Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. While adolescents who commit minor forms of delinquency and status offenses are
the most difficult to divert from their offending, those who commit serious offenses are
much easier to rehabilitate.
2. If funded adequately, public defenders are able to more
effectively represent their clients when compared to private attorneys, law firms, or other
legal organizations.
3. The concern for young people who waive their right to counsel is
that developmentally they are typically unable to appreciate their legal rights or the
longer-term consequences, and that youths might be susceptible to coercion by
adults.
4. Based on today’s understanding of adolescent and young adult
development, much of the person, biology, and brain chemistry are fully developed by
early adolescence.
5. Of the serious youthful offenders incarcerated in
facilities, most receive necessary behavioral health services, both while incarcerated
and after release.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE

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