For Which of the Following Reasons Did the Office of Juvenile

question 18

Multiple Choice

For which of the following reasons did the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the late 1980s initiate an intensive community-based juvenile aftercare project called the Intensive Aftercare Program (IAP) ?

• A) increasing juvenile crime rates
• B) increasing numbers of juveniles requiring secure care
• C) increasing costs
• D) all of the choices are reasons

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