Blended sentences allow criminal and juvenile courts to impose either juvenile and/or adult sentences.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
(Question #2) The main purpose of the Juvenile Justice Standards Project was to end juvenile sentence disparity.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
(Question #3) Juveniles who secure counsel are less likely to receive institutional time than those without counsel.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
(Question #4) Public defenders frequently do a better job of representing youth than do private and court-appointed attorneys.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
(Question #5) In
Eddings v.
Oklahoma the court ruled that a defendants youthful age should be considered a mitigating factor in deciding whether to apply the death penalty.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
(Question #6) Court team members are responsible for integrated one-familyone-judge case assignments in juvenile courts.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.