What Is the Purpose of the 1989 Amendment to the Juvenile

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Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the 1989 amendment to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974?

• A)It prohibits states from placing juveniles into adult facilities.
• B)It mandates that juveniles must have a hearing within 24 hours of placement at a secure detention facility.
• C)It mandates that any juvenile placed at a secure detention facility must have an attorney appointed to represent him or her.
• D)It provides for the mandatory education and health care of the youth while in the detention facility.

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Definitions:

Piaget's Stages

A theory outlining four stages of cognitive development in children, including sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational stages.

Cognitive Development

The process of growth and change in intellectual/mental abilities such as thinking, reasoning, and understanding across the lifespan.

Abstract Thought

The ability to think about objects, principles, and ideas that are not physically present.

Concrete Operations

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, typically occurring from age 7 to 12, where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.