The juvenile justice system was built on the concept of ______, which is the idea that the state should act as a substitute parent and intervene in cases where children have been neglected and/or are dependent.
A. parens patriae
B. corpus delicti
C. actus reus
D. mens rea
Answer: A
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program name ________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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