Discuss the history of the societal responses to juvenile delinquency in the United States

What will be an ideal response?


The answer should include the following points:


  • the colonial period

  • the houses of refuge era

  • the juvenile courts era

  • the juvenile rights era

  • the reform agenda era

  • the social control and juvenile crime era

  • the contemporary period

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A) Staff operation B) Line operation 1) Patrol 2) Criminal investigation 3) Training 4) Traffic enforcement 5) Scientific analysis of evidence 6) Personnel management

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a. True b. False

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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