Recent Legislation Designed to Deal with Older Juveniles Who Commit

question 9

Multiple Choice

Recent legislation designed to deal with older juveniles who commit serious offenses has focused on:

• A) making it easier to try such offenders as adults
• B) increasing the treatment services available to such offenders
• C) diverting such offenders from institutions
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Stage Theories

Psychological theories that propose development occurs in distinct and sequential stages across the lifespan, each with specific characteristics and challenges.

Qualitative Changes

Transformations that alter the nature or essence of something, rather than just its quantity.

Cognition

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Incremental Models

Models or theories that suggest development or progress occurs in small, sequential steps.