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

1. The juvenile probation officer is a key figure at all levels of the juvenile justice system.
2. The juvenile court judge is the least powerful and is a noncentral figure in the juvenile justice system.
3. Juvenile court proceedings involving delinquency and abuse are adversarial in nature in spite of the intent of the early developers of juvenile court philosophy.
4. There is a tendency on the part of some prosecutors to impose unofficial probation.
5. For many young lawyers interested in criminal law, the position of public defender represents a stepping-stone.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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