A juvenile who wants a higher standard of living but cannot obtain it because of a lack of opportunity, education, or social conditions may resort to criminality as a way to improve themselves. This criminality can be explained using what type of theory or approach?
a. Deterministic or positivist
b. Rational choice
c. Psychological
d. Biosocial
a. Deterministic or positivist
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The M'Naughten rule is
A. a test for measuring sanity. B. case law use at pretrial. C. admission of intoxication test results at trial. D. evidence exclusions under Mapp v. Ohio.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. It has been suggested that the juvenile justice system could maximize the impact and value of its resources by prioritizing services for youths most likely to reoffend and by maximizing the use of confinement. 2. One of the recommendations of the key stakeholders of the juvenile justice system is that it hold young people accountable for their actions in ways that address the harm caused to victims and communities and that support positive behavioral change. 3. One of the reasons for the limited success of delinquency prevention efforts is because such efforts typically focus on risk factors that are difficult to change. 4. The curriculum for PATHS is designed to be a multi-year, universal prevention model. 5. The Homebuilders program is not open to juveniles involved in the juvenile justice system.
South African state security apparatus first established by John Vorster in 1966 and set up to protect national security interests
a. Mau Mau b. MEND c. BOSS d. Frelimo
What does the acronym PTSD mean?
A) police traumatic stress disorder B) posttraumatic stress disorder C) personal traumatic stress disorder D) peace officer traumatic stress disorder