_____ theory focuses on the conditions within the urban environment such as joblessness and transience that affect delinquency rates
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Social disorganization
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The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 also prohibited the placement of status offenders or those adjudicated delinquent from
a. being incarcerated 15 days after disposition b. being confined (detained) in any institution in which they have contact with adults incarcerated c. being interrogated by police d. being subject to parental control
Jill has two children and stays at home with them. She got into trouble when she hurt her back and got addicted to the pain pills her doctor prescribed. When she couldn't get any more pills, she went searching the streets for something else to take the pain away. She would leave her kids with her mom and disappear for days while getting addicted to heroin. After getting got through the classification process at the women's correctional facility, Jill finds out that she is pregnant with twins. Jill adapts to prison quite well. She is seen as gentle on the cell block and sometimes worries about the babies she is carrying. She is protected and cared for by a small group of inmates, some of whom she calls sisters. What is the likely reason Jill has adapted to prison so well?
A. She is on a special cell block for pregnant women. B. She found that she can get high inside prison. C. She and her cellmate have become lovers. D. She has joined a make-believe family.
A treatment program that expects to change offender attitudes is seeking a(n) __________.
a. policy b. activity c. objective d. goal
John and his wife are involved in a nasty divorce proceedings. John in an effort calls his wife twice on the telephone trying to get an agreement over child custody
When his wife fails to answer the telephone, he goes to her place of work and waits outside to talk to her when she leave work. Is John a stalker?