What do you think is the best reason for having different juvenile and adult correction systems? Explain your answer.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary.

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The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 created the COPS office

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Johnny is friendly, considerate, courteous, helpful, and cooperative with others. He might best be described as high in ______.

a. agreeableness b. empathy c. impulsiveness d. sensation seeking

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The primary goal of _______________ is to hold young offenders accountable for their behavior while requiring reparation for the harm inflicted against the victim and the community. The basic theory behind the use of young people in court is that youths will respond better to prosocial peers than to adult authority figures.

a. teen courts b. reintegrative shaming c. labeling d. environmental crime prevention

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Right to ________ refers to the entitlement of a juvenile who has been committed to a training school to receive any needed services (for example, therapy, education)

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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