The Juvenile Justice System

Flashcards covering key concepts, facts, and definitions related to the Juvenile Justice System.

The three main methods of measuring juvenile crime are __.

Official Statistics, Self-Report Studies, Victimization Studies.

In the juvenile justice system, the primary use of official statistics is for __.

trend analysis.

Official parts of the juvenile justice system include corrections, police, courts, and __.

social services.

The philosophy guiding the juvenile justice system is known as __.

Parens Patriae.

Crimes reported to the police provide an __ picture of crime.

incomplete.

Surveys that gather information from individuals about their victimization experiences are called __.

Victimization Studies.

The government-funded project aimed at determining the type and amount of drugs connected to crime is known as __.

Drug Use Forecasting.

Diversion options in the juvenile justice system are informed by __.

research.

The reasons for broad use of discretion in the juvenile justice system include the desire to protect juveniles from the __ of formal labels.

stigma.

Extensive use of __ to social services instead of court processing is common in handling juvenile cases.

Diversion.