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| Act in violation of the law, "Guilty Act" |
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| The state of mind that accompanies a criminal act, "Guilty Mind" |
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| Facts that show a crime has occurred. Means "Body of the crime" |
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| Latin term for "After the Fact", Constitution Prohibits Law. |
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| Rule for determining Insanity. |
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| What two questions does Minaughten Rule ask? |
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1. Whether the defendant knew what they were doing.
2. Whether the defendant knew what they were doing was wrong. |
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| Person is deemed to be incompetent to stand trial. |
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| Percentage of Property and violent crimes by a youthful defendant. |
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Violent: 15%
Property: 30% |
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| Little distinction between them. No preferential treatment was given to juveniles. |
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| Product of the "Child savers movement." Philosophy: Traditional family values, hard work" |
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| Child who has engaged in activity that would be considered a crime if they were an adult. |
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| A child who has been: Physically, mentally, and sexually abused. |
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| It is alleging that a juvenile is; Delinquent, status offender, or dependent child. Asking that the court assume jurisdiction over the juvenile. |
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| First step in decision making regarding a Juvenile |
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| Fact finding process where the juvenile court determines: Whether there is sufficient evidence to sustain the allegations in the petition. |
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| An alternative approach to juvenile justice, alleged juvenile offenders are judged and sentenced by a jury of there peers. |
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| A legal principle that ensures Previous judicial decisions are authoritatively considered and incorporate into future cases. |
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| Conduct in violation of criminal laws of state, federal government or local jurisdiction, for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse. |
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| Principle of fairness and the ideal of moral equity. |
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| Allows the state to assume a parental role. Take custody of a child when; they become delinquent, are abandoned or in need of care that the natural parents are unable/unwilling to provide. |
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| Who are individual rights important too? |
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| 3 groups that make up the justice system. |
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| Law enforcement, courts and corrections. |
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