Describe the factors determining the police officers' disposition of juveniles
What will be an ideal response?
The answer should include the following points:
• the nature of the offense
• citizen complainants
• the juvenile's sex
• the juvenile's race
• socioeconomic status
• other individual characteristics
• nature of Police-Juvenile interaction
• departmental policy; and
• external pressures in the community
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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