Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. he first houses of refuge were commissioned by the U.S. government to alleviate overcrowding in adult prisons.
2. Persons in need of supervision (PINS) would include runaways, truants, and other status offenders.
3. Family dysfunction, substance abuse, and poor academic performance are all considered correlates to juvenile delinquency.
4. The concept of parens patriae allows the state to act in place of parents who are not sure how to handle the delinquent behavior of their children.
5. The presumption of innocence is the hallmark not only of the adult system but of the juvenile justice system as well.
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
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A. adolescence-limited (AL) offenders B. life-course persistent (LCP) offenders C. abstainers D. chronic offenders
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