Juvenile Offenders

Under Family Code (FC) 51.02, a child is __ years of age or older and younger than __.

_______ means the adult with whom the child resides.

________ means the person who, under court order, is the guardian of the person of the child or the public or private agency with whom the child has been placed by a court.

__________ means a child who is subject to jurisdiction of a court under abuse, dependency, or neglect statutes under Title 5 for reasons other than legally prohibited conduct of the child or has been taken into custody and is being held solely for deportation out of the United States.

_______ means the mother or the father of a child, but does not include a parent whose parental rights have been terminated.

________ means any public or private residential facility that includes construction fixtures designed to physically restrict the movements and activities of juveniles or other individuals held in lawful custody in the facility and is used for the temporary placement of any juvenile.

__________ means any public or private residential facility, including an alcohol or other drug treatment facility, that is used for the placement of any juvenile who has been adjudicated as having committed an offense, any non-offender, or any other individual convicted of a criminal offense.

__________ means a child who is accused, adjudicated, or convicted for conduct that would not, under state law, be a crime if committed by an adult.

_________ means a court order entered under Section 54.04 concerning a child adjudicated to have engaged in conduct indicating a need for supervision as a status offender.

___________ is conduct, other than a traffic offense, that violates a penal law of this state or of the United States punishable by imprisonment or by confinement in jail.

If a child appears before the juvenile court without a parent or guardian, the court _____ appoint a guardian ad litem to protect the interests of the child. (The juvenile court does not need to appoint a guardian ad litem if a parent or guardian appears with the child.)

A child may be detained only in which of the following places?

A child may not be detained in a juvenile processing office for longer than ___ hours.

A child ______ be photographed or fingerprinted without the consent of the juvenile court unless the child is taken into custody referred to the juvenile court for conduct that constitutes a felony or a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail.

A law enforcement officer may take temporary custody of a child to take the child's fingerprints if the officer has probable cause to believe that the child has engaged in delinquent conduct. True or False?

A person _______ administer a polygraph examination to the child without the consent of the child's attorney or the juvenile court unless the child is transferred to criminal court for prosecution.

On the issuance of a directive to apprehend, any law-enforcement or probation officer _____ take the child into custody.

A justice or municipal court _______ order the confinement of a child for the failure to pay all or any part of a fine or costs imposed for the conviction of an offense punishable by fine only.

A child _______ not be secured physically to a cuffing rail, chair, desk, or other stationary object.

If the child is not released under Section 53.02, a detention hearing without a jury shall be held promptly, but not later than the ______ working day after the child is taken into custody.

When a child is detained on a Friday or Saturday, then such detention hearing shall be held on the ______ working day after the child is taken into custody.

Who has the duty of control and reasonable discipline of the child?

A state agency _________ adopt rules or policies or take any other action that violates the fundamental right and duty of a parent to direct the upbringing of the parent's child.

____________ means the illegal or improper use of a child or of the resources of a child for monetary or personal benefit, profit, or gain by an employee, volunteer, or other individual working under the auspices of a facility or program as further described by rule or policy.

A person having cause to believe that a child's physical or mental health or welfare has been adversely affected by abuse or neglect by any person shall ____________ make a report.

A person commits an offense if, with the intent to deceive, the person knowingly makes a report as provided in this chapter that is false. What is the degree of offense?

Which of the following persons may consent to medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment of a child when the person having the right to consent as otherwise provided by law cannot be contacted and that person has not given actual notice to the contrary?

A person named as a child's mother or father in the child's birth certificate is presumed to be the child's parent. True or False?

The missing children and missing persons information clearinghouse is established within the _______________.

__________ means a child 17 years of age or younger whose whereabouts are unknown and whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the child, as determined by a local law enforcement agency.

____________ means significantly sub-average general intellectual functioning that is concurrent with deficits in adaptive behavior and originates during the developmental period. The term includes a pervasive developmental disorder.

________________ means a disorder that meets the criteria for a pervasive developmental disorder established in the most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association.

The Five Domains of Risk Factors for youth gang are involvement, Individual, family, school, peers, community. True of False?

The presence of multiple domains in a youth's life does not increase the likelihood of gang involvement. True or False?

Joining a gang is not a permanent decision. True or False?

Most youth are forced to join a gang. True or False?