Judge Elaine Smith is assigned to the Department of Juvenile Justice. She has been in her position for eight years. She has recently seen a change in the attitude of many of the juveniles who come through her courtroom. She loves her position, but sometimes gets weighed down by the assembly-line system of justice we offer our juveniles.
On Thursday morning, Judge Smith had a known gang banger who is responsible for running drugs throughout the county. He is being charged for grand theft auto. He is very intelligent and instead of sentencing him to prison, Judge Smith wants to sentence him to some type of custodial supervision with:
a. probation.b. alternate disposition.c. adult prisont.d. boot camp.
e. community treatment..
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: d
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