When an officer takes a juvenile into custody for a status offense, he or she is

a. punishing the juvenile
b. arresting the juvenile
c. acting in parens patriae
d. acting in loco parentis


d

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a. equivalence b. isolation of subjects c. pre and post tests d. experimental and control groups

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In a legal sense, what document serves as an archetype from which other documents are copied or duplicated (Arenson v. Jackson, 1916)?

a. Face Sheets b. Field Notes c. Res Ges Evidence d. Chain of Custody e. None of the above

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A Ponzi scheme is also known as a(n) ________ scheme.

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

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The courts have held that protective sweeps are not a violation of the Fourth Amendment

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

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