Any Justice Program or Policy Designed to Prevent the Occurrence

question 76

True/False

Any justice program or policy designed to prevent the occurrence of a future delinquent act is called delinquency prevention.

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Definitions:

Efficient Scale

The level of production at which average total costs are minimized, indicating the most cost-effective scale of operation.

Marginal Cost

The expenditure required to produce one more unit of a particular product or service.

Monopolistically Competitive

A market structure characterized by many firms, differentiated products, and free entry and exit, allowing firms some control over price while still competing on quality, branding, and price.

Externality

A cost or benefit that affects a third party who did not choose to incur that cost or benefit.