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A small percentage of juveniles are placed on probation and released to the custody of a parent or ...
A small percentage of juveniles are placed on probation and released to the custody of a parent or ...
A small percentage of juveniles are placed on probation and released to the custody of a parent or guardian.
 
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Rodderick   43   1 Reply
6 years ago
A predominant goal in juvenile corrections is to avoid incarceration if possible. (True or false?)
A predominant goal in juvenile corrections is to avoid incarceration if possible. (True or false?)
A predominant goal in juvenile corrections is to avoid incarceration if possible.
 
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koala423   44   1 Reply
6 years ago
One of the primary sanctioning goals of the juvenile justice system is deterrence. (True or false?)
One of the primary sanctioning goals of the juvenile justice system is deterrence. (True or false?)
One of the primary sanctioning goals of the juvenile justice system is deterrence.
 
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sarweston   36   1 Reply
6 years ago
Juveniles waived to adult court may be sentenced to adult prisons. (True or false?)
Juveniles waived to adult court may be sentenced to adult prisons. (True or false?)
Juveniles waived to adult court may be sentenced to adult prisons.
 
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LL06   43   1 Reply
6 years ago
The juvenile function of police work is concerned largely with order maintenance. (True or false?)
The juvenile function of police work is concerned largely with order maintenance. (True or false?)
The juvenile function of police work is concerned largely with order maintenance.
 
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Laney2623   79   1 Reply
6 years ago
In 45 states, judges have the discretion to transfer juveniles to adult courts through a waiver ...
In 45 states, judges have the discretion to transfer juveniles to adult courts through a waiver ...
In 45 states, judges have the discretion to transfer juveniles to adult courts through a waiver hearing.
 
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Basketball1121   39   1 Reply
6 years ago
A dependent child is a child who is receiving inadequate care because of some action or inaction of ...
A dependent child is a child who is receiving inadequate care because of some action or inaction of ...
A dependent child is a child who is receiving inadequate care because of some action or inaction of his or her parents.
 
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sarweston   41   1 Reply
6 years ago
The juvenile system handles cases based on the ages of youths. (True or false?)
The juvenile system handles cases based on the ages of youths. (True or false?)
The juvenile system handles cases based on the ages of youths.
 
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Basketball1121   36   1 Reply
6 years ago
In most U.S. states, the upper age limit of the juvenile court is 17. (True or false?)
In most U.S. states, the upper age limit of the juvenile court is 17. (True or false?)
In most U.S. states, the upper age limit of the juvenile court is 17.
 
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Sauce1387   14   1 Reply
6 years ago
In the case of In re Winship (1970 ),the Court held that proof must be established beyond a ...
In the case of In re Winship (1970 ),the Court held that proof must be established beyond a ...
In the case of In re Winship (1970 ),the Court held that proof must be established beyond a reasonable doubt and not on a preponderance of the evidence before a juvenile could be classified as a delinquent.
 
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aschaffer   26   1 Reply
6 years ago
In Kent v. United States (1966 ), the Supreme Court ruled that juveniles had the right to have their ...
In Kent v. United States (1966 ), the Supreme Court ruled that juveniles had the right to have their ...
In Kent v. United States (1966 ), the Supreme Court ruled that juveniles had the right to have their parents present during questioning.
 
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GIVEMEAWNSERFUC   47   1 Reply
6 years ago
A youthful offense is any act committed by a juvenile that is considered unacceptable for a child. ...
A youthful offense is any act committed by a juvenile that is considered unacceptable for a child. ...
A youthful offense is any act committed by a juvenile that is considered unacceptable for a child.
 
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amui10   53   1 Reply
6 years ago
The most recent period of juvenile justice is the crime control period. (True or false?)
The most recent period of juvenile justice is the crime control period. (True or false?)
The most recent period of juvenile justice is the crime control period.
 
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hay456   30   1 Reply
6 years ago
Punishments became harsher for juvenile repeat offenders during the crime control period. ...
Punishments became harsher for juvenile repeat offenders during the crime control period. ...
Punishments became harsher for juvenile repeat offenders during the crime control period.
 
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ekmj   45   1 Reply
6 years ago
Smoking cigarettes is a status offense for a juvenile (True or false?)
Smoking cigarettes is a status offense for a juvenile (True or false?)
Smoking cigarettes is a status offense for a juvenile.
 
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kyrabunga   78   1 Reply
6 years ago
In theory, juvenile proceedings are designed to be nonadversarial. (True or false?)
In theory, juvenile proceedings are designed to be nonadversarial. (True or false?)
In theory, juvenile proceedings are designed to be nonadversarial.
 
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Trejo92   29   1 Reply
6 years ago
Juveniles have always retained due process rights in the United States. (True or false?)
Juveniles have always retained due process rights in the United States. (True or false?)
Juveniles have always retained due process rights in the United States.
 
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vincent_pijen   30   1 Reply
6 years ago
Parens patriae is the notion of state as guardian and protector. (True or false?)
Parens patriae is the notion of state as guardian and protector. (True or false?)
Parens patriae is the notion of state as guardian and protector.
 
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jordant.22   65   1 Reply
6 years ago
The juvenile justice system handles only delinquency cases; cases in which children are abused or ...
The juvenile justice system handles only delinquency cases; cases in which children are abused or ...
The juvenile justice system handles only delinquency cases; cases in which children are abused or neglected are not the responsibility of the juvenile justice system.
 
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ARJAY270   58   1 Reply
6 years ago
The child savers were a group of lower-class reformers who wanted to save children from a life ...
The child savers were a group of lower-class reformers who wanted to save children from a life ...
The child savers were a group of lower-class reformers who wanted to save children from a life behind bars.
 
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costfrost   50   1 Reply
6 years ago
The juvenile justice system in the United States did not develop until the late nineteenth and early ...
The juvenile justice system in the United States did not develop until the late nineteenth and early ...
The juvenile justice system in the United States did not develop until the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
 
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typhoon01   20   1 Reply
6 years ago
Youth gangs are not as great a problem today in American cities as they were in the past. ...
Youth gangs are not as great a problem today in American cities as they were in the past. ...
Youth gangs are not as great a problem today in American cities as they were in the past.
 
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BonnienZip   23   1 Reply
6 years ago
The epidemic of youth violence in the United States occurred simultaneously with an increase in drug ...
The epidemic of youth violence in the United States occurred simultaneously with an increase in drug ...
The epidemic of youth violence in the United States occurred simultaneously with an increase in drug arrests.
 
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rahrah23   40   1 Reply
6 years ago
Females constitute almost one-half of all juvenile arrests (True or false?)
Females constitute almost one-half of all juvenile arrests (True or false?)
Females constitute almost one-half of all juvenile arrests.
 
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dillosunion   33   1 Reply
6 years ago
Most juvenile arrests are for violent crimes (True or false?)
Most juvenile arrests are for violent crimes (True or false?)
Most juvenile arrests are for violent crimes.
 
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koala423   32   1 Reply
6 years ago
Most juvenile crimes are committed by young men (True or false?)
Most juvenile crimes are committed by young men (True or false?)
Most juvenile crimes are committed by young men.
 
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Rodderick   32   1 Reply
6 years ago
One explanation for the explosion in youth crime in the 1980s and into the 1990s was the cohort ...
One explanation for the explosion in youth crime in the 1980s and into the 1990s was the cohort ...
One explanation for the explosion in youth crime in the 1980s and into the 1990s was the cohort argument.
 
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michelle6899   32   1 Reply
6 years ago
Closed circuit television and contraband detection devices are examples of _______ technology. ...
Closed circuit television and contraband detection devices are examples of _______ technology. ...
Closed circuit television and contraband detection devices are examples of _______ technology.
 
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c9day   45   1 Reply
6 years ago
Crime analysis and crime mapping are examples of _______ technology. (Fill in the blank)
Crime analysis and crime mapping are examples of _______ technology. (Fill in the blank)
Crime analysis and crime mapping are examples of _______ technology.
 
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Twatson22   50   1 Reply
6 years ago
One aspect of technology that has created difficulties for correctional officials is the presence of ...
One aspect of technology that has created difficulties for correctional officials is the presence of ...
One aspect of technology that has created difficulties for correctional officials is the presence of smuggled _____________.
 
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michelle6899   29   1 Reply
6 years ago
A ____________ uses wireless headphones available for use by the hearing impaired, or for language ...
A ____________ uses wireless headphones available for use by the hearing impaired, or for language ...
A ____________ uses wireless headphones available for use by the hearing impaired, or for language interpretation.
 
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bummblle   59   1 Reply
6 years ago
A ______________ is located near the ceiling above the jury box and is used to display demonstrative ...
A ______________ is located near the ceiling above the jury box and is used to display demonstrative ...
A ______________ is located near the ceiling above the jury box and is used to display demonstrative exhibits.
 
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ashlee123   37   1 Reply
6 years ago
____________is the computerization of court records, done to reduce reliance on paper documents. ...
____________is the computerization of court records, done to reduce reliance on paper documents. ...
____________is the computerization of court records, done to reduce reliance on paper documents.
 
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ronswanson11   34   1 Reply
6 years ago
Jurors may be unwilling to convict unless there is scientific evidence linking the suspect to the ...
Jurors may be unwilling to convict unless there is scientific evidence linking the suspect to the ...
Jurors may be unwilling to convict unless there is scientific evidence linking the suspect to the crime, referred to as the __________ effect.
 
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rocketleague   29   1 Reply
6 years ago
A backscatter X-ray machine makes passengers appear ______________ when going through security at ...
A backscatter X-ray machine makes passengers appear ______________ when going through security at ...
A backscatter X-ray machine makes passengers appear ______________ when going through security at airports.
 
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NicoNaples75   18   1 Reply
kzeeb
6 years ago
Some critics worry that innovative technologies will clash with citizens' _______ rights.
Some critics worry that innovative technologies will clash with citizens' _______ rights.
Some critics worry that innovative technologies will clash with citizens' _______ rights.
 
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bla32104   28   1 Reply
6 years ago
A ______ is a weapon that sends an incapacitating electric jolt. (Fill in the blank)
A ______ is a weapon that sends an incapacitating electric jolt. (Fill in the blank)
A ______ is a weapon that sends an incapacitating electric jolt.
 
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michelle6899   23   1 Reply
6 years ago
The development of __________weapons has undoubtedly saved officers from firing bullets in ...
The development of __________weapons has undoubtedly saved officers from firing bullets in ...
The development of __________weapons has undoubtedly saved officers from firing bullets in situations where they previously may have.
 
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bezel   29   1 Reply
6 years ago
The federal _____________ greatly expanded the number of offenders in the federal system who must ...
The federal _____________ greatly expanded the number of offenders in the federal system who must ...
The federal _____________ greatly expanded the number of offenders in the federal system who must submit DNA samples.
 
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markiplier908   34   1 Reply
6 years ago
__________ fingerprints are those not taken directly from suspects by police, but rather are ...
__________ fingerprints are those not taken directly from suspects by police, but rather are ...
__________ fingerprints are those not taken directly from suspects by police, but rather are obtained from evidence such as cups, glasses, weapons, and other surfaces.
 
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hay456   32   1 Reply
6 years ago
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