Formal Diversion Programs May Have an Unintended and Harmful Outcome--Bringing

question 39

Multiple Choice

Formal diversion programs may have an unintended and harmful outcome--bringing more young people into the juvenile courts--a phenomenon known as ______.

• A) net widening
• B) shotgunning
• C) system broadening
• D) vortexing of youth

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Definitions:

Depreciation Recorded

The process of allocating the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life to account for the loss of value over time.

Diminishing-Balance Method

A method of calculating depreciation of an asset, where the asset loses value at a fixed percentage rate every year over its useful life.

Straight-Line Depreciation

Straight-Line Depreciation is a method of allocating the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life in a linear fashion.

Taxable Income

Refers to the amount of an individual's or a corporation's income used to determine how much tax is owed to a government in a given tax year.