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1. The Juvenile courts handle four types of cases that include: delinquency, status offense, neglect or abuse, and dependency. According to Abadinsky (2015), delinquency is behavior that, if engaged in by an adult, would constitute a crime. Status offense is behavior, if engaged in by an adult, would not constitute a crime but in accord with parens' patriae, provides the basis for governmental intervention (Abadinsky,2015). Neglect or abuse involves children who are subjected to neglect or abuse by their parents or guardians. Lastly, dependency is when children do not have parents who are available to provide proper care (Abadinsky,2015). To me, dependency or neglect and abuse are both cases that make the least sense to be handled at this level simply because I feel as though situations like those should be handled by social welfare or child protective agencies.

2. According to Abadinsky, juveniles who were neglected, abused and delinquent came under the authority of the courts when it was formed in 1899. Status offenders were also added, as many were involved in underage drinking, smoking etc. - their "status" is considered because of their age and is only illegal due to it. Of the four cases handled by Juvenile Courts - delinquency, dependency, status offense and neglect, the one best handled on this level I believe is delinquency. The goal of these courts is mainly to avert the behavior of the juvenile, so that they can change before they become adults and adopt even more destructive behavior (if that is even possible). The laws juveniles break to quality them as delinquents are considered violations, no matter how old the offender is. Neglected or abused juveniles would better be handled by social workers and child welfare services, who would intervene with suggested counseling and therapy and move the child out of the situation as they are being harmed. Putting these cases in Juvenile Courts may only exacerbate already fragile situations, as they are already feeling a sense of neglect, and in some cases have them end up as delinquents.

3. The four types of cases handled by a juvenile court are delinquency, status offense, neglect or abuse, and dependency. Delinquency makes the most sense to be handled at this level. Delinquency deals with a juveniles behavior, which can lead to criminal behavior in the future. By addressing a juveniles delinquency and implementing rehabilitation, it can change their behavior before it leads to potential criminal behavior as an adult. The type of case that makes the least sense to be handled at this level is neglect/abuse and dependency. Both of these cases deal with abusive parents or children that do not have parents or guardians to provide proper care. I believe that both of these cases should be handled through social services and child welfare, rather than juvenile court, since those two services are meant to handle those types of cases.

4. There are four types of court cases juvenile court typically handles. The first one is delinquency which is behavior that if done by an adult would be a crime. The next one is status offenses, which is behavior that if done by an adult would not be a crime but has the basis for government intervention like running away. The third is Neglect or abuse which are children who are neglected or abused by their parents or guardians. The last one is dependency which is when children don't have parents or guardians available to provide care for them.

The cases that make the most sense to be handled at this level is delinquency. The juveniles who commit actual crimes should have to go through court and get the help they need to prevent them from committing more crimes in the future. The one that makes the least sense is status offenses. Status offense petitions are usually filed by the parents of the juvenile because their actions are not considered crimes if done by an adult. There is a bit of controversy on status offenses because some believe that juvenile court intervention does not help youngsters and actually makes the problem worse.

Abadinsky, H. (2015). Probation and parole: theory and practice (Twelfth ed.). Howard Abadinsky.

5. When it comes to juvenile courts, there are four types of cases held by them - status offense, dependency, delinquency, and neglect or abuse. Dependency involves individuals that are abused and neglected by their parents and even guardians - the judge determines if the individual is taken out of their home. Status offenses are for minors about violation - examples include skipping school, underage drinking, and more. They all are important in juvenile courts, but the type of case that makes the most sense to be held at this level is delinquency. It states, "These cases involve minors who have allegedly committed crimes-meaning that if the crime had been committed by an adult, the matter would have been tried in regular criminal court" (Michon, 2014). By recognizing behavior like this now, we can get a better solution for it so it does not progress and continue. It is important to know that if we do not fix behavior at a young age, it may get worse and these crimes will be in adulthood. I believe neglect or abuse/dependency are the types of cases to be least handled at this level because being that these individuals are abused or neglected, this is a serious matter and should be handled with the correct care such as Child Protection Services and away from these people that abuse. If there is the proper handling about abuse and neglect, these children will be removed from their environment and in a safe and secure one.