State-Initiated Efforts Designed to Reduce the Overrepresentation of Minorities in the Juvenile

question 12

Multiple Choice

State-initiated efforts designed to reduce the overrepresentation of minorities in the juvenile justice system include:

• A) providing sensitivity training for police
• B) increasing the representation of minorities in police and court systems
• C) developing programs to reduce minority involvement in delinquency
• D) all of the above
• E) none of the above

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