Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Approximately 2,000 years ago, both Roman civil law and later canon (church) law made distinctions between juveniles and adults based on the notion of age of responsibility.
2. Chancery courts did not deal with dependent and neglected children.
3. The United States allows juveniles to be executed.
4. The Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that a mandatory life sentence without parole violates the 8th amendment.
5. The casework approach to juvenile justice is soundly unconstitutional.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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