Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Following the Gault decision, the juvenile justice system became more like the
criminal justice system in regard to its focus.
2. Beginning in 1985, there was a growing crime problem in the youthful offender
population in many states.
3. During the tough on crime juvenile justice era, a number of states revised their
transfer and waiver criteria laws to make it easier to waive a juvenile to adult court.
4. One of the most active independent foundations in seeking juvenile justice reform is
the Carnegie Foundation.
5. In 2016, the Obama Administration banned the use of solitary confinement for
youthful offenders being held in adult federal prisons.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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