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Discuss how gender differences impact the way youth are treated by the juvenile justice system.
 
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That the amount of proof required in a juvenile delinquency adjudication must be beyond a reasonable doubt was the holding of the Court in _____.
 
  a. In re Gault
  b. McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
   c. In re Winship
  d. Kent v. U.S.



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Answer to Question 1

 As a general rule males who are involved in the justice system are sanctioned more severely than females.
 Males are much more likely (ratio 10:6) to be ordered placement in a residential facility if they commit a crime against another person (for example, assault or robbery).
 The male-female difference in residential placement rates in cases involving attacks on people reflects the fact that male cases are more likely to be petitioned; if petitioned, are more likely to be adjudicated ; and finally, if adjudicated, are more likely to receive residential placement as a sanction.
 About 40 percent of males petitioned to juvenile court for violent crimes result in some sort of court-ordered sanction (residential placement, formal probation, restitution, community service, etc.) following adjudication; in comparison, about 30 percent of girls receive similar sanctions.
 Cases involving males are more likely to be waived to criminal court (10 in 1,000) than are cases involving females (1 in 1,000).

Answer to Question 2

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