In the United States today, roughly 60% of juvenile justice cases are

a. delinquency proceedings.
b. misdemeanor hearings.
c. neglect cases.
d. felony trials.


a

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The ________ reported that deep-rooted hostility between the police and ghetto communities was the primary cause of the riots in 1967

A) President's Crime Commission B) Wickersham Commission C) National Advisory Commission D) Kerner Commission E) all of the above

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In a __________ ________ culture, communication and collaboration are promoted so that everyone is engaged in identifying and solving problems

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Which of the following is an implication of Loeber and colleagues’ (1997, 1999) pathways model?

A. It challenges the age-crime curve in its entirety. B. It provides detailed, visual support for the age–crime curve. C. It challenges the notion that youth who engage in earlier delinquency tend to engage in later delinquency. D. It supports macro-level theorizing on delinquency.

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The concept of anomie refers to:

a. the process by which offenders are labeled as criminal. b. a breakdown in the rules or norms of a society. c. the biological factors that increase the likelihood of crime. d. political influences on crime policy. e. the conflict between economic classes.

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