Parens patriae focuses on ______.

A. the relationship between parents and child
B. that which is in the best interest of the child
C. the child's delinquent acts
D. the child's school performance


B. that which is in the best interest of the child

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The primary mission of _____ is to guard and watch prisoners

a. Sergeants c. Captains b. Lieutenants d. Corrections officers

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The original UCR system includes "crimes against society" as a category

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Under Texas law, a criminal conspiracy requires three or more persons to agree to commit a felony or Class A misdemeanor and at least one of them to commit an overt act in furtherance of that felony

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The following are strategies used to manage racial identities by respondents in Khanna and Johnson's study EXCEPT

a. pass. b. deny. c. cover. d. accent.

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