Explain the following statement: “Some young people are both more at risk and disproportionately involved in the juvenile justice system.”

What will be an ideal response?


Answers should address the racial and sex differences observed among juveniles
who commit different types of crime.

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List the six main categories of early biological theories and their key elements

What will be an ideal response?

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According to survey data, drug use is a substantially greater problem today than twenty years ago

a. True b. False

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Which of the following are the three common provisions of state Peace Officer Bill of Rights Legislation?

a. Verbal notice, right to representation, polygraph examination b. Written notice, right to representation, right of refusal to take a polygraph examination c. Written notice, right to self-representation, polygraph examination d. Written notice, right to representation, physical examination

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

1.Testimonial privilege, if invoked, allows the holder of the privilege to refuse to testify. 2.The Federal Rules of Evidence leave it up to the courts to determine the relationships that are privileged. 3.Privileges are based on the right to be “left alone” in certain important relationships. 4.The holder of the attorney-client privilege is both the attorney and the client. 5.Unless waived, the attorney-client privilege would prevent the attorney from disclosing the client’s confessions about his past crimes.

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