The _________ function involves an assessment of the child’s situation – home, school, physical, and psychological – and can provide a basis for handling the case informally without the filing of a petition

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


Answer: social services

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Which concept believes that discretion in one area of the criminal justice system will simply push discretionary effects onto another part of the system?

a. hydraulic displacement b. police quotas c. hydraulic diffusion d. compounded sentencing

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The key to determining whether receiving stolen property is a felony or a misdemeanor is:

A) involvement of the defendant after the original theft. B) what he victim paid for the property. C) involvement of the defendant in the original theft. D) fair market value of the property.

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An attack on a nuclear power plant or nuclear research facility can produce effects similar to what other type of weapon?

What will be an ideal response?

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______ is a type of trafficking where a homeless person trades sex for food, shelter, or other necessity.

A. Survival sex B. Migrant sex work C. Forced marriage D. Sexual exploitation

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