The juvenile court was founded on several basic ideals: that the court should function as a social clinic designed to serve the best interests of youths in trouble; that youths who were brought before the court should be given the same care, supervision, and discipline as would be provided by a good parent; that the aim of the court is to help, to restore, to guide, and to forgive; that youths

should not be treated as criminals; and that the rights to shelter, protection, and proper guardianship are the only rights of youths.

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If a police officer kills a guard while trying to stop a perpetrator from robbing a bank, the perpetrator can be held accountable for the murder

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The text recommends the usage of “ideologies of globalization” to resolve the social exclusion of this marginalized population:

a. Young North African migrants in France b. Roma gypsies in Romania c. Latin American immigrants in the U.S. d. Palestinian refugees in the West Bank

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The majority of searches take place without a warrant

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A significant deprivation of liberty because a person is taken into police custody, transported to the police station or jail, and processed into the criminal justice system is called a(n) a. search

b. stop. c. arrest. d. interrogation.

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