Discuss Community Interventions That Might Reduce Strain And/or Help Youth

question 27

Essay

Discuss community interventions that might reduce strain and/or help youth cope legally with strain. For example, would community centers or YMCAs in high-poverty areas reduce strain or help juveniles cope with strain? What interventions might do so?

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Definitions:

Sales Tax

A tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services, usually added to the price of the goods or service.

Indifference Curve

An indifference curve is a graph that shows a combination of two goods that give a consumer equal satisfaction and utility.

Normal Good

A good for which demand increases when income increases and falls when income decreases, all other factors being equal.

Income Increased

A rise in the amount of money earned from work, investments, or other sources.