Authorities can use police power to hold criminal offenders if they are a threat to society. However, if the power called parens patriae is used to take someone into custody, it means that
a. a person has already committed a crime
b. a person is not acting in his or her own best interest.
c. the safety of the community is in jeopardy.
d. individual rights are more important than societal rights.
b
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A. like B. dislike C. ignore D. hate
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) make progress on genuine intimacy in relationships before experiencing identity concerns B) settle on a self-definition earlier than those who go to work immediately after high school C) make more identity progress than they did in high school because college offers exploration opportunities D) are at risk for identity foreclosure or diffusion because they rarely encounter obstacles before realizing their goals
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a. sexual addiction b. binge eating disorder c. impulse control disorders d. pathological gambling