The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act called for ______.

A. the decriminalization of status offenses
B. an increase in educational prevention programs
C. the release of more than 100 juvenile delinquents from detention centers
D. the criminalization of social failure


A. the decriminalization of status offenses

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a. True b. False

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a. relevant b. material c. competent d. necessary

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The most important aspect of whether criminal behavior is maintained is the:

a) personality of the person. b) biological makeup of the person. c) amount of reinforcement. d) degree of social pressure. e) nature of the reinforcement gained.

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More than _________ are incarcerated in U.S. jails and prisons

a. 1.3 million b. 2.2 million c. 3.2 million d. 5.3 million

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