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

1. Juveniles waived to juvenile court tend to have committed more serious crimes and have lengthier records.
2. The age-crime curve is formed from the statistical count of the number of known crimes committed in a population over a given period according to age.
3. Up until 300 years ago, the concept of childhood was not recognized.
4. In English common law, 5-year-olds were liable for criminal behavior.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False

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A) rehabilitation. B) retribution. C) revenge. D) offender control.

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

1. The philosophy exposed by the character Gordon Gekko in the film Wall Street explains the justifications many have for committing investment fraud. 2. Data suggest that in recent years the number of complaints regarding student air fraud have decreased. 3. One recommendation made to reduce student loan/aid fraud is for colleges to distribute funds only once a year. 4. When considering cases such Madoff’s Ponzi scheme can be so far reaching that it can be difficult to accurate access the financial loses. 5. A “Pump” where a broker may artificially inflate stock prices by sharing false info in chat rooms, and “Dump,” selling the stocks after the price has been inflated is an example of a market manipulation technique.

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In the 1990s, there was an unfounded threat of a juvenile ______ and increased violent crime.

A. supercriminals B. superdelinquents C. superteens D. superpredators

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One of the ways detectives use to solve cold cases is DNA analysis

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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