What is an example of a negative act?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may vary, however, they must show that someone failed to act, and thus that why
that action was considered criminal. Examples provided in the text are: failure to provide food
for ones children, which results in starvation and death, failure of a driver to call the police after
causing injury to a passenger, etc.
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When a child commits an act that is contrary to the law by virtue of the offender's age, such aspurchasing cigarettes, buying alcohol, or truancy, the child is called a(n) ________________ offender
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
In _____, the Supreme Court held that the Fifth Amendment requires police to give suspects in custody four warnings before interrogating them
a. Brown v. Board of Education c. Lawrence v. Texas b. Roe v. Wade d. Miranda v. Arizona
In some states, certain youths may be waived automatically to the jurisdiction of criminal courts without a hearing
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The authors argue that one of the main reasons that youth of color have disproportionate contact with the police is:
a. the amount of time spent outside c. their violent tendency b. systematic racism d. disparity in treatment