Proceedings concerning juveniles officially begin with the filing of a ______ alleging that a juvenile is delinquent, dependent, neglected, abused, in need of supervision, or in need of authoritative intervention.
A. warrant
B. information
C. indictment
D. petition
D. petition
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Which group is the largest minority within the police work force?
A) Women B) African Americans C) The disabled D) Hispanics
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by large cities experiencing serious gang violence?
A. socioeconomic disadvantage B. large resources for indigent defense C. racial/ethnic heterogeneity D. large immigrant population
Indicate two reasons why the data source for the National Youth Gang Survey may influence estimates that only 10% of gang members are female.
What will be an ideal response?
Crouch (1980) argues the quality of prison life for inmates has been affected by the increase in ______ and by judicial activism to the extent that inmates now have the ability to look outside the prison for the norms of prison life.)
a. inmate rights b. political awareness c. racial awareness d. both b and c