All of the following are problems with waiving juveniles to adult courts EXCEPT that:

A. waivers send children to adult courts where they are not given their full constitutional protections.
B. prosecutorial waivers result in uneven and unfair patterns of transfers to adult court.
C. waivers perpetuate racial and ethnic biases.
D. waivers send children to adult jails and prisons.


Answer: A

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