Shari has just been taken into custody for skipping school and underage drinking. What does the juvenile system accomplish by taking her off the street?

a. Voir dire
b. Lex talionis
c. In re Gault
d. Parens patriae


d

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The first priority in a preliminary homicide investigation is to:

a. render aid to the victim. b. keep the media away from the area. c. identify the suspect. d. assess the safety of the scene.

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You are advising a candidate for president on national law enforcement. The candidate wants you to write a brief about whether there should be a national standard of mandatory release or discretionary release. In your paper to the candidate, you need to inform her about the differences between the two and analyze any trends that currently persist in different regions of the United States.

What will be an ideal response?

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Warren exits a fancy restaurant after enjoying a hearty dinner. He gives his claim check to the parking attendant who returns in a few minutes with the automobile. Warren enters the car and drives off

About two miles down the road Warren realizes that the automobile is not his; the vehicle is of the same make and color as his car but lacks certain accessories. Warren has NOT committed auto theft because he has made a reasonable mistake of fact that negates the ________ element required of the law of theft. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Compare and contrast the Due process era, the Get Tough era, and the Reassertion of youth differences era with examples of court cases in each and how the tides were turned in each era, as well as the effects on delinquency each era had.

What will be an ideal response?

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