Which term recognizes that juveniles are influenced by social opportunities and structural constraints, and make personal choices from among the options that they believe they are facing?

A) delinquency
B) high-risk behavior
C) human agency
D) antisocial behavior


Answer: C

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If a researcher is studying juvenile delinquents and would like to interview children participating in a community service group as part of their court sentencing, the researcher would need to obtain ______.

a. approval from the head researcher b. human subject research approval c. approval from the court d. a copy of a valid form of identification

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Identify the Supreme Court case that gave accused felons the right to appointed counsel only in capital cases

A) Argersinger v. Hamlin, 1972 B) Powell v. Alabama, 1932 C) Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963 D) Betts v. Brady, 1945

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What is one of the functions that super max prisons serve in regard to prison violence?

a. the control of very violent inmates
b. the discouraging of violence in regular society
c. the control of violence specifically among drug offenders
d. the punishment of even marginally violent inmates

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The informal and formal exchange of information between the prosecutor and the defense attorney prior to trial is called what?

a. reciprocity c. discovery b. prosecutorial disclosure d. Brady exchange

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