Which of the following provided the legal basis for early juvenile court?

a. Juvenile Protection Act
b. Parens patriae
c. McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
d. All of the above


Answer: b

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a. intake b. adjudication c. disposition d. waiver

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Education related intermediate sanctions review ______ training, life skills training, and psychological/psychiatric issues.

a. vocational b. fundamental c. occupational d. none of these

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a. understaffed. b. overcrowded. c. financially burdened. d. all of these.

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