Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In most cases, we wait until a juvenile comes into official contact with the system before an attempt is made to modify the behavior that has, by the time contact becomes official, been more or less ingrained.
2. The earlier intervention can be introduced, the lesser the opportunity to change the behavior of a juvenile offender.
3. To rehabilitate the juvenile, it is necessary to deal with more than the act of delinquency that brought the youth to the attention of the justice system.
4. The agencies of the juvenile justice system that are established to correct delinquent behavior often contribute to its occurrence even as they try to cope with it.
5. No single program is likely to emerge as being effective in preventing any delinquency.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. True b. False
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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a. Clifford Shaw b. Henry McKay c. Ruth Kornhauser d. Robert Agnew