and experienced juvenile offenders to the adult court for criminal prosection | waiver also known as bindover or removal |
| conduct that is illegal only because the child is underage | status offense |
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