__________ is the power of the State to act on behalf of the child and provide care and protection equivalent to that of a parent, sometimes over the objection of the parent

A) Parens protector
B) Parens patriae
C) Criminal law
D) Civil law


B) Parens patriae

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The patrol officer is responsible for the collection, review, and approval of all of his or her own DOR forms

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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____________ __________ originated in the years following World War II, when returning veterans encountered adjustment problems as they attempted to re-enter civilian life

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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At common law and in many states today, under the doctrine of merger, an assault:

a. doesn't merge with anything. b. the doctrine of merger does not apply to assault. c. merges with mayhem. d. merges into a battery.

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______ theory looks at how criminality begins during adolescence or young adulthood and either persists or desists throughout one’s life and the factors or life events that may encourage these shifts in behavior.

a. Social learning b. Life course c. Differential association d. Feminist pathways

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