The Three-Pronged Goal of the Juvenile Justice System Is to Protect

question 21

Multiple Choice

The three-pronged goal of the juvenile justice system is to protect the community, provide treatment for youths, and ______.

• A) incarcerate offenders
• B) secure restitution
• C) hold delinquents accountable
• D) ensure retribution

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism in which an individual unconsciously replaces unacceptable thoughts or feelings with their opposites.

Defense Mechanism

Unconscious psychological strategies utilized by individuals to cope with reality and to maintain self-image.

Psychosexual Development

Freud's theory that childhood development occurs in a series of fixed psychosexual stages, each focused on erogenous zones that shape personality.

Anal Phase

The second stage in Freud's psychosexual development, focusing on bowel and bladder elimination and control issues.