During the 1960s through the 1970s significant changes were made within the juvenile justice system, driven by three primary forces: a stronger federal government role, depopulating the overcrowded juvenile correction facilities, and U.S. Supreme Court Decisions establishing youthful offender rights in juvenile proceedings, and ______.
A. a more violent image of juvenile offenders
B. a narrower definition of juvenile courts’ jurisdiction
C. state reform efforts
D. overwhelming public opinion favoring a get tough approach
C. state reform efforts
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a. True b. False
Criminal justice evaluations that fail to employ the experimental model are unlikely to produce useful results
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The environmental–sociological–cultural model views child abuse as a result of ____ in society that are the primary causes of abuse
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following theories is an exception to the tendency of scholars to ignore existing theories when developing new perspectives on gangs and delinquency?
a. conflict theory b. self-control theory c. strain theory d. social disorganization theory