Studies have shown that courts in Florida deemed African American youths to be less amenable to rehabilitation than their white counterparts who had committed the same types of crimes and had similar records. Thus, African American teenagers were transferred to adult courts for processing while white teenagers were kept in the rehabilitative juvenile justice model. Why do you think this occurred?
What will be an ideal response?
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A) Family Systems Theory B) Family Development Theory C) Conflict Theory D) Social Exchange Theory
Straus argues that empirical findings lend support to the hypothesis that physical punishment produces conformity in the immediate situation, but in the long run increases the probability of deviance
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What is meant by the "desacralization of marriage"? What affect does this concept have on marriage and divorce?
What will be an ideal response?
Recent research on the dependence produced by nicotine has focused on genetic differences related to:
A. serotonin receptors. B. norepinephrine neurons. C. acetylcholine receptors. D. opioid receptors.