What was the overall purpose of the 1974 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act?

A. to improve the care of juveniles
B. to ensure the safety of the public
C. to abolish status offenses
D. to reduce poverty


A. to improve the care of juveniles

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The “science of morality” is also known as ______ and addresses what the right thing to do is and how we ought to behave.

a. ethics b. normative ethics c. applied Values d. values

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Administrative tasks that are completed by all police organizations, whether small or large in size, include which of the following?

a. planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, budgeting b. planning, organizing, sending, directing, coordinating, reporting, budgeting c. planning, organizing, staffing, delegating, coordinating, reporting, budgeting d. none of these

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Which does NOT contribute to the security and custody functions within a prison?

a. free and unrestricted inmate movement
b. inmate classification systems
c. an inmate disciplinary system
d. physical security

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On what legal basis did the U.S. Supreme Court base its decision upon in Cooper v. Pate?

A) ?Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 B) ?Civil Rights Act of 1871 C) ?Fourteenth Amendment D) ?Judiciary Act of 1869 E) Fourth Amendment

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