Because of Concern Over Violent Juvenile Offenders and the Threat

question 41

True/False

Because of concern over violent juvenile offenders and the threat they pose to the community, state legislatures have passed laws permitting juveniles to be transferred or waived to adult court, where they can be tried and punished as adults.

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Definitions:

Alternation of Generations

A reproductive cycle found in certain plants and algae, involving a sequential occurrence of two distinct forms, one haploid and the other diploid, each giving rise to the other.

Zygote

Diploid cell formed by the union of two gametes; the product of fertilization.

Gametophyte

The sexual phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes, typically through mitosis.

Spores

Asexual reproductive or resting cells capable of developing into a new organism without fusion with another cell, often seen in bacteria, fungi, and plants.