Which of the Following Statements Regarding Juvenile Offenders in Texas

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding juvenile offenders in Texas is true?

• A) Juveniles can never be transferred to adult prisons,even after they become adults.
• B) Twenty-five percent of juveniles charged with serious crimes stand trial and are punished as adults.
• C) Texas automatically directs 17-year-olds into the adult criminal justice system.
• D) Over 1 million Texas youths enter the state's juvenile justice system every year.
• E) Juveniles can only be designated as "status offenders," not "delinquent children."

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