The doctrine that states the government has a right to intervene in the lives of children whose parents default on caregiving duties or who lack parental figures is called

a) parens patriae
b) PINS
c) juvenile patriot act
d) method of absolute judgment20.Which term refers to the amount of crime that never comes to police attention?
a) dark figure
b) anoetic crime
c) magical number
d) hidden delinquency


A

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