Juvenile Justice

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According to researchers, which of the following statements is false? a. discrimination against minorities is both direct and indirect. b. the juvenile justice system processes adolescent females in a discirminatory fashion. c. some status offenders are bootstrapped into being classified as delinquent offenders.	All of the choices are true.
In colonial days, the ______ was assumed to be the primary source of youths' problems	Family
Elliott and colleagues contend in their integrated social process theory that:	all of the choices apply
the penal system of hte colonies was modeled after the ______ system?	English
Freudian theory agrees that:	all of the choices apply
Psychopathic personalities may be the result of:	all of the choices apply
which of the followng is a major function of hte juvenile court?	Both monitoring status offenders in the community and dealing with child neglect
the approach that takes the position youths are deemed delinquent only becuase someone tags them as delinquent is the ________ approach.	labeling
which of hte following is a function of corrections?	all of the choices apply
which of the following is supported by proponents of the get tough philosophy	Both institutionalization of youthful offenders and severe punishment for violating the law
an analysis of the threat of the dangerous poor suggest that much early concern over crime in the u.s. was the result of fear of:	all of the choices apply
the factors that keep the juvenile justice system from dealing effectively wiht youth crmes include:	all of the choices apply
theories that examine the interactons between people and their enviromnment are called:	social process theories
those who claim that no reason exists for separate theories toaccount for female and male delinquency are considered	gender-neutral
victimization studies find that:	both more crime is committed than is reported and juveniles are more likely to be victimized than any other age group
the problem of hte uniform crime reports include:	both that many crimes are not reported and many offenses never come to the attention of the police and police ignore minor violations of law
the fourth amendment ot hte constitution of the u.s. deals with:	Search and seizure
african americans are more likely to be	all of the choices apply
which of hte following is an inaccurate statement about the findings of the UCR?	Youth crime is increasing rapidly in the U.S
with what is the fifth amendment primarily concerned in juvenile interrogations	both the fact that the juvenile might lose his or her freedom and that no one should be compelled to testify against himself or herself
in re gault stated which of the following	juveniles have the right to counsel
discretion is when	police exercise their ability to choose from alternatives
the uniform crime reports are compiled by the	federal bureau of investigation

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