Boys have a greater chance than girls of being arrested and brought to court for status offenses

a. True
b. False


Answer: b

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A) The federal government B) State governments C) Municipal governments D) All of these enjoy the protection of sovereign immunity.

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What was the appellate case that attempted to establish protections against self-incrimination, but did not contain provisions for enforcing any requirements?

A) Miranda v. Arizona, 1966 B) Escobedo v. Illinois, 1964 C) McNabb v. U.S., 1943 D) Mallory v. U.S., 1957

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Respect is a term that represents an inmate’s sense of masculine standing within the prison ______.

a. culture b. patterns c. deviance d. policies

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Repeated studies consistently show that pretrial detention has __________ on other case processing decisions

a. no discernable effect c. only slight effect b. "spillover" effects d. pronounced effects

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