Which of the Following Best Describes a Recent Reform of Juvenile

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a recent reform of juvenile sentencing?

• A)Some jurisdictions have passed mandatory or determinate incarceration sentences for juveniles convicted of serious felonies.
• B)Making a concerted effort to remove status offenders from the juvenile justice system and restrict their entry into institutional programs
• C)Effort to standardize dispositions in juvenile court
• D)All of these represent recent reforms related to juvenile sentencing.

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Definitions:

Operational Sex Ratios

The ratio of sexually competing males to fertilizable females at any given time within a population, influencing mating behavior.

Male-Biased

Refers to circumstances or patterns that disproportionately favor males, such as in survival, dispersal, or resources allocation.

Bateman's Principle

A concept in sexual selection that suggests males have greater variance in reproductive success than females due to their investment in mating.

Reproductive Variance

Reproductive variance refers to the variation in reproductive success among individuals within a population.