Chapter 12 Homework Questions
(write one-half page to one page double-spaced on each question)
1. What are the Child Saving Movement, Houses of Refuge, and the Children’s Aid Society? What were they? How were they similar and different?
2. What is the significance of the following court cases: Kent v. United States, New Jersey v. T.L.O., Vernonia School District v. Acton.
3. Discuss the Illinois Juvenile Court Act of 1899. What philosophy, jurisdiction, and procedures did it create regarding the handling of children?
4. Define the following terms in your own words: adjudicatory hearing, petition, and deinstitutionalization.
5. Describe the major differences between the juvenile justice system and the adult criminal justice system.
