In about fifteen states, the prosecutor has the discretion of filing charges for certain offenses in either juvenile or criminal court, this is called:

a. reverse waiver c. judicial waiver
b. concurrent jurisdiction d. statutory exclusion


B

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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