Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Under the Code of Hammurabi, children under the age of 7 were presumed to be incapable of forming criminal intent.
2. The question of when and under what circumstances youth are capable of forming mens rea remains a grey area in the juvenile justice system.
3. Developers of the juvenile justice system in the U.S. intended legal intervention to be provided under the rules of civil law rather than criminal law.
4. A period of transition toward progressive legalism of the juvenile justice system occurred in the latter part of the 18th century through the 19th century.
5. Currently, a number of jurisdictions across the United States are reviewing the basic operations of juvenile justice and the effectiveness of system reforms.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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