In Referring to the "Invention of Juvenile Delinquency," Agnew and Brezina

question 8

Multiple Choice

In referring to the "invention of juvenile delinquency," Agnew and Brezina are pointing out that:

• A) delinquent acts were less common in the past
• B) juvenile offenders were ignored in the past
• C) we now view and treat juvenile offenders differently than in the past
• D) all of the above

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