List and describe the four events that led to reforms and nourished the eventual development of the juvenile justice system

What will be an ideal response?


Several events led to reforms and nourished the eventual development of the juvenile justice system: urbanization, the child-saving movement and growing interest in the concept of parens patriae, and development of institutions for the care of delinquent and neglected children.

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Crime-scene _____ is the method used to support a likely sequence of events at a crime scene by observing and evaluating physical evidence and statements made by individuals involved with the incident

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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How does safe haven legislation work? Why do you think this legislation has had mixed results in terms of its effectiveness?

What will be an ideal response?

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_______________ occur before age 12 and range from stubborn behavior to authority avoidance (e.g., truancy and running away).

a. Overt pathways b. Covert pathways c. Authority conflict pathway d. All of the above

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In conducting a warrantless search incident to a lawful arrest, police may search the person being arrested and the area ____________

a. under person’s ownership b. within that person’s normal sphere of activity c. within that person’s immediate control d. None of these

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