Which of the following is true about the juvenile justice system in states like Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and West Virginia?

A. More than half of committed youth are sent to privately owned facilities.
B. All committed youth are sent to maximum-security institutions.
C. Less than one-third of committed youth are sent to group homes.
D. Privately owned juvenile facilities have been abolished.


A. More than half of committed youth are sent to privately owned facilities.

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Probation is the disposition imposed:

a. in 90 percent of all cases. b. in over half of all cases. c. in 25 percent of all cases. d. in few cases.

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William the Conqueror founded ______.

a. the Tower of London b. Buckingham Jail c. the Panopticon d. Maison de Force Prison

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Probation officers usually perform four important roles in the juvenile justice process. Which of the following does NOT describe one of those roles?

A. They conduct presentence investigations. B. They enforce parental-liability sentences. C. They perform intake screening. D. They provide assistance to youths placed on probation.

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An innovative policing strategy used in Boston's Gun Project was "pulling levers" and the use of various criminal justice and social service agencies

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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