Historically, those eight years old and older were considered adults in the eyes of the law, prosecuted as adults, convicted as adults, and served their sentences in the same prison cells as adults
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Which of the following perspectives emphasizes the importance of police listening to citizens and serving their needs?
A) deployment perspective B) the customer perspective C) legitimacy perspective D) community-revitalization perspective
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Officers in which style of policing take a harsh view of law violators, make no exceptions in writing citations, and make many arrests?
A. watchman B. preventer C. legalistic D. service
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Which of the following is a basis for civil commitment of a sexual predator?
a. pedophilia b. sociopathy c. schizophrenia d. psychosis
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List and discuss the four potential benefits of teen courts presented in the text
What will be an ideal response?
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