Which of the following criminal legal system terms is meant to shield youths from the stigma of juvenile delinquency and to signify their need for special treatment?

a. status offense
b. subaltern offense
c. delinquent offense
d. youth-category offense


status offense

Criminal Justice

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a. True b. False

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Radio waves and sound waves do not share any characteristics

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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______ theory looks at how criminality begins during adolescence or young adulthood and either persists or desists throughout one’s life and the factors or life events that may encourage these shifts in behavior.

a. Social learning b. Life course c. Differential association d. Feminist pathways

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Bentham developed a method for calculating pleasure versus pain, known as the:

a. Hedonistic calculus b. Pleasure calculus c. Swine calculus d. Satisfaction calculus

Criminal Justice