The Juvenile Justice System Was Built on the Concept of ______

question 27

Multiple Choice

The juvenile justice system was built on the concept of ______, which is the idea that the state should act as a substitute parent and intervene in cases where children have been neglected and/or are dependent.

• A) parens patriae
• B) corpus delicti
• C) actus reus
• D) mens rea

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Definitions:

Interaction Effects

A statistical concept where the effect of one independent variable on the dependent variable differs across the levels of another independent variable.

Independent Variables

Factors in an experiment that are manipulated to determine if they cause a change in the dependent variable.

Degrees Of Freedom

The sum of independent values or quantities that may be applied to a statistical distribution.

Factor A

Typically used in experimental design, referring to a controlled variable that is manipulated to observe its effect on an outcome.