Nineteenth-century reformers, known as ________________, developed programs for troubled youth and influenced legislation creating the juvenile justice system; today some critics view them as being more concerned with control of the poor than with their welfare
a. The League of Progressive Voters
b. child savers
c. The United Youth Council
d. Up with People
b
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1. Life course theory can be used to help explain the desistance process. 2. Spirituality is not a key component to self-help and formal treatment programs aiming to desist deviants from life of deviance. 3. Associating with nonbelievers of one’s own belief systems will reinforce beliefs, definitions, and so forth, on deviancy. 4. Exiting a deviant career can be difficult. 5. Social controls or bonds can emerge by entering a solid relationship such as marriage or obtaining stable employment.
Which is the most accurate statement when discussing LGBTQ victims?
A. Victims are usually victimized by individual offenders. B. Most victims do not know their attacker. C. Victims report their first attack. D. Many victimizations do not result in a call to the police.
Which president signed The Fair Sentencing Act eliminating the mandatory minimum sentence for simple possession of crack and powder cocaine?
a. President Obama b. President Bush c. President Reagan d. President Clinton.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. In Italy, to avoid upsetting the accused juvenile, the magistrate directly questions the juvenile but no cross-examination takes place. 2. As one moves toward the justice end on the continuum of juvenile justice models, we expect to find juvenile justice systems that consider children and youngsters to be rational individuals who are responsible for their actions. 3. The age of criminal responsibility in China is 16. However, persons ages 14–16 who commit serious crimes such as murder can be held criminally responsible but be subject to lesser punishment. 4. China’s Criminal Code stipulates that persons age 75 and older may be given a lighter sentence even if they intentionally commit a crime.