The major reason for the juvenile court's ________ is that it has traditionally focused not on the act, but on the whole child.

A. deterrence
B. informality
C. formality
D. retribution


Answer: B

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The __________ principle directs a decision maker to act according to a specific, unbending rule.

a. generalization b. imperative c. utilitarian d. golden mean

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John Walker Lindh is an American citizen who was captured by the Northern Alliance on the battlefield in Afghanistan in November 2001

Known as "the American Taliban," Lindh attended a military training camp run by Harakut ul-Mujahideen in Pakistan before joining the Taliban in Afghanistan. Lindh allegedly told Taliban officials "that he was an American and that he wanted to go to the front lines to fight," and he received additional military training at an al Qaeda training camp. During his training, Lindh personally met Osama bin Laden, "who thanked him and other trainees for taking part in jihad." Lindh carried a weapon during his time fighting with the Taliban. What possible crimes has Lindh committed?

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The last names of two classical utilitarian theorists are _______.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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When a judge orders an offender to participate in alcohol treatment as a part of his or her probation, what type of condition is this?

a. A standard condition. b. A punitive condition. c. A treatment condition. d. A procedural condition.

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