After Shelby was taken into custody, before determining what happened next, the police and a social worker took a detailed history of Shelby's home and school life. Dating back to the beginning of the juvenile courts, why has there been so much emphasis placed on how juveniles grow up?

a. Family advocacy
b. The poor laws
c. "Best interests of the child"
d. Disproportionate minority contact


c

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