Moraine Valley Community College Criminal Justice Questionnaire

AFTER ACTIONS REPORT: CHAPTER 07:

1. Explain the role of police through the history of juvenile justice.
2. Describe the various police styles.
3. Explain how the police process juvenile cases.
4. Describe the role of police in handling status offenders and abused or neglected children.
5. Explain the discretionary options a police officer can exercise in juvenile cases.
6. List factors that influence police decisions in juvenile cases.
7. Compare police attitudes about juveniles with juveniles’ attitudes about police.
8. Identify some intervention programs operated by police agencies.
9. Explain how community-oriented policing affects juvenile cases.

AFTER ACTIONS REPORT: CHAPTER 08:

1. List the changes in rights and procedures since the due process revolution.
2. Describe four landmark Supreme Court cases on juvenile justice.
3. Explain what totality of circumstances means.
4. List situations where a juvenile is entitled to an attorney.
5. Describe the different ways police are allowed to handle juveniles.
6. Define confidentiality and anonymity.
7. Explain current legal issues in juvenile justice.
8. Compare rights and procedures in an adult criminal trial with rights and procedures in juvenile proceedings.

AFTER ACTIONS REPORT: CHAPTER 09:

1. Describe the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
2. Describe juvenile court key personnel and their primary responsibilities.
3. List the major steps in the juvenile court process.
4. Explain what occurs during the decision to detain and the decision to petition a case.
5. Describe decisions made by the prosecutor.
6. Explain what happens during adjudication.
7. Describe a predisposition report.
8. Analyze what occurs at a disposition hearing.