__________ is a strategy of leaving juvenile delinquents alone as much as possible rather than giving them a negative label.
A. Radical nonintervention
B. Primary intervention
C. Strategic misdirection
D. Extreme nonlabeling
Answer: A
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A) invention B) discovery C) diffusion D) transmission
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A. He or she has a very high blood-alcohol level. B. He or she is labeled as such. C. He or she commits a public outrage. D. He or she exhibits behavior indicative of intoxication.
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a. charismatic authority b. rational-legal authority c. democratic authority d. bureaucratic authority e. traditional authority
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A. design faults B. operant error C. unintended consequences D. use of new knowledge