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- 4. waiver is an action by the criminal court to transfer a direct file or statutory exclusion case from criminal court back to a juvenile court
- 8. statements are statements usually written by the victims that inform the judge about the impact and consequences of the crime on the victim and their family.
- 9. incapacitation uses the predictive tools and gives longer sentences as a result
- 10. A citation by a judge against anyone in court who disrupts the proceedings or does anything to interfere with judicial decrees or pronouncements.
- 13. are violations of criminal laws that is punishable by an incarcerative term of less than 1 year in city or country jails
- 15. incapacitation is offense-based sentencing like mandatory minimum sentences.
- 16. jurisdiction is the power to file charges in either criminal or juvenile courts
- 17. report (known as a presentence investigation report in the adult system) is designed to furnish the judge with background information to aid the judge in making an informed sentencing decision
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- 1. offenders have a prior record of delinquency or criminal behavior
- 2. circumstances: Actions by the juveniles that tend to intensify the seriousness of their acts.
- 3. circumstances: Factors that lessen the severity of the crime.
- 5. hearings are the proceedings to determine whether juveniles should be certified as adults and transferred to criminal courts for more severe penalties
- 6. offenders have no prior record, and it is assumed that this is their first offense
- 7. are violations of criminal laws that are punishable by terms of imprisonment for 1 year or longer in state or federal prisons
- 11. refers to out-of-home placement
- 12. assessment is an element of a classification system and aids in determining the probability of reoffending
- 14. assessments are instruments that measure an offender’s personal/social skills, health and well-being, emotional stability, educational level, vocational strengths and weaknesses, and drug/alcohol dependencies
- 18. instruments can screen for initial institutional classification, security placement and inmate management, early release eligibility, level of supervision while on probation or parole.