Explain the principle of parens patriae.

What will be an ideal response?


Example should explain that this Latin term means “parent of the country” and it gives the state the power to act as a child’s parent. This is the foundation of the juvenile system based upon the basic philosophy that the protection and rehabilitation of children is fundamental to achieving its goal.

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The author lists four primary interventions for reducing criminal behavior. Identify one of these interventions and describe how it could affect criminal behavior.

What will be an ideal response?

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When a drug user's dependence on drugs motivates their criminal behavior in order to acquire money to buy drugs, he or she fits into the:

a. Predisposition model b. Intensification model c. Enslavement model d. De-escalation model

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An administrative task for this person/group in the Supreme Court includes regulating attorney admissions to the Supreme Court bar.

A. chief justice B. Congress C. lawyer D. magistrate judge

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Trace evidence is analyzed by the ____________________ section of the crime lab

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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