According to the text, which of the following statements about gender and the juvenile justice system is false?
a. Girls are far more likely than boys to be picked up by police for status offenses.
b. Once in the system, girls tend to receive fewer benefits and services than their male counterparts.
c. Police are more likely to arrest female adolescents for sexual activity.
d. Girls are less likely than boys to receive the harshest sanction available.
d
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A. Organized mafias B. Illegal harvesting of organs C. Neither A or B are correct D. Both A and B are correct
Intimate partner violence can be described as actual or threatened physical or sexual violence or psychological abuse by a spouse, ex-spouse, boyfriend/girlfriend, ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend, or date
a. True b. False
One outcome of new generation/direct supervision jails is that they ______.
A. reduce the trauma of incarceration B. increase sexual assaults C. increase tension in the unit D. reduce control exerted by correctional staff
The concepts of __________ and discrimination highlight unwarranted variations in sentencing but point to different types of factors.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).