The first juvenile court act was passed in:

A) Massachusetts. B) Colorado.
C) Illinois. D) New York.


C

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There are three environments that can be altered to reduce crime—the external environment of the place, the internal environment of the offender, and the neighborhood where offenders and victims reside

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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______________aims to prevent further criminal behavior by physically restraining the offender from engaging in future misconduct

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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According to federal law, if a person is acting using powers given to him or her by a governmental agency, then he or she is acting according to:

a. The penal code. b. The Department of Justice. c. The police misconduct provision. d. Color of law.

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An officer, gun drawn, pursues a suspect on foot and catches up to him just as he is about to enter his residence. Following a pat down that revealed no weapons, the officer placed his firearm back in its holster then asked for and was granted permission to enter the residence for the purpose of conducting a search of the home for weapons. The officer discovered illegal weapons in the home. The

search will most likely be: a. ruled legal and the gun evidence admitted into the record. b. ruled legal only if the offender is judged to have been under formal legal arrest at the time of consent. c. ruled illegal because the officer had no probable cause to enter and search. d. ruled illegal because during the initial detention of the suspect the officer had his gun firearm drawn.

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