Chapter 14 Homework Questions
(write one-half page to one page double-spaced on each question)
1. Define the following terms: guardian ad litem, preventive detention, predisposition report.
2. Define and describe the waiver process. Discuss the impact of Kent v. U.S. and Breed v. Jones on waivers. How do supporters of waiver justify their position?
3. Juvenile rights at trial have changed over the years as the juvenile court has evolved from informal and non-adversarial to formal and adversarial. Discuss the impact of In re Gault, In re Winship and McKeiver v. Pennsylvania on this transformation.
4. Identify and discuss the major arguments for and against the death penalty for juveniles? How does this square with the idea of the least detrimental alternative?
5. What are the differences between indeterminate, determinate and mandatory sentences? Where does the appellate process fit in?
