Consider the information presented in the following chart. How are African American youth most likely to be overrepresented in the juvenile justice system?
a. Juvenile arrests for violent crime index offenses
b. Juveniles in residential placement
c. Cases judicially waived to criminal court
d. Delinquency cases resulting in residential placement
c
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. adaptive B. conductive C. proactive D. reactive
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a. Elevator b. Construction Site c. Theater d. Library e. None, all are illegal
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b. appeals court reviews the records for errors. c. defendant usually is ordered to be acquitted. d. prosecution must again reprove guilt