Jeremy's Parents Die in an Accident in 1999 When He

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Multiple Choice

Jeremy's parents die in an accident in 1999 when he was 12. During his stay at his first foster home, Jeremy is caught shoplifting twice in the next six months and let go with a warning. Two years later he was placed in a youth detention center for assault and robbery on a grocery store. In the context of the ecological perspective, Jeremy's current situation was most likely due to the influence of his _____.

• A) mesosystem
• B) exosystem
• C) chronosystem
• D) macrosystem

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Definitions:

False Claims Act

A federal law that allows individuals to sue on behalf of the government for false claims made to governmental programs and collect a portion of any damages awarded.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

A U.S. law enacted in 2002 aimed at protecting investors by making corporate disclosures more reliable and accurate.

Fourth Amendment

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures, requiring any warrant to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause.

Robbery

Robbery is the act of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.