Sarnoff Mednick and his colleagues conducted a study of adoptions in Denmark and found that when both biological and adoptive parents had a criminal record, almost 25 percent of the adopted children had a criminal record.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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_______ is the discretionary release of an offender before the expiration of his or her sentence under conditions established by the releasing authority.
A. Probation B. Intermediate release C. Parole D. Determinate controlled release
FBI arrest data for Part I and Part II crimes show that:
a. more than twice as many boys as girls are arrested. b. boys and girls are arrested in roughly equal numbers. c. more than twice as many girls as boys are arrested.
CASE 4.2 The nature of the juvenile court process remained unchanged until the 1960s. When the Warren Court began to scrutinize procedures in adult criminal courts, its attention turned also to juvenile courts. In a groundbreaking decision, the Supreme Court held inIn re Gault(1967) that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment applied to juvenile court proceedings. The court emphasized that "under our Constitution the condition of being a boy does not justify a kangaroo court The single most important Supreme Court case with respect to juvenile justice is In re Gault. Briefly describe the case and its impact on the juvenile justice system.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Any property, such as a hotel room that has been vacated or contraband that has been discarded, may be searched and seized by police officers only with a warrant
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false