The decision to keep juvenile offenders from entering formal processing in the juvenile justice system is called:

A. diversion
B. discretion
C. deflection
D. distraction


A. diversion

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This database was created to address the flaws in the Uniform Crime Reports.

A. National Crime Victimization Survey B. Uniform Crime Reports 2 C. Crime in the United States Reporting System D. National Incident-Based Reporting System

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The effectiveness of organizations is highly dependent of necessity on good upward, downward, and ________ communications.

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

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Professional arsonists are nicknamed:

a. Pages b. Irons c. Torches d. Igniters

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A Fourth Amendment seizure occurs when the suspect feels a moral duty to cooperate with police

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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