The concept of graduated sanctions holds that:

A. juvenile offenders cannot be incarcerated until they reach the age of eighteen.
B. the severity of the punishment imposed on a juvenile offender should fit the crime committed.
C. the severity of the punishment imposed on a juvenile offender is at the discretion of the presiding judge.
D. a juvenile offender is prohibited from confronting and cross-examining witnesses.


Answer: B

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