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20 Cards in this Set
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Best Interest of the Child
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The guiding principle and primary focus of juvenile courts. |
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Crime Control Model |
A conceptualization of criminal justice system characterized by an emphasis on aggressive crime suppression and control. |
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Deinstitutionalization |
The process of moving residents of institutions, such as state hospitals, into the community. |
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Doctrine of Proportionality |
The legal doctrine that the punishment should fit the crime rather than being too lenient or too harsh. |
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Due Process Model |
A conceptualization of criminal justice system d characterized by an emphasis on protecting civil liberties. |
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Extralegal Factors |
Factors that exist outside of the law or that are contrary to the law. |
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Informal Diversion |
The removal of a person from the criminal justice system or the juvenile justice system such that they do not have a criminal conviction and criminal record. |
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Juvenile Court Act of 1899 |
An Illinois law that established America's first Juvenile Court in Chicago. |
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Juvenile Delinquency |
Violations of law committed by juveniles. |
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Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act of 1968 |
A federal law aimed at creating community-level responses to juvenile delinquency. |
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Parens Patriae |
A Latin legal phrase referring to the power of the government to provide guardianship of those (especially children) in need of care or supervision. |
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Parole Board |
A panel of people that decide whether a prisoner should be released on parole after a minimum sentence has been served. |
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Partisan Politics |
Political decision making guided by party interests and ideology. |
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Policy |
A set of guiding principles adopted by an organization. |
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Politicized |
Causing something to become political in character. |
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Politics |
The activities associated with government as well as the public debates surrounding these activities. |
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Preponderance of the Evidence |
An evidentiary standard in civil cases where the party to a case with the most compelling (convincing) evidence wins. |
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Sheriff |
The chief law enforcement officer of a county; the office originated in feudal England as the shire-reeve. |
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Unchanging |
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Waiver |
The transfer of a juvenile to adult court, denying the juvenile the special treatment afforded by the juvenile court. |
