The process by which a prosecutor files a case involving a juvenile offender in criminal court is referred to as ______.

a. adjudication
b. intake
c. confinement
d. direct file


d. direct file

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Policing is no longer a set of practices embedded in the sovereign nation-state, but rather has become transnationalized and greatly differentiated

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Formally, probation is a criminal sentence imposed by _____

a. Prosecutors c. Defense attorneys b. A board of probation officers d. Judges

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Most police patrol activities are responding to or are reactions to calls for ________ as opposed to crimes in progress

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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______ argues that an individual’s propensity for crime is largely determined during childhood as a result of incompetent parenting, and tends to persist thereafter.

a. differential association theory b. self-control theory c. social learning theory d. social bonding theory

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